“La recette” is a song by French singer/songwriter Slimane. It appears on his 2022 album Chroniques d’un cupidon. It is currently sitting at number 2 on the French radio hits chart. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations tout le monde – This phrase means everyone or everybody. It translates literally as all the world or all the people. Read more…
“Toi tu pars” is a single by Ghanan-born French singer Céphaz. It was released in November of 2021 and appears on his first, 2022 album L’homme aux mille couleurs. It has spent 22 weeks on the French radio hits chart, reaching number 31. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations se mettre Read more…
“Tout l’univers” is a single by Swiss singer Gjon’s Tears that was released in March of 2021. The song represented Switzerland in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The song finished in 3rd place, the best result for Switzerland since 1993. Song information from Wikipedia. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations ‘Ne pas te retenir’ Read more…
“Bruxelles je t’aime” is a single by Belgian singer Angèle. In it, Angèle speaks of her love of and longing for her home region of Brussels. Though she now lives in Paris, she was born in Uccle, one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region. Released in October of Read more…
Belgian rapper, singer and songwriter Stromae is back and I’m so excited!!! After more than 8 years since his last, highly-acclaimed album Racine Carrée in 2013, he has finally released this new single. It pays homage to the members of society who work the worst hours, such as cleaners, cooks, Read more…
“Aimer à mort” is a song by French singer Louane. It appears on her 2020 album Joie de vivre. This week it is number 6 on the French radio hits chart, down from number 5 last week. It peaked at number 90 on the French singles chart. Cultural References, Idioms Read more…
“Carrousel” is a collaboration between French singer/songwriters Amir and Indila. The video was released in April of 2021, and the song appears on Amir’s 2020 album Ressources. The single reached number five on the French charts. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations ‘qu’est-ce qui’ – I suppose if you translated this phrase Read more…
“Le reste” is the first single off of French singer Clara Luciani’s second album Cœur. It was released in April of 2021. This week it is #4 on the Radio Hits chart, having spent 14 weeks on that chart. It is #42 on the French singles chart, having peaked at Read more…
“Évidemment” is a single by French singer Kendji Girac. It appears on his 2020 album Mi vida. It reached number one on both the French and Belgian charts. This week it is sitting at number 27 on the French radio hits chart, having spent 24 weeks on the chart, and Read more…
Since we just introduced Jérémy Frérot, it seems like a good time to introduce Flo Delavega. “Printemps Éternel” is his first solo single. It was released in July of 2020 and appears on his first solo album Rêveur Forêveur. It has been on the French radio hits chart for 45 Read more…