ALBUMSamedi soir sur la terre (Remastered)Francis Cabrel
ALBUMSarbacane (Remastered)Francis Cabrel
Francis Cabrel's Popular Music Videos
C'est écrit (L'in extremis Tour au Forest National de Bruxelles 2016)
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Dur comme fer
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Les murs de poussière (Live Trobador Tour)
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Rockstars du Moyen Âge (Live Trobador Tour)
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À l'aube revenant
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Suzanne (Les yeux fermés) [Live]
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Peuple des fontaines
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Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai
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Te ressembler
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Encore et encore
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Artist Playlists
Francis Cabrel Essentials
Quiet, bewitching acoustic folk-rock from a French musical icon.
Francis Cabrel: Love Songs
Francis Cabrel: Deep Cuts
The acoustic rock legend explores love and sorrow in hidden gems.
Artist Biography
A celebrated figure across the French-speaking world, singer-songwriter Francis Cabrel has sold an estimated 25 million records.
∙ Cabrel taught himself to play guitar as a teenager and learned English by translating songs by Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and Bob Dylan.
∙ In 1974, he took first prize in a Sud Radio songwriting contest with his “Petite Marie,” besting 400 other contestants and scoring a record deal with CBS.
∙ His first No. 1 hit was 1979’s “Je l’aime à mourir,” which inspired countless covers in multiple languages and topped the charts again in 2011 when Shakira recorded a version.
∙ Beginning with 1989’s Diamond-selling Sarbacane, he kicked off his current run of seven straight No. 1 albums in France.
∙ He is a devoted fan of Bob Dylan, and his 2012 album, Vise le ciel, consisted entirely of Dylan covers, sung in French.
∙ The Académie française awarded Cabrel the prestigious Grande médaille de la chanson française in 2010 for his contributions to music.