Artists from France
1,354 published artists from France, led by Frédéric Chopin, David Guetta and Daft Punk. The list below shows the 120 most famous.
At a glance
1,354 published artists from France; 9,333 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists9 tier 1 · 106 tier 2 · 1,239 tier 3
- 1,354
- Release groups
- 26,763
- Studio albums
- 10,793
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 9,333
- Timeline events
- 14,879
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 442.1M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 80M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 34.8 years
- Full biographies
- 596
- Biography words
- 1,778,520
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (152 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 |
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 8 |
| 1930s | 13 |
| 1940s | 15 |
| 1950s | 59 |
| 1960s | 84 |
| 1970s | 90 |
| 1980s | 98 |
| 1990s | 148 |
| 2000s | 152 |
| 2010s | 91 |
| 2020s | 18 |
Genres in France
Top 8 genres by artist count. opera is the most common, with 184 artists.
Covers from France
9,333 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
14 Waltzes / Piano Sonata No. 3
Frédéric Chopin · 1991
Mazurkas (Complete), Volume 1
Frédéric Chopin · 1991
Mazurkas (Complete), Volume 2
Frédéric Chopin · 1991
Nocturnes
Frédéric Chopin · 1991
Nocturnes: Selection
Frédéric Chopin · 1991
Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2
Frédéric Chopin · 1991
Piano Sonatas: No. 1, op. 4 / No. 2, op. 35 / No. 3, op. 58
Frédéric Chopin · 1991
Polonaises (Complete), Volume 1
Frédéric Chopin · 1991
24 Preludes, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin · 1990
7 Polonaises
Frédéric Chopin · 1990
Ballades - Sonata No.2
Frédéric Chopin · 1990
Brahms / Ravel / Liszt / Chopin
Frédéric Chopin · 1990
Leaders
David Guetta has the most release groups (379); Charles Gounod the longest career (120 years); Pierre Boulez the most awards (64).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| David Guetta | 379 |
| Igor Stravinsky | 300 |
| Édith Piaf | 300 |
| Johnny Hallyday | 300 |
| Charles Aznavour | 299 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Charles Gounod | 120 |
| Aristide Bruant | 113 |
| Daniel François Esprit Auber | 113 |
| Jules Massenet | 113 |
| Benjamin Godard | 105 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Pierre Boulez | 64 |
| DJ Snake | 34 |
| Charles Aznavour | 31 |
| Igor Stravinsky | 30 |
| Jean-Michel Jarre | 24 |
Related
Other countries with opera artists, and the browse view for France.
opera in other countries
- United States 133
- United Kingdom of the Netherlands 107
- Germany 87
- Russian Empire 62
- Sweden 43
- Italy 41
- Austria 38
- Spain 37
Most famous artists from France
Frédéric Chopin
France · Person · born 1810
6.9M listeners · 200 wikis
David Guetta
France · Person · born 1967
electronic dance music, house music, electro house, electroclash
82.9M listeners · 90 wikis
Daft Punk
France · Group · 1993–2021
dance music, electronic music, synth-pop, electronic rock, house music, French house, electronica, nu-disco, leftfield house
28.3M listeners · 70 wikis
DJ Snake
France · Person · born 1986
electronic dance music, EDM trap music
47.1M listeners · 43 wikis
Igor Stravinsky
France · Person · born 1882
opera, symphony, chamber music, 20th-century classical music
166 wikis
Bob Sinclar
France · Person · born 1969
electronic music, electronic dance music, French house
