<P> Quebec singers are very popular in France, and both nations have influenced each other in terms of music styles . Quebec artists have been taking the French stage quite extensively . Notable singers that have performed in France included: Céline Dion, Diane Tell, Cœur de pirate, Garou, Isabelle Boulay, Lynda Lemay and many others . Roch Voisine and Natasha St - Pier, who are of Acadian heritage, reached the top of charts in France with their famous songs "Hélène" (1989) and "Tu trouveras" (2002). Rock singer Avril Lavigne, whose father is of French origin (born in Lorraine), is also popular in France, and she obtained her French passport and citizenship in 2011 . </P> <P> Salvatore Adamo and Charles Aznavour are widely recognized in America </P> <P> One of the most famous French - speaking Asian artist is Anggun, a French - naturalised singer from Indonesia, best known for her single La Neige au Sahara (Snow on the Sahara) written by Erick Benzi . The song was released in 1997 as her debut international single in 33 countries worldwide, and topped the charts in Europe (#1 in Italy), America (#16 in USA Billboard), and Asia (#1 in Indonesia, #3 in Malaysia). French music also found surprising favorable reception in Japan, where the language and culture from France is often seen as romantic . Some Japanese groups use French language, as for example Malice Mizer or Versailles, named after the name of the Château de Versailles . Salvatore Adamo Charles Aznavour and Mireille Mathieu are widely recognized in Japan . </P> <P> Beginning in the 1920s, Raï music developed in Algeria as a combination of rural and urban music . Often viewed as a form of resistance towards censorship, many of the conventional values of the old raï became modernized with instruments, synthesizers and modern equipment . Later performers added influences from funk, hip hop, rock and other styles, creating most notably a pop genre called lover's raï . Performers include Rachid Taha and Faudel . Originating of the city of Oran, raï shot to the top of the French, Swiss and Dutch charts in 1992 with the release of Khaled's single Didi . </P>

What kind of music do they listen to in france