La chanson du dimanche | es

French group, created in Lyon, France in 1941 under the name Compagnons de la Musique. The name was changed in 1946 to Compagnons de la Chanson. The group included 9 singers who each had additional roles (such as lyrics). In 1944 they met Edith Piaf who would become their strongest supporter. recorded and performed many French songs, at first from the popular folk music but later with more modern music and lyrics. They toured in the USA in the late 1960's as well as, among others, Canada, Japan, Israel, Lebanon, Brazil, Africa, the UK, Italy and more. Their "last, goodbye"...

La Chanson du Dimanche is a French musical group founded in 2007. In the tradition of the French chansonniers, their concept is to broadcast a new song every Sunday. Formed by Clément Marchand (guitar & vocals) and Alexandre Castagnetti "Alec" (keyboard & vocals), their songs use many different musical styles (zouk, disco, folk, chanson) and deal with daily themes, politics, ecology, people, to name a few. They usually inspire a lot of positive energy and good mood ("bonne humeur" was their very first song). Initially a mere funny experiment, they became quite popular in France through the video-sharing and social...