18.4M listeners · 42 wikis
Aya Nakamura
France · Person · born 1995
reggaeton, Afrobeat, zouk, pop urbaine, French contemporary R&B
16.5M listeners · 44 wikis
Manu Chao
France · Person · born 1961
reggae, music of Latin America, world music, ska
13.2M listeners · 48 wikis
Brigitte Bardot
France · Person · born 1934
152 wikis
M83
France · Group · 2001–present
electronic music, synth-pop, electronic rock, dream pop
16.9M listeners · 36 wikis
Édith Piaf
France · Person · born 1915
chanson, ballade, chanson réaliste
146 wikis
Hugel
France · Person · born 1987
electronic dance music
39.2M listeners · 7 wikis
More from France
Showing 1–108 of 108 artists
Gipsy Kings
France · Group · 1978–present
flamenco
6M listeners · 46 wikis · Tier 3
Justice
France · Group · 2003–present
electro house, French house, nu-disco, French electro
7.4M listeners · 40 wikis · Tier 3
Hector Berlioz
France · Person · born 1803
classical music, opera, symphony, Romantic music
135 wikis · Tier 2
Modjo
France · Group · 1998–2002
alternative rock, French house
10.3M listeners · 28 wikis · Tier 3
Claude Debussy
France · Person · born 1862
classical music, opera, impressionist music
131 wikis · Tier 2
Gesaffelstein
France · Person · born 1985
electro, techno
14.1M listeners · 18 wikis · Tier 1
Lucenzo
France · Person · born 1983
reggaeton
11.7M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 3
Willy William
France · Person · born 1981
reggaeton, house music, zouk
10M listeners · 22 wikis · Tier 3
Johnny Hallyday
France · Person · born 1943
rock music, pop music, rock and roll, blues rock, psychedelic rock, soul, country music, rhythm and blues, blues, country rock, chanson, French rock, sentimental ballad
76 wikis · Tier 2
Martin Solveig
France · Person · born 1976
house music
6.1M listeners · 28 wikis · Tier 3
Kungs
France · Person · born 1996
tropical house
8.8M listeners · 19 wikis · Tier 3
Jul
France · Person · born 1990
hip-hop, hip house
10.3M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 3
Videoclub
France · Group · 2018–2023
electropop
7.4M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3
Ofenbach
France · Group · 2014–present
electropop
8.8M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 3
Mauvais Djo
France · Person · born 1997
12.4M listeners · 3 wikis · Tier 1
French Kiwi Juice
France · Person · born 1990
pop music, electronic music
7.4M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 3
Tiakola
France · Person · born 1999
contemporary R&B, drill, French hip-hop
9.1M listeners · 6 wikis · Tier 3
Ninho
France · Person · born 1996
trap music, pop urbaine, French hip-hop
8.3M listeners · 7 wikis · Tier 3
Maurice Ravel
France · Person · born 1875
classical music, opera, impressionism in music
106 wikis · Tier 2
Dadju
France · Person · born 1991
pop urbaine, French contemporary R&B, French hip-hop
6.6M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 3
PLK
France · Person · born 1997
hip-hop
7.2M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 3
Georges Bizet
France · Person · born 1838
opera, symphony, Romantic music, French opera
105 wikis · Tier 2
SDM
France · Person · born 1995
hip-hop, trap music, gangsta rap
7.9M listeners · 6 wikis · Tier 3
Niska
France · Person · born 1994
hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, trap music, pop rap, gangsta rap, French hip-hop, Afro trap
6.3M listeners · 10 wikis · Tier 3
Tayc
France · Person · born 1996
