French Music reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 179 Reddit reviews across 10 subreddits and 31 posts to rank the best French Music brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/French, r/indie, r/AskFrance, r/MusicRecommendations, r/learnfrench. Top-rated brands include Pomme (4.8/5), Angèle (4.4/5), Stromae (5.0/5).
Stats
Reviews179
Subreddits10
Posts31
Brands95
Products13
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#1
Pomme
4.8
(9)
"OK there is a modern one: Pomme"
"Pomme ❤️"
"Pomme - On Brûlera, 2019, Grandiose"
"À peu prés - Pomme (pomme is rlly awesome)"
"Pomme, L.E.J."
"Pomme, very beautiful voice. Easy to understand."
"Also try Pomme. My favorite songs of hers right now are probably 'soleil, soleil,' 'adieu mon homme,' and 'Les oiseaux.'"
"I like Pomme"
"Pomme's indie pop vibes would go well with your taste"
#2
Angèle
4.4
(9)
"I'd recommend Angele, Celine Dion(she has some french albums), Ronisia, GIMS, Zeina, Amir, Zaho, Vacra"
"Angèle - Ta Reine, Tu me regardes"
"Angèle (Belgian but French speaking) and The Pirouettes are excellent."
"Ive been listening to Angèle constantly Victime des réseaux is amazing."
"Her songs are really nice imo if you like pop music"
"Try Angèle. She has a lot of songs that are NOT cheesy love songs. But sound so good."
"Tout oublier- Angèle"
"For more yound artists try Angele"
"For now i may recommend looking into Angèle"
#3
Stromae
5.0
(8)
"L’enfer By Stromae You won't regret hearing it!"
"Stromae is amazing but relies a lot on wordplay."
"Stromae is very popular and deservedly so"
"Tous les Mêmes - Stromae"
"I'm listening to Stromae, Yelle, Therapie Taxi, Grand Corps Malade, Noroy, and Cortege just to name a few."
"A LOT of stromae's music"
"Stromae (my fav song is carmen)"
"J'écoute à Indila, Stromae, Maître Gimes, et Christine and the Queens."
#4
L'Impératrice
4.3
(6)
"I'm surprised to not see any mention of L'Impératrice yet."
"L'Impératrice - "Agitations tropicales" or "Vacances""
"L’IMPERATRICE"
"L’imperatrice!!"
"L'Impératrice and Caravan Palace."
"L'impératrice is a really nice pop/disco band."
#5
Air
5.0
(5)
"* Air - [Sexy Boy]"
"My favourite french albums are Air's Moon Safari..."
"Phoenix, Tahiti 80, Air, Stereolab, L’Imperatrice, Breakbot, Sebastian Tellier"
"Air, Moon Safari"
"Air - Moon Safari"
#6
Christine and the Queens
4.8
(5)
"* Christine and the Queens - [Tilted]"
"Christine and the queens"
"> Christine and the Queens"
"Christine and the Queens. Especially on the album Chris, half the songs in French, half in English"
"For more yound artists try Christine and the Queens"
#7
Videoclub
4.2
(5)
"Check out Videoclub"
"Mai - Videoclub (the whole album is awesome)"
"Videoclub"
"The same is true for Videoclub, in my opinion."
"They only have one album cuz, they broke up"
#8
Mika
4.0
(5)
"> Mika"
"Mika"
"Elle Me Dit - MIKA"
"Elle me dit - Mika"
"Also try Mika! 'Tant que j’ai le soleil' and 'elle me dit' are great :)"
#9
Françoise Hardy
5.0
(4)
"I just stumbled upon Françoise Hardy. She’s amazing."
"Le temps de l'amour - Françoise Hardy"
"Françoise Hardy"
"Try out Françoise Hardy."
#10
La Femme
4.3
(4)
"La Femme is really amazing, even if you're not learning french."
