French rock is a form of rock music produced primarily in France, but also in other francophone countries. This article is about the genre. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

One of the difficulties for French rock has been that, during the 1960s and 1970s, it was a copy of variety music, contrary to the English Easy listening music which was the primary source of money in the French music scene at the time. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the yé-yé period of the 1960s, the groups were satisfied with simply singing, without any great imagination or adaption and without offending a very conservative public, the songs of successful American and British artists. At this time, when English speakers spoke of French rock, it was Johnny Hallyday they spoke of. Yé-yé is a style of pop music, popular in France in the 1960s. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... Johnny Hallyday (born Jean-Philippe Smet on June 15, 1943 in Paris) is a French singer and actor. ...

In the next decade, the 1970s, France saw the arrival of Alan Stivell's Breton folk-rock as well as a wave of progressive rock bands like Ange, Shylock, Magma, Eskaton, Atoll and Pulsar. French punk rock also appeared, including bands like Oberkampf and Metal Urbain. It was during this period that a few other variety music artists - Catherine Ribeiro, Jacques Higelin, Bernard Lavilliers and others - flirted with Rock, but without completely changing over. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Alan Stivell at Lorient Alan Stivell (born Alan Cochevelou January 6, 1944) is a Breton musician from the town of Gourin. ... Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Ange is a French progressive rock band formed in 1970 by the Décamps brothers, Francis (keyboards) and Christian (vocals). ... Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by classically-trained drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a vision of humanitys spiritual and ecological future that profoundly disturbed him. ... Eskaton is a defunct vanity record label created by Coil, exclusively for albums put out by the group and their friends. ... Atoll is a French progressive rock band. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Oberkamp performing live, c. ... Metal Urbain is a French punk group from the late 70s and early 80s who idolized the Sex Pistols and had a drum machine instead of a drummer. ... Jacques Higelin is born in 1940. ... Bernard Lavilliers (born October 7, 1946) is a French singer. ...

Things changed course in the 1980s. The changing of the political culture was accompanied by an explosion in youth culture. This helped the emergence of a distinct French rock that could match the lucrativeness of American and British rock music. At this time, French progressive rock was peaking, with the bands Dun, Terpandre and Emeraude achieving the most success. Telephone (pub rock), Telex (synth pop) and La Muerte (psychobilly) also took French rock to new levels. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Dun comes from the Brythonic Din and Gaelic Dun, meaning fort, and is now used as a general term for small stone built strongholds, enclosures or roundhouses in Scotland, as a sub-group of hill forts. ... Téléphone was a French rock band formed in 1976. ... Revival of the Pub Rock Scene made popular by Dire Straits and Elvis Costello. ... The Belgian pop group Telex was formed in 1978 by Marc Moulin, Dan Lacksman and Michel Moers, as a kind of elaborate joke. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the following lists, artists and groups are classified by their decade of origin, even if their career spans multiple decades, or if they took time to become famous.

The 1960s

• Danny Boy et ses Pénitents
• Dick Rivers
• Eddy Mitchell
• Françoise Hardy
• Johnny Hallyday
• Les Chats sauvages
• Les Chaussettes noires
• Les Pirates
• Sylvie Vartan

The 1970s

Before Punk

• Alpes
• Ame Son
• Ange
• Alice
• Art Zoyd
• Au Bonheur des Dames (band)
• Alain Bashung
• Camizole
• Catharsis
• Cheval Fou
• Contrepoint
• Crouille Marteau
• Dynastie Crisis
• Ergo Sum
• Etron Fou Leloublan
• Fille Qui Mousse
• Dashiell Hedayat
• Gong
• Heldon
• Jacques Higelin
• Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin
• Komintern
• The Freezer Burn Conspirisy
• Lard Free
• Mahjun
• Magma
• Martin Circus
• Mozaïc
• Potemkine
• Red Noise
• Rhésus O
• Triangle
• Variations
• Verto
• Xalph
• ZNR

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After Punk

• Asphalt Jungle
• Bijou
• Dogs
• Little Bob
• Métal Urbain
• Starshooter
• Stinky Toys

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The 1980s

• Banlieue Rouge
• Bérurier Noir
• Charlélie Couture
• Dirty District
• Edith Nylon
• Garçons Bouchers
• Indochine
• Lili Drop
• Ludwig von 88
• Mano Negra
• Noir Désir
• Pigalle
• Rita Mitsouko
• Taxi Girl
• Téléphone
• Têtes Raides
• Les Thugs
• Trust
• Raoul Petite
• Les Wampas

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The 1990s

• Aston Villa
• Autour de Lucie
• Daisybox
• Dionysos
• Dolly
• Eiffel
• Elmer Food Beat
• FFF
• Freedom for King Kong
• Les Ogres de Barback
• Lofofora
• Louise Attaque
• Marcel et son Orchestre
• Matmatah
• Mass Hysteria
• Mickey 3D
• Noir Désir
• No one is innocent
• Nuit-blanches
• The Needs
• La Rue Kétanou
• Les Satellites
• Weepers Circus
• Yan et les Abeilles

Aston Villa are a French musical group. ... Autour de Lucie is a French pop band, consisting of vocalist Valérie Leulliot, guitarist Olivier Durand and bassist Fabrice Dumont. ... Dionysos is a French rock band formed in 1993 in Valence, Drôme. ... Look up dolly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Freedom For King Kong are a fusion band, formed in 1994 in Lorient, France. ... Lofofora is a French Funk Metal band from Paris. ... Louise Attaque is a French musical group founded in 1994. ... Matmatah is a French rock group. ... Mickey 3D is a French pop-rock group from Saint-Étienne that was founded in 1997 when Mickaël Furnon alias Mickey and Aurélien Joanin alias Jojo parted from the local group 3Dk. ... Noir Désir is a French rock band, currently on hiatus. ... La Rue Kétanou is a French music group mixing elements of reggae music, bohemian style of life, theater, poetry and humor. ... Les Satellites (The Satellites) is a french alternative rock band who was formed in 1985 and split up in 1994. ... Weepers Circus is a French musical group founded in 1988 by Franck George and Eric Kaija Guerrier. ...

The 2000s

• AqME
• Asyl
• AS Dragon
• Babylon Circus
• BB Brunes
• Café Bertrand
• Dahlia
• Debout Sur Le Zinc
• Déportivo
• The Dustmen of Happiness
• Eiffel
• Eths
• Balls in your Mouth
• Freedom For King Kong
• Hushpuppies
• Ipecacuana
• K
• Kaolin
• Kyo
• The Little Rabbits
• Les Fatals Picards
• Luke
• Matthieu Chédid (aka -M-)
• Naast
• Plastiscines
• Pleymo
• Raphael
• Saez
• Stuck In The Sound
• Stupeflip
• Subway
• Superbus
• Tang[1]
• Tarmac
• Vegastar
• Wäks