chanson artists
167 published chanson artists, led by Céline Dion, Édith Piaf and Johnny Hallyday. The list below shows the 120 most famous.
At a glance
167 published chanson artists; 2,384 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 29 tier 2 · 137 tier 3
- 167
- Release groups
- 10,441
- Studio albums
- 2,515
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 2,384
- Timeline events
- 3,254
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 20.9M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 280M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 50.1 years
- Full biographies
- 83
- Biography words
- 346,547
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (44 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 |
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1950s | 28 |
| 1960s | 44 |
| 1970s | 14 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 14 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most chanson artists. France leads with 134.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with chanson. The most shared is pop music, with 32 artists in both.
Covers from chanson
2,384 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Courage
Céline Dion · 2019
French Duets and Early Rarities
Céline Dion · 2017
Encore un soir
Céline Dion · 2016
Loved Me Back to Life
Céline Dion · 2013
Sans attendre
Céline Dion · 2012
D’elles
Céline Dion · 2007
Taking Chances
Céline Dion · 2007
Miracle
Céline Dion · 2004
1 fille & 4 types
Céline Dion · 2003
One Heart
Céline Dion · 2003
A New Day Has Come
Céline Dion · 2002
S’il suffisait d’aimer
Céline Dion · 1998
Leaders
Édith Piaf has the most release groups (300); Aristide Bruant the longest career (113 years); Céline Dion the most awards (60).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Édith Piaf | 300 |
| Johnny Hallyday | 300 |
| Dalida | 300 |
| Charles Aznavour | 299 |
| Mireille Mathieu | 297 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Aristide Bruant | 113 |
| Marie-Louise Damien | 95 |
| Charles Trenet | 87 |
| Rina Ketty | 79 |
| Yves Montand | 79 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Céline Dion | 60 |
| Charles Aznavour | 31 |
| Johnny Hallyday | 22 |
| Udo Jürgens | 20 |
| Nadezhda Babkina | 16 |
Most famous chanson artists
Céline Dion
Canada · Person · born 1968
rock music, pop music, pop rock, dance-pop, adult contemporary music, soft rock, electronic dance music, chanson
20.9M listeners · 161 wikis
Édith Piaf
France · Person · born 1915
chanson, ballade, chanson réaliste
146 wikis
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
Vladimir Vysotsky
Soviet Union · Person · born 1938
chanson, bard song, Russian chanson, prose
117 wikis
Alla Pugacheva
Soviet Union · Person · born 1949
pop music, disco, funk, blues, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, chanson, new wave, funk rock, traditional pop, estrada, Russian pop
109 wikis
Charles Aznavour
France · Person · born 1924
pop music, jazz, chanson, ballad, world music, popular music, middle of the road
98 wikis
Jacques Brel
Belgium · Person · born 1929
chanson
81 wikis
Dalida
Egypt · Person · born 1933
pop music, disco, chanson, traditional folk song, Arabic music
74 wikis
Yves Montand
France · Person · born 1921
chanson
73 wikis
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
Mireille Mathieu
France · Person · born 1946
pop music, chanson
66 wikis
Françoise Hardy
France · Person · born 1944
chanson, French pop, bossa nova, ballade, twist, variety, slow
61 wikis
More chanson artists
Showing 1–108 of 108 artists
Zaz
France · Person · born 1980
pop music, jazz, folk music, chanson, Gypsy jazz
57 wikis · Tier 3
Udo Jürgens
Austria · Person · born 1934
pop music, chanson, schlager music
55 wikis · Tier 2
Georges Brassens
France · Person · born 1921
chanson
55 wikis · Tier 2
Joe Dassin
United States · Person · born 1938
chanson, French pop
55 wikis · Tier 2
Josquin des Prez
Habsburg Netherlands · Person · born 1455
chanson, motet, mass
52 wikis · Tier 2
Patricia Kaas
France · Person · born 1966
pop music, jazz, chanson
52 wikis · Tier 3
Juliette Gréco
France · Person · born 1927
chanson