Afrobeat, Afrobeats, French contemporary R&B, French hip-hop
6.7M listeners · 7 wikis · Tier 3
Charles Aznavour
France · Person · born 1924
pop music, jazz, chanson, ballad, world music, popular music, middle of the road
98 wikis · Tier 2
Marion Cotillard
France · Person · born 1975
93 wikis · Tier 2
Isabelle Adjani
France · Person · born 1955
91 wikis · Tier 2
Jean Gabin
France · Person · born 1904
87 wikis · Tier 2
Erik Satie
France · Person · born 1866
Romantic music, Impressionism
84 wikis · Tier 2
Camille Saint-Saëns
France · Person · born 1835
classical music, opera, concerto, symphony
80 wikis · Tier 2
Charles Gounod
France · Person · born 1818
classical music, opera, symphony, oratorio
79 wikis · Tier 2
Jeanne Moreau
France · Person · born 1928
79 wikis · Tier 2
Vanessa Paradis
France · Person · born 1972
pop music, pop rock, indie pop, new age music
74 wikis · Tier 2
Yves Montand
France · Person · born 1921
chanson
73 wikis · Tier 2
Rouget de Lisle
France · Person · born 1760
classical music
72 wikis · Tier 2
Jean-Michel Jarre
France · Person · born 1948
ambient music
71 wikis · Tier 2
Pierre Boulez
France · Person · born 1925
classical music
62 wikis · Tier 2
Serge Gainsbourg
France · Person · born 1928
rock music, pop music, funk, jazz, progressive rock, chanson, reggae, psychedelic pop, mambo, middle of the road, cha-cha-cha
70 wikis · Tier 2
Boris Vian
France · Person · born 1920
jazz
70 wikis · Tier 2
Jean Dujardin
France · Person · born 1972
70 wikis · Tier 2
France Gall
France · Person · born 1947
pop music, yé-yé
69 wikis · Tier 2
Maurice Chevalier
France · Person · born 1888
music hall, café-chantant
68 wikis · Tier 2
Gabriel Fauré
France · Person · born 1845
classical music, opera, Romantic music
66 wikis · Tier 2
Mireille Mathieu
France · Person · born 1946
pop music, chanson
66 wikis · Tier 2
Olivier Messiaen
France · Person · born 1908
opera, symphony
65 wikis · Tier 2
Django Reinhardt
France · Person · born 1910
jazz, bebop, Gypsy jazz, Romani music
65 wikis · Tier 2
Alizée
France · Person · born 1984
pop music, dance-pop, electropop
63 wikis · Tier 2
Maurice Jarre
France · Person · born 1924
62 wikis · Tier 2
Jules Massenet
France · Person · born 1842
classical music, opera, operetta, ballet, oratorio, incidental music
61 wikis · Tier 2
Françoise Hardy
France · Person · born 1944
chanson, French pop, bossa nova, ballade, twist, variety, slow
61 wikis · Tier 2
Pierre-Jean de Béranger
France · Person · born 1780
60 wikis · Tier 2
François Couperin
France · Person · born 1668
Baroque music
58 wikis · Tier 2
Guillaume de Machaut
France · Person · born 1300
ars nova, dit, lay, virelai, rondeau
57 wikis · Tier 2
Francis Poulenc
France · Person · born 1899
classical music, opera, religious music, choral music
57 wikis · Tier 2
Zaz
France · Person · born 1980
pop music, jazz, folk music, chanson, Gypsy jazz
57 wikis · Tier 3
Nadia Boulanger
France · Person · born 1887
classical music
56 wikis · Tier 2
Michel Legrand
France · Person · born 1932
jazz, easy listening, film score, instrumental music, variety
56 wikis · Tier 2
Luigi Cherubini
France · Person · born 1760
opera
55 wikis · Tier 2
François-André Danican Philidor
France · Person · born 1726
opera
55 wikis · Tier 2
Georges Brassens
France · Person · born 1921
chanson
55 wikis · Tier 2
Adolphe Adam
France · Person · born 1803
classical music, opera
54 wikis · Tier 2
Stéphane Grappelli
France · Person · born 1908
swing, Gypsy jazz
44 wikis · Tier 2
Daniel François Esprit Auber
