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Stromae! everyone who took high school french has already heard [Papaoutai](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiKj0Z_Xnjc), but I adore [Tous Les Memes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAMWdvo71ls)... gorgeous video as well.


ivyidlewild

Lol, some of us took high school French before that, but Stromae is definitely amazing


Ambitious-Morning795

Like in MC Solaar days 🤣


wbhipster

![gif](giphy|ruQtdPrbgq7tjTTCim|downsized)


SexyTacoLlama

My sister did French in University, fell in Love with Stromae and his music, told me all about the meaning of Papaoutai and Alors on danse. Also fell in love.


SpringPedal

Alors on danse is one of my favorite club songs ever. Santé is great too.


cam2331

Yes!!!!! His new album is a departure from his earlier works but still great. I saw him in DC last year and it was a great show. He cancelled the European leg of his tour due to health reasons. I hope he recovers soon ❤️


edith_hbr

Yessss I love to see my tiny ass country represented 😍🇧🇪


Applewave22

Gawd I love him. Saw him in NYC.


hampie42

Forrrrrmidable


TRUMBAUAUA

Stromae is a genius imo. Too bad language barrier doesn’t allow the rest of the world to appreciate his lyrics!


[deleted]

I’ve listened to L’enfer so many times, I’m in awe of how real he has become about mental health awareness


[deleted]

Gonna add Indila to this list too. I didn’t take French so I had to look up lyric translations, but that woman knows how to write a catchy melody.


achelebellamy

Yes! I've recently moved to France, and Stromae had become my go-to artist when I'm on the tram going to french class! His last two albums are so fucking cool, it's a pity he's only famous for a couple of songs


princedetritus

So happy to see that someone mentioned him here! He’s a creative genius and I’m always in awe of his attention to detail, from his music to his MVs to his live performances. I don’t know much French (took Spanish in school), but I love Stromae.


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🎉🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🎉


TheHouseMother

I just got on to him two years ago and I just adore his music.


ElderPop-Tarts

![gif](giphy|5eF796KN48zDkgk9si|downsized) The Legendary ABBA! They gave us so many classics that still hold up today.


AluminumMonster35

As a Swede, I fought it as hard as I could, and then I sat down and actually *listened*. And damn, it's so good.


karendonner

so good.


Sparklejumpropebee

Love them forever!


itanewdayshinebright

So glad this is second comment. Their songs are pure happiness and serotonin


Training_Mud3388

![gif](giphy|VdyHwXmlV7qog)


SexyTacoLlama

As a child, my first exposure to Björk was the video of her attacking the reporter (relatable). I love her music but that video is forever ingrained in my memory!


Ill-Comb8960

Same!


[deleted]

When I was a kid, I remember seeing her music video and being so scared of her. Then every time she comes up on tv I would leave the room as I was that scared. Well now, I understand her 😀


bluespottedtail_

My dad convinced me she was the first extraterrestrial musician on Earth when I was little! I firmly believed it until I was 10-11 🙃


weasel999

Birthday is such a magical song


demi_witch0721

![gif](giphy|LffyvGYLyBjvq) Absolute queen


helainahellkat

I had to scroll waaaaayy to far to see Selena!!


demi_witch0721

I lovvveeee Selena so much! As a kid, she was my icon!


[deleted]

Queen of Cumbia!!! 💃 I'm even wearing one of my Selena tees right now.


demi_witch0721

As you shoulddddd


lizzy-stix

Sigur Rós


SitchChick

https://preview.redd.it/8cbleiv9c9ob1.jpeg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e7a9c22a7906ee757b46a6697b81f518409dfae Robyn


stowberry

I hardly know much of her stuff but I’ve liked her since “Show Me Love” in the late 90s & the odd songs that has made its way to me since. Dancing On My Own is one of my favourite songs ever. I was so annoyed when it went under the radar when released but when a guy on Britains Got Talent did a sappy slow version of it he got so much attention as if he had written the song & he even released it & did quite well with it!


Objective-Salad-6387

Did it go under the radar? I went absolutely nuts for it when it came out.. I just assumed everyone else loved it too lol


fritzeh

It was HUGE in Denmark and Sweden, we live for a sad club hit.


