Renaud
His broken voice and basic acoustic strumming might not impress anybody, but Renaud’s music is not about showing off. Since his debut album in 1975, Amoureux de Paname (In Love With Paris), the French singer and songwriter has kept on imposing his unique brand of popular songs, infused with a take on life that’s cynical and tender at the same time, with a musical background somewhere between Bob Dylan and Edith Piaf.