OLLA: Music


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L.E.J.: Tous les Deux

Music video by the French band L.E.J (short for Lucie, Élisa and Juliette), composed of three women from Saint-Denis, a city in Paris’ suburbs. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Arcadian: Petit à petit

Music video by French pop music group Arcadian performing their song Petit à petit (‘Little by little’). This song is a great way to listen to some more informal French! We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Stromae: Défiler

Stromae is a Belgian rapper and singer-songwriter mostly known for his hip hop and electronic music. Have a look at the lyrics here, and we’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video, which you can find here.

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Louane: Jeune (j’ai envie)

Louane is a French singer and actress, well known for being a semi-finalist in the second season of The Voice: la plus belle voix in 2013. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Indila: Parle à ta tête

Indila is a singer and songwriter from Paris. This song was on the French top 40 charts for 10 weeks when it was released in 2019! We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Tal: Le Sens de la Vie

Tal Benizri is an Israeli-French singer songwriter who’s been releasing pop music since 2010. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Calogero: On fait comme si

This song was dedicated to the people working in hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. The music video was put together with help from fans who filmed themselves writing and drawing the song lyrics. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Bigflo & Olli: Dommage

Florian “Bigflo” and Olivio “Olli” Ordoñez are brothers from Toulouse, who make French hip-hop music together. Trigger warning: Please note that this song contains scenes related to domestic violence and death.

We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Videoclub: Mai

A music video by Videoclub, a French electropop duo. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Edith Piaf: Non je ne regrette rien

Recording of Edith Piaf singing Je ne regrette rien, a very famous French ‘chanson’. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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Youssoupha ft. Madame Monsieur: Smile

Youssoupha Mabiki is a French rapper of Congolese descent who has been releasing music since 2007. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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The Voice 2020 Final: Abi et Kendji Girac, Les yeux de la mama

Kendji Girac, singer and guitarist, in the final of The Voice France. We’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video for you here.

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The Voice 2020 Finale: Les premiers mots d’Abi

Abimaël Bernadoth, winner of The Voice France 2020, gives his acceptance speech. Abi originally comes from Haiti and now lives in Paris. He won first place in the competition with 53.4% of the votes.

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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: Tale as Old as Time, French version

You can also look at the lyrics to this song here and we’ve put together a reference list of important French words and phrases in this video, which you can find here.

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