The French language is one of the most poetic of languages. You only have to leaf through a book of poetry or listen to a classic song to understand the evocative power of the French lexicon. For ...

Classical vocal music—whether opera, arias, choral, or art song—can be an acquired taste. I wouldn’t call myself a devotee, but sometimes new classical vocal recordings really captivate me. Two such ...

If there was a better way to impress girls at house parties than dressing in all black, sitting in a corner with a guitar, and singing fake French, teenage Paul McCartney didn’t know it. This ...

Ten minutes into our interview, Héloïse Letissier, the French singer who performs under the name Christine and the Queens, starts apologizing to me. She’s worried she’s not making any sense in English ...

In World War I, France’s favorite song was the lilting Madelon. The first seven months of World War II produced no successor. One try, Victoire, Daughter of Madelon, was a by-blow which died aborning.

That's Carla Bruni. She's been one of the most famous names and faces in the world, an international model and celebrity and, of course, married to the president of France. But Carla Bruni's been a ...

The song, “La Marcheuse," a breathy laid-back pop song with a captivating rhythm, was originally recorded by French sensation Christine and the Queens. Cam pronounces the French with such reverence ...