"La Femme, Stereo Total, Prototypes"
"**La Femme** - "La Femme"; [https://youtu.be/ydhrfxOfJD4?si=jSOiXeuIOu9DlF0J](https://youtu.be/ydhrfxOfJD4?si=jSOiXeuIOu9DlF0J)"
"La Femme, L'impératrice, Indochina (?)"
#11
Indila
4.3
(4)
"Indila ( Derniere danse is a classic )"
"If you’re on TikTok you might have already heard "Dernière Danse" by Indila."
"Parle à ta tête - Indila"
"J'écoute à Indila, Stromae, Maître Gimes, et Christine and the Queens."
#12
Cœur de pirate
4.0
(4)
"Cœur de pirate"
"As for other popular Quebecois musicians: Coeur De Pirate"
"I’ve been enjoying cœur de pirate."
"Cœur de pirate est bien."
#13
France Gall
4.0
(4)
"France Gall"
"France Gall - Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son (Eurovision)"
"France Gall, her 60s hits sound like 80s anime music to me."
"Try to look the old school stuff. France Gall"
#14
Serge Gainsbourg
5.0
(3)
"[Serge Gainsbourg](https://open.spotify.com/artist/01C9OoXDvCKkGcf735Tcfo?si=ZzBHFRVgRQOd22h5t40zcQ)"
"Initials BB by Serge Gainsbourg"
"You will always find Serge Gainsbourg on these lists, and for good reason."
#15
Stereolab
4.7
(3)
"Phoenix, Tahiti 80, Air, Stereolab, L’Imperatrice, Breakbot, Sebastian Tellier"
"Stereolab if they’re not on your radar yet"
"Stereolab"
#16
Yelle
4.3
(3)
"Complètement Fou by Yelle. Anything by Stromae."
"Yelle French pop"
"Yelle is pretty poppy"
#17
Jane Birkin
5.0
(2)
"Jane Birkin!"
"[Jane Birkin](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4XYH5Be5pn1qkxhfaID3J5?si=7K7EbNwETSimJbpukDJdsQ)"
#18
M83
5.0
(2)
"M83 is incredible"
"M83"
#19
MC Solaar
5.0
(2)
"Mc solaar if you like hip hop/rap."
"Try MC Solaar, his music is really good."
#20
Feu! Chatterton
5.0
(2)
"Here are some recommendations of French artists you might like (usually with good lyrics) : Feu! Chatterton"
"Feu! Chatterton - "La Malinche" or "La mort dans la pinède""
#21
Thérapie Taxi
5.0
(2)
"Therapie taxi is my personal favorite for French music"
"Thérapie Taxi and Paradis are two of my favorite"
#22
Polo & Pan
5.0
(2)
"Some of my favorites that I’ve come to love are: Polo and Pan."
"I also second Beeper in recommending Polo & Pan."
#23
The Limiñanas
5.0
(2)
"THE LIMIÑANAS, you can thank me later 💥"
"The Limiñanas make fantastic French Rock/Soundtrack Rock."
#24
Hoshi
4.5
(2)
"Hoshi - Ta marinère, l'amour censure"
"I like Hoshi quite a bit, I think she has some pretty great songs."
#25
Céline Dion
4.5
(2)
"Céline Dion and Stormae"
"The easiest to really understand words would be Céline Dion french version"
#26
Aya Nakamura
4.5
(2)
"How about: Aya Nakamura, Indila, Ibeyi, Willy William, Jean-Louis Aubert, Matt Pokora?"
"Jolie nana - Aya Nakamura"
#27
Barbara Pravi
4.5
(2)
"Honestly she has an older style but barbara pravi is new artist and is phenomenal."
"Barbara Pravi ( again, ESC 2021 2nd place )"
#28
Karkwa
4.5
(2)
"Karkwa is the best, but I'm so sad they split up."
"Canada : karkwa , malajube , capitaine révolte"
#29
Juniore
4.5
(2)
"Upvote for Juniore, love them."
"Juniore is pretty good and I love it"
#30
Juliette Armanet
4.5
(2)
"Juliette Armanet ❤️"
"Was going to say Juliette Armanet!"
