The French singer Little (Aurelie Nguyen) is one of my favorite music discoveries. She’s so cute — I just want to put her in my pocket. Her stage name is an obvious comment on her diminutive stature. (She’s all of 5’2″.)
Little began playing the guitar at 16, inspired by young female singer/songwriters like Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne. She toes the line between Acoustic Pop and Indie / Electropop. I personally think her childlike voice shines brighter on the charming acoustic songs, but I like her danceable stuff, too.
The talented young singer Camelia Jordana has a certain je ne sais quoi, and I think she’s just adorable. Her songs are catchy, yet her sound is timeless — almost deliberately so. Her girl-next-door vibe makes her all the more endearing.
Born in the south of France, Camélia Jordana Riad-Aliouane was introduced to the world as a contestant on Season 7 of Nouvelle Star (the French American Idol), when she was just 16 years old and still in high school. In her debut performance, she breathed new life into Carla Bruni’s “Quelqu’un m’a Dit” and won a standing ovation from the judges, resulting in one of the most buzzed about moments of the season.
Having no formal vocal training, she learned to sing from her mother, who was an opera singer. After finishing in third place in the competition, she released her debut, self-titled album in 2010.
The French Music Blog celebrate Mother’s Day with a few French R&B songs about mothers. Check out these three tunes, and don’t forget to wish your Mom a Happy Mother’s Day.
Karimouche is a whimsical, multitalented artist. Part chanteuse, part rapper, and part slam poet, her songs incorporate her wide-ranging of influences of Pop, traditional French chanson, Hip Hop, and Reggae (particularly Ragga). The artist does not consider herself a singer, but rather a performer who sometimes sings, raps, or slams to bring variety to her performances. I’d compare her to Ani DiFranco in terms of the way she mixes it up within a verse.
Karimouche is a portmanteau of vocalist Carima Amarouche’s first and last name, and also the name of her band, which includes keyboardist Jean-Pierre Caporossi and human beat box Kosh. Carima herself is of Moroccan descent (she sings in Berber and French) and grew up in a housing project in Lyon, France. Her background includes theater, costume design, and dance.
The French singer Little (Aurelie Nguyen) is one of my favorite music discoveries. She’s so cute — I just want to put her in my pocket. Her stage name is an obvious comment on her diminutive stature. (She’s all of 5’2″.) 