YchYFi

Dancing on my own was very popular when it was first released. Her whole album was came out when a lot of pop indie electronic music was about like La Roux.


helahuset

Fun fact about that period: after “Show Me Love” blew up music execs were scrambling to recreate her sound and discover their own versions of Robyn so they could be the next teen sensation. One of the great artists that we have today as a result of this is Britney Spears, which later lead to music execs scrambling to find their own versions of Britney lol


iusedtobeyourwife

Same. I love her stuff.


ABCDEFG_Ihave2g0

No one owns a stage quite like Robyn.


Cloudinterpreter

Or as someone once described her "the blackest girl in sweden"


Redditusername67

One of my favorite YouTube videos is of Call Your Girlfriend (with Taran Killam): https://youtu.be/BPA3I7QeLE8?si=Iv2op9nSPzxoUwR8


BluePeriod_

https://i.redd.it/z1tcbvb92aob1.gif Utada Hikaru. Learned about her music back like everyone else - through Kingdom Hearts. But her music is more than just a Simple and Clean. Truly, an incredibly innovative artist that changes her image constantly. Her lyrics are ethereal and fascinating. I own all her albums in vinyl, CD, cassette etc like I’m obsessed.


SpringPedal

I really like Automatic and her english songs had some serious barss


saIvatorie

ooh second this!! I had a serious obsession with her earlier this year.. still genuinely believe Automatic is one of the best songs ever made🙏


laduquessa

Hikki fan since First Love! And Hatsukoi was like coming full circle. Love her!


Potential-Friend-133

![gif](giphy|Fn0INjus9HbELBXP9j|downsized) Manu chao


funksoulbrothar

He’s just awesome


Realcbear

![gif](giphy|24G0CuE3ym8iLooGrR|downsized) Rosaaaaaaa(lìa) In the last few years this fine mami has become one of my favorite artists period, and i speak little to no spanish.


Applewave22

In that vein, I love Mala Rodríguez. ![gif](giphy|bvqU9EFw5hyeFyXcMR)


anannanne

Sheer joy. ![gif](giphy|nYI8SmmChYXK0)


Yorkshire_rose_84

My daughter used to be obsessed with him when she was a baby. When she was learning to walk and talk it was all about him. All I’d get was “wo wo wo lady” and his little horse dance. She’s going to hate those videos when she’s older haha


pikadegallito

"Napal Baji" is such a banger 💃


reapersdrones

I forgot how infectious this song is. I was supposed to wind down for bed, but I guess I’m overdue for a late night dance session in my room 🕺


Husky-Bear

PSY has so many bops, without Gangnam Style blowing up the way it did, Kpop wouldn’t be as internationally popular as it is today.


yekirati

![gif](giphy|cywqNJr4SMCs0) Does Shakira count? If so, Shakira.


fuoricontesto

talking of her, did anyone else have her whenever wherever barbie?? i loved it https://preview.redd.it/v7demx5gh9ob1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29b291fbbd480266cf214cbc436c1efd54500b83


Knightoforder42

"Suerte"


Practical_Tear_1012

![gif](giphy|7jQFEVK9lJckM)


SakuraTacos

I loved Shakira since I was a little girl. From the very first time I heard her sing Ojos Así I was like “Who is THAT?!” and I was immediately hooked Donde Están Los Ladrones, Laundry Service, and Fijación Oral were the albums of my formative years


fuoricontesto

I love Raffaella she's an icon! And not to be that person, but she does count as latin speaking since all of her songs are in italian and spanish. I listen to many artists that sing in other languages other than english, for Italian: Elodie, Elisa, Fulminacci, among many others French: Stromae, Angéle, Lous and the Yakuza, Christine and the Queens Spanish: Rosalía, Belen Aguilera, Guitarricadelafuente, Arca German: ELIF, LOTTE, CÉLINE (they all have their names in all caps lol) and i'm also obsessed with YOASOBI (japanese)


fuoricontesto

ah and also him (Mahmood) https://preview.redd.it/anuh3wa3h9ob1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e562aa1b177b99f830039d5c3d3cd4421ee49c31


SexyTacoLlama

Love Elodie and Angéle! But In my post, I meant that Raffaella is not acknowledged enough outside of latin language speaking communities.


strange_minotaur

I'd add Achille Lauro for Italians🤗


edith_hbr

Angèle and Stromae are Belgian 🥰


fuoricontesto

yeah i know i just meant the language


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[удалено]


MollFlanders

![gif](giphy|M95roi4JB2xFOsu8W1|downsized) Came here for this one. He has played a huge role in my queer awakening. ❤️


hauteburrrito

Looove Christine; their latest album is incredible as well!!! Such an underrated group, seriously.