#31
Lous and the Yakuza
4.0
(2)
"[Gore - Lous and the Yakuza](https://open.spotify.com/album/7e9inFYUpFSKmTFbj2xrCS?si=iLuJwTPRRg6gnFAl8qYbgQ)"
"For now i may recommend looking into lous and the yakuzas"
#32
Jean-Jacques Goldman
4.0
(2)
"Jean Jacques Goldman"
"Try to look the old school stuff. goldman"
#33
Louane
4.0
(2)
"Louane"
"I love Louane."
#34
Melody's Echo Chamber
4.0
(2)
"Melody’s Echo Chamber"
"It's a bit noisier and psychedelic rock oriented"
#35
Saâne
4.0
(2)
"Saâne - I think of you"
"Saâne - Flowers at your fingertips"
#36
Stereo Total
5.0
(1)
"Stereo total ! completely forgot about them! thank you"
#37
Phoenix
5.0
(1)
"Phoenix, Tahiti 80, Air, Stereolab, L’Imperatrice, Breakbot, Sebastian Tellier"
#38
Slift
5.0
(1)
"Slift. They fuckin’ rule."
#39
Bisou Magique
5.0
(1)
"Bisou Magique is just amazing"
#40
Dimitri from Paris
5.0
(1)
"Dimitri from Paris - [Sacré français]"
#41
Lewis OfMan
5.0
(1)
"Lewis OfMan - [Plein de bisous]"
#42
Colette Renard
5.0
(1)
"Colette Renard - [Les nuits d'une demoiselle]"
#43
Orlane
5.0
(1)
"Orlane - [Le train de 10h03]"
#44
Appletop
5.0
(1)
"* Appletop - [Headstrong]"
#45
Jacqueline Taïeb
5.0
(1)
"Jacqueline Taïeb - [7 heures du matin]"
#46
Odelly
5.0
(1)
"You might like Odelly"
#47
Philippe Brach
4.0
(1)
"As for other popular Quebecois musicians: Philippe Brach"
#48
Fabienne Del Sol
4.0
(1)
"Laisse tomber les filles - Fabienne Del sol"
#49
Femmes de Paris
4.0
(1)
"Any Femmes de Paris"
#50
Gjon's Tears
4.0
(1)
"Gjon's Tears ( Tout L'univers got 3rd place on ESC this year )"
#51
Zaz
4.0
(1)
"Zaz's music is also very fun to listen and sing along to, also has easy lyrics to translate"
#52
Anne-Marie David
4.0
(1)
"Anne Marie David - Tu Te Reconnaitras (Eurovision)"
#53
Sita & Kyo
4.0
(1)
"Sita & Kyo - Le Chemin"
#54
Tryo
4.0
(1)
"De Bouches à Oreilles by Tryo"
#55
Spotify Oldies but goodies French songs playlist
4.0
(1)
"Hi here is a playlist of french songs i use to listen. Oldies but goodies"
#56
Madame Monsieur
4.0
(1)
"I really like Madama Monsieur and some songs from TAL, Fréro Delavega, and Laurence Nerbonne."
#57
Jenifer & Slimane
4.0
(1)
"Les choses simples- jenifer&slimane"
#58
Léa Paci
4.0
(1)
"On prend des notes - Léa Paci"
#59
Vendredi sur Mer
4.0
(1)
"Écoute Chéri- Vendredi sur Mer"
#60
Spotify French Canadian playlist
4.0
(1)
"I made a french playlist on Spotify here's the link. Most of them are French Canadian."
#61
Francis Cabrel
4.0
(1)
"It's more chanson française, but Francis Cabrel, Jean Ferrat, Thomas Fersen, Pow Wow..."
#62
Jean Ferrat
4.0
(1)
"It's more chanson française, but Francis Cabrel, Jean Ferrat, Thomas Fersen, Pow Wow..."
#63
Thomas Fersen
4.0
(1)
"It's more chanson française, but Francis Cabrel, Jean Ferrat, Thomas Fersen, Pow Wow..."
