The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest title was claimed by Sweden's Loreen in Azerbaijan on Saturday after wowing voters with her entry "Euphoria". The singer had earlier caused controversy by meeting with local rights activists before the contest.
Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour has cancelled three concerts in New York, event organisers said Saturday. Earlier this month the singer rescheduled a concert in Canada due to severe throat pain.
Today, our music editor Amobé Mévégué talks to us about “Layori”. The Nigerian singer who is releasing her first studio album “Origin”. Also on the program: “Staff Benda Bilili” and the “Garance Reggae Festival”, where we'll find the Mc Anuff family. Much to the delight of reggae fans, Winston and his son Matthew will be performing at the festival in July.
Today in culture - Switzerland's best-kept secret. Sophie Hunger is a Zurich songwriter whose album "Monday's Ghost" reached No 1 in the Swiss chart.
She's not just your typical daydreamer-with-a-guitar. She's Laura Marling, Beth Orton and Björk in one folk-rocking package.
He’s one of the most recognisable voices in pop, and has written some of the catchiest song hooks going. Our guest today is Roger Hodgson, the former singer and songwriter with Supertramp. He will be very soon in concert in Paris. He tells Catherine Nicholson why he’s still performing around the world 40 years on, and why he’s not happy with his former band’s rival tour.
An Egyptian court has overturned the conviction of magnate Hisham Mustafa (left), who was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-lover, Suzanne Tamim (right). A former policeman, accused of killing Tamim in Dubai, will also be retried.
When Egyptian tycoon Hisham Moustafa (left) was sentenced to death for Lebanese diva Suzanne Tamim's (right) murder, it sent shockwaves across the region. But now an appeals process could reopen a sensational case.
US singer and actress Eartha Kitt, a double Emmy award-winning actress who was also nominated for two Tonys and two Grammys in more than half a century of performing, has died at the age of 81 from colon cancer, according to her publicist.
South Africa’s Miriam Makeba was more than a singer. Born in Johannesburg in 1932, she was also an anti-apartheid icon who in her 31-year exile spread South African culture all over the world. FRANCE 24 publishes your testimonies.
