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LOVE FRANCE ❘ JOIE DE VIVRE


ON ÉCOUTE ALAIN SOUCHON


Evergreen, ever wistful chanteur rides on


Award-winning Alain Souchon, performing in his trademark skinny black tie with shirt unbuttoned at the


neck, is in no danger of declining in popularity


Singer Jain has harnessed her creativity to fashion a wide range of bright and funky items for the Jain X Monoprix capsule collaboration


DESIGN MONO TONES


Celebrity endorsements of iconic brands are one thing, but full-on creative partnerships are a different story – as witnessed by a most intriguing collaboration between high street supermarket chain Monoprix and super-cool Toulouse chanteuse Jain.


The singer has let her creative juices fl ow freely in crafting an exclusive and eclectic capsule collection of fashion and homeware items, which range from jumpsuits to umbrellas, coffee cups to notebooks and T-shirts to plates.


Featuring a pop art-style in primary colours, the designs combine urban and ethnic graphics. Monoprix's collaborations will continue in May with pieces by Iranian-French architect and designer India Mahdavi.


● Selected prices: carafe, €25, square cushion, €20;


jumpsuit, €65. Available in selected Monoprix stores and online www.monoprix.fr


1 2 LAURENT VOULZY


Souchon's great pal and collaborator is an iconic


songwriter in his own right. Saisons (Best of) Sony Music


3 ANGÈLE


Souchon says he is a big fan of new Belgian talent


Angèle Van Laeken. Brol


Angèle VL Records JACQUES BREL Souchon is an heir to the


Brel and Brassens traditions of poetic chanson…


Les 100 Plus Belles... Barclay - Universal


INSTAFRANCE


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1. This striking aerial shot of Pont Neuf in Paris, was captured by secrets_de_paris


2. Saying hello to old Cyrano in Bergerac is a Dordogne must, says boucledor1605


3. Thoroughly modern image framing used at Chambord Castle by weloirefamily


❯❯ Apr/May 2020 FRANCE TODAY ❘ 19


Casablanca-born and raised in Paris, diminutive frizzy-haired chanteur Alain Souchon is nothing short of a national treasure in France. What is remarkable about his long career – he is now 75 years old and his fi rst album came out way back in 1974 – is that he picks up new fans at every turn. So his fanbase runs the whole gamut from students to their grandparents, all of whom appreciate his gift for allying simple melody with compelling lyrical content, often including clever jeux de mots (wordplays) and a wistful, vulnerable masculinity element. Some call him an eternal adolescent, with his evocations of lost love and childlike refl ections.


Such is Souchon's enduring appeal that his latest


album, Âme Fifties (Fifties Soul) scooped the prestigious Best Album award at the Victoires de la Musique (the French music awards that is supposed to refl ect popular music tastes). He showed that the French still have a place in their heart for fi nely-crafted pop tunes, though some critics complained that the ‘fresher’ voice of rapper-singer Nekfeu was more deserving of the popular vote.


Souchon was gracious in victory – another reason why his popularity will never wane…


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