chanson

[ shan-suhn; French shahn-sawn ]

noun

, plural chan·sons [shan, -s, uh, nz, shah, n, -, sawn].

1. any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanson¹

1595–1605; < French < Latin cantiōn- (stem of cantiō ) song; canzone

Example Sentences

Françoise Hardy, the French chanson singer, songwriter, fashion “It Girl” and darling of the 1960s “yé-yé” French pop movement, has died.

From Los Angeles Times

As with other yé-yé singers, Hardy’s music blended mid-1960s bubblegum pop, groovy guitar lines and France’s romantic chanson tradition to create sticky-sweet love songs.

From Los Angeles Times

Françoise Hardy, the French chanson singer, songwriter, fashion “It Girl” and darling of the 1960s “yé-yé” French pop movement, has died.

From Los Angeles Times

As with other yé-yé singers, Hardy’s music blended mid-1960s bubblegum pop, groovy guitar lines and France’s romantic chanson tradition to create sticky-sweet love songs.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the unconfirmed reports, she would sing a chanson of the late Édith Piaf - thus updating a French classic and showing it off before a modern, multi-ethnic worldwide audience.

From BBC