France · Person · born 1782
classical music, opera, grand opera, opéra comique
53 wikis · Tier 2
Léo Delibes
France · Person · born 1836
opera
53 wikis · Tier 2
Paul Dukas
France · Person · born 1865
opera, symphony, impressionist music
53 wikis · Tier 2
Bourvil
France · Person · born 1917
52 wikis · Tier 2
Patricia Kaas
France · Person · born 1966
pop music, jazz, chanson
52 wikis · Tier 3
Alexandre Desplat
France · Person · born 1961
51 wikis · Tier 3
Yannick Noah
France · Person · born 1960
pop music, funk
50 wikis · Tier 3
Juliette Gréco
France · Person · born 1927
chanson
49 wikis · Tier 2
Yann Tiersen
France · Person · born 1970
rock music, minimalist music, Neoclassicism
49 wikis · Tier 3
Louane
France · Person · born 1996
pop music, alternative R&B, electronica, alternative dance, variety
48 wikis · Tier 3
Amanda Lear
France · Person · born 1939
rock music, pop music, disco, dance music, dance-pop, jazz, new wave, Eurodisco, Italo disco, Eurodance
47 wikis · Tier 3
Marie Laforêt
France · Person · born 1939
pop music, chanson
46 wikis · Tier 2
Emmanuelle Seigner
France · Person · born 1966
46 wikis · Tier 3
Darius Milhaud
France · Person · born 1892
opera, symphony, ballet
45 wikis · Tier 2
Isabelle Aubret
France · Person · born 1938
chanson
45 wikis · Tier 3
Jacqueline Boyer
France · Person · born 1941
45 wikis · Tier 3
Charles Trenet
France · Person · born 1913
chanson, sardana
45 wikis · Tier 2
Edgard Varèse
France · Person · born 1883
classical music, opera
44 wikis · Tier 2
Charles-Marie Widor
France · Person · born 1844
opera, symphony
44 wikis · Tier 2
Air
France · Group · 1995–present
electronica
44 wikis · Tier 3
Tino Rossi
France · Person · born 1907
operetta
34 wikis · Tier 2
Charles-Valentin Alkan
France · Person · born 1813
classical music
43 wikis · Tier 2
Gilbert Bécaud
France · Person · born 1927
chanson, opera
43 wikis · Tier 2
André Claveau
France · Person · born 1911
ballad
43 wikis · Tier 2
Danielle Darrieux
France · Person · born 1917
43 wikis · Tier 2
Bernard Germain de Lacépède
France · Person · born 1756
opera
42 wikis · Tier 2
Léonin
France · Person · born 1135
42 wikis · Tier 2
Sylvie Vartan
France · Person · born 1944
pop music
42 wikis · Tier 3
Claude François
France · Person · born 1939
pop music, disco, chanson, ballade, yé-yé
42 wikis · Tier 2
Lili Boulanger
France · Person · born 1893
classical music
41 wikis · Tier 2
André Grétry
France · Person · born 1741
opera, opéra comique
41 wikis · Tier 2
Marin Marais
France · Person · born 1656
opera
40 wikis · Tier 2
Maurice Benguigui
France · Person · born 1959
middle of the road
40 wikis · Tier 3
Julie Gayet
France · Person · born 1972
40 wikis · Tier 3
Agnès Jaoui
France · Person · born 1964
world music
40 wikis · Tier 3
Barbara Pravi
France · Person · born 1993
chanson, feminist music
40 wikis · Tier 3
Edouard Lalo
France · Person · born 1823
classical music
39 wikis · Tier 2
Nolwenn Leroy
France · Person · born 1982
pop music, folk-pop, world music
39 wikis · Tier 3
Barbara
France · Person · born 1930
chanson
39 wikis · Tier 2
Marie Myriam
France · Person · born 1957
39 wikis · Tier 3
Jean-Claude Pascal
France · Person · born 1927
ballad
39 wikis · Tier 2
Vincent d'Indy
France · Person · born 1851
opera, symphony
38 wikis · Tier 2
Paul Mauriat
France · Person · born 1925
easy listening
38 wikis · Tier 2
Arletty
France · Person · born 1898
38 wikis · Tier 2
Chiara Mastroianni
France · Person · born 1972
38 wikis · Tier 3