This is a survey which was carried out a few weeks ago already, and which PureCharts to be unearthed in view of the controversy sparked by Emmanuel Macron who declared that he wanted to hear Aya Nakamura sing at the Olympic Games. Last February, Ifop was interested in the French-speaking singers most appreciated by the Frenchand, surprise, Aya Nakamura hardly appeared in the top 10. Thus, the Franco-Guinean singer, although the most listened to French-speaking artist in the world on Spotify, was in no way one of the figures in this ranking, and was conspicuous by its absence, just like Celine Dion
Jenifer or even Lara Fabian.
In details, it was the artist Mylène Farmer who arrived first. With several million albums sold, the sixty-year-old has been releasing albums for thirty years, and is still just as popular. Every year she is ranked in the top 50 of the world’s favorite personalities. JDDjust like the young woman who arrives in second position and who is none other than… Louane ! The young woman, revealed by season 2 of
The Voice
and recently coach of The Voice Kidscomes in second position, while Francoise Hardy creates a surprise by closing the podium. The sick singer, who has been fighting cancer for years, was precisely the only French woman cited in the ranking of the magazine’s 200 singers from around the world Rolling Stonespublished in January 2023.
Catherine Ringer finishes the top 10, Véronique Sanson is not there
Angèle and Vitaa complete the top 5, while the next five personalities are Nolwenn Leroy, Zazie, Clara Luciani, Vanessa Paradis and Catherine Ringer. The latter had therefore already been cited by the French even before creating a controversy by refusing to kiss Emmanuel Macron. during the ceremony to constitutionalize abortion. Among the major absentees are therefore big French-speaking names like Céline Dion and Lara Fabian, who have been a hit for many years, but also very popular voices like those of Jenifer, Patricia Kaas, Amel Bent, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Véronique Sanson or even Pomme and Clara Luciani. A survey which, however, recalls the study carried out by Odoxa a few days ago and which cited 3 women as possible representatives at the 2024 Olympic Games for the French: Louane, Mylène Farmer and Clara Luciani.