Best of French Pop

Though Edith Piaf had already begun to revitalise the operatic, literary sound of cabaret in the '30s and '40s, the golden age of French pop began in the '50s and truly blossomed in the '60s. The cosmopolitan style of chanson singers like Jacques Brel and Juliette Gréco set the stage for yé-yé, an upbeat, teen-friendly sound that made international stars of Françoise Hardy and France Gall.