<P> More recently, the success of musical television shows have spawned a new generation of young pop - music stars including Nolwenn Leroy, Grégory Lemarchal, Christophe Willem, Julien Doré and Élodie Frégé . The French - Caribbean singer Shy'm enjoys a status of popstar in France since her first album in 2006, as well as her male counterpart Matt Pokora . Notable pop - rock groups include Niagara and Indochine . </P> <P> Though rock was not extremely popular until the 70s, there were innovative musicians in France as the psychedelic rock trend was peaking worldwide . Jean - Pierre Massiera's Les Maledictus Sound (1968) and Aphrodite's Child's 666 were the most influential . Later came bands such as Magma, Martin Circus, Au Bonheur des Dames, Trust, Téléphone, Noir Désir, and musicians Marcel Dadi, Paul Personne and Bireli Lagrene . </P> <P> In the early 70s, Breton musician Alan Stivell (Renaissance de la Harpe Celtique) launched the field of French folk - rock by combining psychedelic and progressive rock sounds with Breton and Celtic folk styles . </P> <P> France became one of the leading producers of prog rock in the 1970s . Aficionados worldwide were enamoured by recordings such as Ange's Le Cimetiere des arlequins, Pulsar's Halloween, Shylock's Ile de Fievre, Atoll's L'Araignee - Mal and Eskaton's Ardeur . Most well - known, however, may be the band Magma which created its own genre, Zeuhl music . </P>

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