49 wikis · Tier 2
Corry Brokken
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1932
jazz, chanson
49 wikis · Tier 2
Marie Laforêt
France · Person · born 1939
pop music, chanson
46 wikis · Tier 2
Isabelle Aubret
France · Person · born 1938
chanson
45 wikis · Tier 3
Charles Trenet
France · Person · born 1913
chanson, sardana
45 wikis · Tier 2
Gilbert Bécaud
France · Person · born 1927
chanson, opera
43 wikis · Tier 2
Georges Moustaki
Greece · Person · born 1934
chanson
43 wikis · Tier 2
Claude François
France · Person · born 1939
pop music, disco, chanson, ballade, yé-yé
42 wikis · Tier 2
Salvatore Adamo
Italy · Person · born 1943
chanson, ballad, variety
41 wikis · Tier 3
Léo Ferré
Monaco · Person · born 1916
chanson, French pop, classical music, spoken word
41 wikis · Tier 2
Frida Boccara
Morocco · Person · born 1940
chanson
40 wikis · Tier 2
Barbara Pravi
France · Person · born 1993
chanson, feminist music
40 wikis · Tier 3
Barbara
France · Person · born 1930
chanson
39 wikis · Tier 2
Enrico Macias
France · Person · born 1938
chanson, world music, Andalusi classical music
37 wikis · Tier 3
Jean Ferrat
France · Person · born 1930
chanson
36 wikis · Tier 2
Henri Salvador
France · Person · born 1917
jazz, chanson, bossa nova, middle of the road
34 wikis · Tier 2
Renaud
France · Person · born 1952
chanson
33 wikis · Tier 3
Annie Cordy
Belgium · Person · born 1928
samba, chanson, ballad, tango, variety show
32 wikis · Tier 2
Amel Bent
Algeria · Person · born 1985
pop music, soul, chanson, French contemporary R&B
32 wikis · Tier 3
Serge Reggiani
France · Person · born 1922
chanson
32 wikis · Tier 2
Francis Cabrel
France · Person · born 1953
pop music, blues, folk music, chanson
31 wikis · Tier 3
Michel Sardou
France · Person · born 1947
chanson, French pop, variety
31 wikis · Tier 3
Arsen Dedić
Croatia · Person · born 1938
chanson
29 wikis · Tier 3
Benjamin Biolay
France · Person · born 1973
pop rock, chanson
29 wikis · Tier 3
Brigitte Fontaine
France · Person · born 1939
chanson
29 wikis · Tier 3
Walter Andreas Schwarz
Germany · Person · born 1913
chanson
29 wikis · Tier 3
Michèle Arnaud
France · Person · born 1919
chanson
27 wikis · Tier 3
Michel Berger
France · Person · born 1947
pop rock, chanson
27 wikis · Tier 3
Aristide Bruant
France · Person · born 1851
chanson
27 wikis · Tier 3
Patrick Fiori
France · Person · born 1969
pop music, chanson
27 wikis · Tier 3
Patachou
France · Person · born 1918
chanson
27 wikis · Tier 3
Pierre Bachelet
France · Person · born 1944
chanson
26 wikis · Tier 3
Pomme
France · Person · born 1996
traditional folk music, chanson, French pop, folk-pop
26 wikis · Tier 3
Claude Nougaro
France · Person · born 1929
jazz, chanson
25 wikis · Tier 3
Christophe
France · Person · born 1945
pop music, chanson, electronic rock, trip hop, experimental music, downtempo
25 wikis · Tier 3
Guy Marchand
France · Person · born 1937
blues, jazz, chanson
25 wikis · Tier 3
Line Renaud
France · Person · born 1928
chanson
25 wikis · Tier 3
Sheila
France · Person · born 1945
pop rock, chanson, Eurodisco, yé-yé
25 wikis · Tier 3
Camille
France · Person · born 1978
chanson
24 wikis · Tier 3
Alain Souchon
France · Person · born 1944
chanson
24 wikis · Tier 3
Marc Lavoine
France · Person · born 1962
chanson
24 wikis · Tier 3
Maria Tănase
Romania · Person · born 1913
traditional folk music, chanson, operetta, romance
24 wikis · Tier 3
Richard Anthony
France · Person · born 1938
rock music, chanson, twist
23 wikis · Tier 3
Guy Béart
France · Person · born 1930
chanson
23 wikis · Tier 3
Jacques Higelin
France · Person · born 1940
pop music, chanson, contemporary folk music
22 wikis · Tier 3
Madeleine Peyroux
United States · Person · born 1974
jazz, chanson
22 wikis · Tier 3
Calogero
Italy · Person · born 1971
pop rock, chanson
22 wikis · Tier 3
Julie Zenatti
France · Person · born 1981
chanson
22 wikis · Tier 3
Marcel Amont
France · Person · born 1929
chanson, middle of the road
21 wikis · Tier 3
Hugues Aufray
France · Person · born 1929
folk music, chanson, skiffle, ballade
21 wikis · Tier 3
Henri Dès
Switzerland · Person · born 1940
chanson, children's music
21 wikis · Tier 3
