French rock
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French rock is a form of rock music produced in France, primarily with lyrics in the French language.
In the 1970s, France saw the arrival of Alan Stivell's Breton folk-rock as well as a wave of progressive rock bands like Ange, Shylock, Magma, Eskaton, Atoll and Pulsar. French punk rock also appeared, including bands like Stinky Toys, Oberkampf and Métal Urbain. It was during this period that a few other variety music artists - Catherine Ribeiro, Jacques Higelin, Bernard Lavilliers and others - flirted with rock, but without completely changing over.
Things changed course in the 1980s. The changing of the political culture was accompanied by an explosion in youth culture. This helped the emergence of a distinct French rock that could match the lucrativeness of American and British rock music. At this time, French progressive rock was peaking, with the bands Dün, Terpandre and Emeraude achieving the most success. Téléphone (pub rock), and La Muerte (psychobilly) also took French rock to new levels.
In the following lists, artists and groups are classified by their decade of origin, even if their career spans multiple decades, or if they took time to become famous.
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1960s
- Frank Alamo
- Richard Anthony
- Ronnie Bird
- Danny Boy et ses Pénitents
- Les Chats sauvages
- Les Chaussettes noires
- Jacques Dutronc
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Danyel Gérard
- Johnny Hallyday
- Françoise Hardy
- Dany Logan et Les Pirates
- Gérard Manset
- Jean-Pierre Massiera
- Eddy Mitchell
- Dick Rivers
- Sylvie Vartan
1970s
Before punk
- Alpes (with Catherine Ribeiro)
- Ame Son
- Ange
- Alice
- Art Zoyd
- Atoll
- Au Bonheur des Dames
- Alain Bashung
- Catharsis
- Chico Magnetic band
- Contrepoint
- Crouille Marteau
- Dynastie Crisis
- Ergo Sum
- Etron Fou Leloublan
- Léo Ferré
- Nino Ferrer
- Fille Qui Mousse
- Forgas
- Gong
- Dashiell Hedayat (aka Jack-Alain Léger)
- Heldon
- Jacques Higelin
- Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin
- Komintern
- Lard Free
- Mahjun
- Magma
- Albert Marcœur
- Martin Circus
- Mona Lisa
- Mozaïc
- Potemkine
- Pulsar
- Red Noise
- Rhésus O
- Trans Europe Express
- Triangle
- Variations
- Volcania
- Verto
- Wapassou
- Xalph
- ZNR
After punk
- Asphalt Jungle
- Bijou
- Dogs
- Little Bob
- Marie et les Garçons
- Métal Urbain
- Starshooter
- Stinky Toys
- Les Playboys
1980s
- fr:Alain Souchon
- Banlieue Rouge
- Bérurier Noir
- Café Noir
- Charlélie Couture
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Chihuahua
- Daniel Balavoine
- Dirty District
- Edith Nylon
- Etienne Daho
- Francis Cabrel
- Gill Dougherty
- Garçons Bouchers
- Indochine
- Lili Drop
- Ludwig von 88
- Mano Negra
- Manu Chao
- Marc Lavoine
- Noir Désir
- Pigalle
- Renaud Séchan
- Les Rita Mitsouko
- Taxi Girl
- Téléphone
- Têtes Raides
- Les Thugs
- Trust
- Tupelo Soul
- Vulcain
- Raoul Petite
- Les Wampas
1990s
- Air (French band)
- Aston Villa
- Autour de Lucie
- Daisybox
- Dionysos
- Dolly
- Eiffel
- Elmer Food Beat
- FFF
- Freedom for King Kong
- Gérald de Palmas
- La Ruda first known as La Ruda Salska
- Les Ogres de Barback
- Lofofora
- Louise Attaque
- Matthieu Chedid also known as simply -M-
- Marcel et son Orchestre
- Matmatah
- Mass Hysteria
- Mickey 3D
- Mylène Farmer
- Noir Désir
- No one is innocent
- Nuit-blanches
- The Needs
- Red Cardell
- Rinôçérôse
- La Rue Kétanou
- Les Satellites
- Weepers Circus
- Yan et les Abeilles
- Zazie
- Zebda
2000s
- 10 Rue d'la Madeleine
- AaRON
- Anaïs
- AqME
- Asyl
- AS Dragon
- Bénabar
- Black Bomb A
- The Black Noodle Project
- The Blueberries
- BB Brunes
- Boxon
- Café Bertrand
- Cali
- Calogéro
- Dahlia
- Debout Sur Le Zinc
- Déportivo
- devianz
- Dionysos
- Eiffel
- Enhancer
- Eths
- Freedom For King Kong
- Gojira
- HushPuppies
- Ipecacuana
- Izia
- K
- Kaolin
- Kyo
- The Little Rabbits
- Les Fatals Picards
- Lex Riders
- Luke
- Matthieu Chedid (aka -M-)
- Music Is Not Fun
- Naast
- Nosfell
- Nude
- Pep's
- Phoenix
- Plastiscines
- Pleymo
- Quidam
- Olivia Ruiz
- Raphael
- Saez
- Sexy Sushi
- Shades
- The Shapers
- Sidilarsen
- Stuck In The Sound
- Subway
- Superbus
- Tahiti 80
- Tarmac
- Ultra Vomit
- Vanity Case
- Vegastar
- Wäks
- Watcha
2010s
- Bazar et Bémols
- Brigitte
- Caravaggio
- Éric Lareine & Leurs Enfants
- Julien Doré
- Luce
- Renan Luce
- Woodkid
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