...although not sung in French.

Malajube sing en francaise. They are Canadian.

Georges Brassens and scare yourself lots that you don't know enough French!

that band that may or may not be on kooky records. i always struggle to remember their name but i think it's l'augmentation

I'm listening to them right no in fact.

I believe they are the 'most French' band that ever existed.

Taxi Girl - seppukku
Autour de lucie - Immobile
Marc Seberg - lumières et trahisons

Balkan folk with dashes of umm..Frenchness.

*wont help at all

Serge Gainsbourg
Edith Piaf
Noir Desir
Maurice Chevalier
any of that Chanson stuff
any of that coffee table kinda crap

y'know, and things.

basically.

Serge Gainsbourg
Joe Dassin
Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Brel (he's from Belgium)
Stereolab?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXHBMXdnKOA

is what you're looking for

camille. http://www.myspace.com/camilleofficial

hairy, sexfiend Sebastien Tellier everytime.

Charlotte Gainsbourg has that breathy, Gallic thang goin on.

Cocteau Twins always reminded me of a seedy, French bedsit in the 70's (in the best, most sensual way)

As has been said above, Stereolab (esp Dots and Loops) remain the epitome of French cool for me

Oh, and of course, M83 is just claaaaass

listen to the teenagers. PLEASE.

Nada Surf's "Là Pour Ça" is great (and correct français too, they went to the french lycée in new york)

and Camille is great.

eartha kitt - c'est si bon [it's sung in french though french she amn't]
john & jehn [anything you can find, they're ace]
claudes claudes - mao mao
miele - les mefaits

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And listen to Sinsemilia for some cheesy French reggae
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try Sir Alice - she's a genius. Camille's album 'Le Fil' would, I imagine, be perfect for French revision...

tho spanish as well as french but still

and stereolab too oh yes

hmm... and serge gainsbourg?

je ne regrette rrrrrrrrieennnnnnnn

surprised she hasn't been mentioned

MC Solaar

Poetry (even if you *don't* speak the language)

always.

Also, if it's translation practice you're looking for, loads of people have done English covers of Jacques Brel songs. Check 'Next' covered by Sensational Alex Harvey Band.

you can stream her album from krecs. legit and everything.

Hip Hop: MC Solaar or NTM for maximum expletive value
Punk/Rock: Noir Desir
Folk pop: Louise Attaque
Folk singer/songwriter: Jacques Brel
Folk folk: Tri Yann (if there's a bonus for slipping some Breton into your exam)
Chanson: Gainsbourg, Brassens
Quirky: Les Negresses Vertes

yeaahh. i can't even speak french, but amazing!

Has some really good French language songs...but don't confuse them with the Spanish ones ;)

surely?

even though he's belgian.
but i'm being pedantic...

All the way. If you have the time then have a hunt on youtube for the Canadian TV special she did in an oil refinery. Amazingly akward stuff.

She's french and pretty lovely. 'I'll Kill Her' is a great little song.

has a few songs in French on 'Let It Die', and the whole album has a very Paris vibe...

probably the best thing to do is watch a DVD of something you know with french subtitles/dubbing

Puts anyone in a french mood-he did the amile soundtrack but he has other similar albums too. Makes me feel like wandering around Monmatre

klima (her earlier stuff is sung all in french), and charlotte gaisbourg (same deal, some french, some english)

Garage pop in a French stylee, n'est-ce pas?

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Amanda Woodward?

www.myspace.com/alcestmusic

... to think of any situation where I would want to be in a French Mood.

Mix of French, German and English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUVagbFcSUU

if french canadian counts

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