Weโre so excited that Spring is here, because it means that new things are around the corner! We love walking around the blossoming parks of Paris and catching little glimpses of blue sky over the city. The next best thing to accompany our joyful springtime walks is a fresh new soundtrack! And if youโre in France, why not lean into the local culture with some popular French music to make you feel all the feelings!
French love songs have a timeless charm that can add an extra layer of magic to any romantic occasion. So, whether youโre planning a cozy evening with your significant other or creating the ultimate wedding playlist, weโve curated a list of popular French love songs that are sure to tug at your heartstrings.
The first part are current French love songs that are popular, and the second half are classic French love songs that you may already know (or not!).
You can see it all on my spotify playlist HERE.
A big thanks to my team for helping assemble this list as we all have different tastes so thereโs something there for everyone! Enjoy!!
This blog post was so fun to put together and we really hope you find some songs you just canโt get enough of. For french learners, creating a french music playlist and listening to french music is a great way to learn new words, improve your listening comprehension skills, and absorb some french culture. The best part is that you can have a good time learning something without feeling like youโre studying. A little extra practice can never hurt. Feel free to look up a complete lyrics translation of your favorite songs if you want to understand some idiomatic expressions about true love. Next thing you know, youโll be sounding like native french speaker.
If youโre prepping for a dinner party, going out dancing, spending a rainy day inside, or walking around newly-sunny Paris alone with headphones on, you will soon have the tools for your ultimate French soundtrack. And believe me, some of these songs are really catchy.
Check out some of our recent jams below in no particular orderโฆ
Thรฉrapie Taxi: โรtรฉ 90โ
Check out this group if you want a late night vespa ride, Parisian nightclub vibe.
Also by this artist: โHit Saleโ and โCandide Crushโ
Foรฉ: โCโest fou comme je tโaimeโ
Check out this 20 year old producer of low-fi, bedroom pop music from Toulouse if you want a nostalgic vintage photograph vibe.
Eddy de Pretto: โLOVEโnโTENDRESSEโ
Check out this pop singer from the suburbs of Paris whose latest album, CRASH CลUR, was just released in France in 2023.
Also by this artist: โPause x Kiss (feat. Yseult)โ
La Femme: โElle ne tโaime pasโ
Check out this French psych-punk rock band from Biarritz.
Also by this artist: โOรน va le mondeโ
Lynda: โJโte donneraiโ
Check out this urban pop/R&B singer from Paris who has gained a lot of popularity in France the last few years.
Angรจle: โOui ou Nonโ
Check out this Belgian singer who writes French pop music. She was one of 2018โs biggest breakout musicians and sheโs had international success, especially in France and Belgium. Go check out her cool music videos too! Go check out the music video for โBalance ton porcโ if you have some time. This song is actually about the Me Too Movement.
Also by this artist: โLe temps fera des chosesโ and โQue du Loveโ and โTa reineโ
Iliona: Si tu mโaimes demain
Check out another great Belgian singer who writes French pop music! Like Angรจle, Iliona is also from Brussels. She plays piano, sings, and produces her music, and she rose to fame in 2020 after the release of her song โMoins joli.โ
and some othersโฆ
Julien Dorรฉ: โLe lacโ
Louane: โร quoi tu penses vraimentโ
Dadju & Tayc: โI Love Youโ (top ten on french charts right now)
Keblack: โLaisse-Moiโ (top ten on french charts right now)
PLK: โIl pleut ร Parisโ (top 15 on french charts right now)
Raphaรซl: โCaravaneโ
Kumisolo: โCe soirโ
Renan Luce: โLa lettreโ
Ex-Aequo: โJean-Paul Grooveโ
Carla Bruni: โUn grand amourโ
Maรฎtre Gims x Sting: โResteโ
Souf: โMa reineโ
KYO: โDerniรจre danseโ
If you prefer the ambience of older French music, here is a list of some golden oldies with heartfelt lyrics.
Think those classy songs from the 60s and 70s with airy synths or slow piano, and lots of vibrato!
Edith Piaf: โHymne ร lโamourโ
If you somehow havenโt come across รdith Piaf in your musical journey, just know that she is the queen of French love songs.
Also by this artist: โLa vie en roseโ and โJe ne regrette rienโ
Franรงoise Hardy: โTous les garรงons et les fillesโ and โLe temps de lโamourโ (these two are so catchy)
Claude Franรงois: โBelles belles bellesโ
Dalida & Alain Delon: โParoles Parolesโ
Josephine Baker (Madeleine Peyroux): โJโai deux amoursโ
France Gall: โLaisse tomber les fillesโ and โIl jouait du piano deboutโ
Art Sullivan: โAdieu Sois Heureuseโ
Yves Montand: โCar je tโaimeโ
Cรฉline Dion & Jean-Jacques Goldman: โPour que tu mโaimes encoreโ (Celine Dion is well known for her unique musical style, lyrics with emotional depth, and her powerful voice. Her poignant lyrics are famous in Canada, Europe, the United States, and beyond)
Francis Cabrel: โJe lโaime ร mourirโ
Eddy Mitchell: โCouleur menthe ร lโeauโ
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin: โJe tโaimeโฆMoi non plusโ
Carla Bruni: โQuelquโun mโa ditโ
Dalida: โMourir sur scรจneโ
Joe Dassin: โSiffler sur la collineโ
Charles Aznavour: โLa Bohรจmeโ (this must be one of the most famous songs in French history)
Charles Trenet: โLa Merโ (the unofficial anthem of France!)
We hope you have fun amping up your playlist with some of the biggest hits and love songs in France right now. Pretty soon, french people will be asking YOU for music advice!
Okay, so you have a soundtrackโฆnow you probably need a movie moment to go along with it! If you want photos in Paris that feel like love in the movies we are your Paris photographer. We specialize in paris photo shoots and artwork to hang in your home so you can relive your movie moment for decades to come.
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