Gérard Lenorman
France · Person · born 1945
chanson
21 wikis · Tier 3
Tal
France · Person · born 1989
pop music, chanson
21 wikis · Tier 3
Irma Serrano
Mexico · Person · born 1933
folk music, chanson, estrada, ranchera, corrido, romance
21 wikis · Tier 3
Michel Polnareff
France · Person · born 1944
pop music, folk rock, pop rock, chanson, ballade
20 wikis · Tier 3
Véronique Sanson
France · Person · born 1949
chanson
20 wikis · Tier 3
Alain Barrière
France · Person · born 1935
pop music, chanson
20 wikis · Tier 3
Julien Doré
France · Person · born 1982
chanson, variety, YouTube video
20 wikis · Tier 3
Serge Lama
France · Person · born 1943
chanson, variety
20 wikis · Tier 3
Jean Philippe
France · Person · born 1931
chanson
20 wikis · Tier 3
Matthieu Chedid
France · Person · born 1971
rock music, funk, chanson
19 wikis · Tier 3
Julien Clerc
France · Person · born 1947
chanson
19 wikis · Tier 3
Vianney
France · Person · born 1991
chanson, middle of the road
19 wikis · Tier 3
Bénabar
France · Person · born 1969
chanson
18 wikis · Tier 3
Philippe Katerine
France · Person · born 1968
pop music, chanson
18 wikis · Tier 3
Marcel Mouloudji
France · Person · born 1922
chanson
18 wikis · Tier 3
Maxime Le Forestier
France · Person · born 1949
chanson, world music, middle of the road
17 wikis · Tier 3
Félix Leclerc
Canada · Person · born 1914
chanson
17 wikis · Tier 3
Laurent Voulzy
France · Person · born 1948
chanson
17 wikis · Tier 3
Herman van Veen
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1945
pop music, chanson, classical music, parody
17 wikis · Tier 3
Nicole Croisille
France · Person · born 1936
chanson
17 wikis · Tier 3
Michel Fugain
France · Person · born 1942
chanson
17 wikis · Tier 3
Raphaël
France · Person · born 1975
pop music, pop rock, chanson
17 wikis · Tier 3
Théophanis Lamboukas
France · Person · born 1936
chanson
17 wikis · Tier 3
Catherine Sauvage
France · Person · born 1929
chanson
17 wikis · Tier 3
Anne Sylvestre
France · Person · born 1934
chanson
17 wikis · Tier 3
Nadezhda Babkina
Soviet Union · Person · born 1950
pop music, folk rock, chanson, Russian folk music
16 wikis · Tier 3
Bernard Lavilliers
France · Person · born 1946
chanson
16 wikis · Tier 3
Marie-Louise Damien
France · Person · born 1889
chanson
16 wikis · Tier 3
Mano Solo
France · Person · born 1963
chanson
15 wikis · Tier 3
Didier Barbelivien
Chinese · Person · born 1954
chanson
15 wikis · Tier 3
Minouche Barelli
France · Person · born 1947
chanson
15 wikis · Tier 3
Hoshi
France · Person · born 1996
chanson
15 wikis · Tier 3
Colette Renard
France · Person · born 1924
chanson
15 wikis · Tier 3
Ramses Shaffy
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1933
chanson
15 wikis · Tier 3
Lucienne Boyer
France · Person · born 1901
chanson
14 wikis · Tier 3
Coralie Barbier
France · Person · born 1978
chanson, indie pop
14 wikis · Tier 3
Michel Jonasz
France · Person · born 1947
pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz, chanson, stage and screen
14 wikis · Tier 3
Catherine Ribeiro
France · Person · born 1941
psychedelic rock, folk music, progressive rock, chanson, French rock
14 wikis · Tier 3
Dick Rivers
France · Person · born 1945
rock music, rock and roll, country music, chanson
14 wikis · Tier 3
Hervé Vilard
France · Person · born 1946
pop music, chanson
14 wikis · Tier 3
Dominique A
France · Person · born 1968
chanson, alternative rock, indie rock
13 wikis · Tier 3
Thomas Dutronc
France · Person · born 1973
chanson, Gypsy jazz
13 wikis · Tier 3
Rina Ketty
France · Person · born 1911
chanson
13 wikis · Tier 3
Emily Loizeau
France · Person · born 1975
rock music, chanson
13 wikis · Tier 3
Renan Luce
France · Person · born 1980
chanson
13 wikis · Tier 3
Léo Marjane
France · Person · born 1912
jazz, chanson
13 wikis · Tier 3
Graeme Allwright
New Zealand · Person · born 1926
folk music, chanson
12 wikis · Tier 3
Jeanne Cherhal
France · Person · born 1978
pop music, chanson
12 wikis · Tier 3
Pauline Croze
France · Person · born 1979
chanson
12 wikis · Tier 3
Georges Ulmer
France · Person · born 1919
chanson
12 wikis · Tier 3
Pierre Perret
France · Person · born 1934
chanson
11 wikis · Tier 3