#64
La Secte Phonetik
4.0
(1)
"Also rap with good lyrics: La Secte Phonetik, Soviet Suprem, Big Flo & Oli..."
#65
Soviet Suprem
4.0
(1)
"Also rap with good lyrics: La Secte Phonetik, Soviet Suprem, Big Flo & Oli..."
#66
Bigflo & Oli
4.0
(1)
"Also rap with good lyrics: La Secte Phonetik, Soviet Suprem, Big Flo & Oli..."
#67
Spotify My French Bops playlist
4.0
(1)
"Search for the playlist "my french bops" on Spotify. It's what I've been listening to!"
#68
Spotify Older French Songs playlist
4.0
(1)
"I made a playlist of older french songs from artists i love!"
#69
Coeur de Pirate
4.0
(1)
"You also have coeur de pirate from Quebec who sings un French."
#70
Étienne Daho
4.0
(1)
"Those french singers have made a lot of good pop songs that should be easy to listen in my opinion :Etienne Daho"
#71
Vanessa Paradis
4.0
(1)
"Those french singers have made a lot of good pop songs that should be easy to listen in my opinion :Vanessa Paradis"
#72
Georges Brassens
4.0
(1)
"I can only reccomend George Brassens , "les copains d'abord" is a funny one"
#73
Véronique Sanson
4.0
(1)
"Try to look the old school stuff. Veronique samsom"
#74
Michel Berger
4.0
(1)
"Try to look the old school stuff. Michel berger"
#75
Mylène Farmer
4.0
(1)
"Try to look the old school stuff. Mylène farmer"
#76
Olivia Ruiz
4.0
(1)
"For now i may recommend looking into Olivia ruiz"
#77
Soko
4.0
(1)
"Soko - I’ll keel her"
#78
SMS
4.0
(1)
"I love sms"
#79
Alice et Moi
4.0
(1)
"Alice et moi"
#80
Bérurier Noir
4.0
(1)
"Berurier Noir"
#81
Agar Agar
4.0
(1)
"Agar agar, electronic indie"
#82
Fluhx
4.0
(1)
"Check out Fluhx https://open.spotify.com/track/6L5kWzc9ZkO1wdBQshrrnN?si=lhrm_NBeRriyqowltYjKzQ&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1E4x7H7cPXC04w"
#83
Prototypes
4.0
(1)
"La Femme, Stereo Total, Prototypes"
#84
Tahiti 80
4.0
(1)
"Phoenix, Tahiti 80, Air, Stereolab, L’Imperatrice, Breakbot, Sebastian Tellier"
#85
Breakbot
4.0
(1)
"Phoenix, Tahiti 80, Air, Stereolab, L’Imperatrice, Breakbot, Sebastian Tellier"
#86
Sebastian Tellier
4.0
(1)
"Phoenix, Tahiti 80, Air, Stereolab, L’Imperatrice, Breakbot, Sebastian Tellier"
#87
Malajube
4.0
(1)
"Canada : karkwa , malajube , capitaine révolte"
#88
Capitaine Révolte
4.0
(1)
"Canada : karkwa , malajube , capitaine révolte"
#89
Les Breastfeeders
4.0
(1)
"French Canadian? Les Breastfeeders."
#90
Corridor
4.0
(1)
"Corridor, from Quebec, Canada. Songs are performed in French."
#91
Troy Von Balthazar
4.0
(1)
"Troy Von Balthazar, former singer for Chokebore, based in France and making music there for 20 years."
#92
BB Brunes
4.0
(1)
"BB Brunes est bien aussi."
#93
Ariane Moffatt
4.0
(1)
"Ariane Moffatt has some really great stuff that seems to be in the same genre!"
#94
Camille
4.0
(1)
"Camille is poppy, but a little funky."
#95
Koba LaD
3.0
(1)
"Koba LaD, Gazo, Vald, Freeze Coreleone, Nahir are some names. But those are all mainstream rap, you may not be into that."
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