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Even in the sweltering heat, these songs will get you on your feet, dancing and singing along. Legend has it that one day in a young man around 24 years old left a demo lying around in the Belgian office of the French radio station NRJ, where he was an intern. Paul Van Haver, better known as Stromae, had composed the pop hit of the year. Their music video was also nominated for many awards: in it, the Toulousain band members appear disguised as movers who crisscross the streets of their city.
See a translation and explanation here! Full of irony, his song is about the wild outings of two young city-dwellers who rush to catch a bus to meet under strobe lights and escape their dull daily life.
Having grown up in Algeria, then in Morocco, Julie Pietri wrote this feminist hymn to celebrate her rich cultural heritage. The music video above was shot in the troglodyte city of Matmata in Tunisia. This summer ballad became a huge success in France, and listeners speculated that it was about southern France or Italy.
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