MollFlanders

Christine isn’t a group, it’s just him :)


hauteburrrito

Oh, I never realised! Thanks for letting me know. I can clearly hear it's just one singer but I thought there were also instrumentalists.


kindalaly

tbf it's called christine AND the queens, I thought it was a band as well for a long time lmao


SpaceViscacha

All the Latino/Hispanic icons: Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Chayanne, Camilo Sesto, Raphael, Myriam Hernández, Shakira, Thalia, Paulina Rubio, Mon Laferte


corgi-potato

Oh yes the classics! Can I add Vicente Fernandez?


Elegant_Panic7858

I love Luis Miguel.


SakuraTacos

Carlos Vives as well. When they picked him to sing the theme song for Encanto, I thought that was the coolest shit. They could’ve picked someone more relevant, idk who because I’m still stuck on the classics, but they went for authentic and that’s why I love that movie so much


Applewave22

I love Carla Morrison and Natalia Lafourcade. ![gif](giphy|fe9M2X3nax5Nl38SdL|downsized)


LostMyRightAirpods

The blatant Caribbean erasure. Where are Juan Luis Guerra, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, and Gloria Estefan?


Frenchi_Love000

How can we forget the queen Rocio Dúrcal!


SpringPedal

Shakira is my queen! And I grew up with Chayanne, Juan Gabriel, Thalia, Myriam Fernandez, and Paulina Rubio.


LoisLaneEl

No Selena? I haven’t seen her at all in this thread and she sings so many songs in Spanish!


BismuthPyramide

First aid kit! A Swedish folk duo. They’re amazing, I hope they will get more popular


Almane2020202

They are really good!


ICareAboutYourCats

They are sooooo good, I love when they come up on my playlists!


Mermalade13

![gif](giphy|l0EwZD4hSWKHYeqd2) Tove lo


Persephone0000

https://preview.redd.it/21kgvpstyaob1.png?width=1188&format=png&auto=webp&s=bfe9ab018ad0c6a1ae4af88310f1e02f19a771fa


mcon96

I love Tove but all of her music is in English…


gfcacdista

the expression of her non-english vision still counts


CloveFan

The crimes I’d commit to hear her sing in Swedish 😭


music_haven

Can I name more than one? I'll go by category then. Heavy Metal: Sabaton ![gif](giphy|l3vRb9u4R1sE75qfK)


music_haven

Kpop: EXO ![gif](giphy|l1KsK7nHbFPMIuVkQ|downsized)


justfxckit

Adding my name to the EXO list!!!


National_Flan_5252

Another heavy metal submission: Alien Weaponry, who sing in Te Reo Māori - the indigenous language of New Zealand


dapperblackjack

Adding another to the metal one! Shepherd’s Reign, they’re Samoan!


[deleted]

t.A.T.u. of course


Fallingdown4ever

If you like t.a.t.u checke out serebro. So many bops.


motherofpearl89

https://preview.redd.it/s9uqbt0bd9ob1.jpeg?width=1230&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59064f66293b6667081887a62e1dd196d66dd920 Susanne Sundfor ❤️


Nervous_Zebra1918

For some reason I read this as non-British. I was thinking about all the non-British bands/artists that I like and having trouble narrowing it down.


SentimentalSaladBowl

Lol. I thought it meant “not in English”? But I’m seeing English speaking performers, so maybe I’m wrong?


Nervous_Zebra1918

I think it does? But me too. My mind went straight to the Brits though- which is totally my fault lol


rgmo93

it's not your fault lol OP should have said non English speaking, rather than just "non-English"


Persephone0000

To be fair that’s what the post title implies


BlueberrySharp3

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan


go-bleep-yourself

Edith Piaf --- sorry, I'm old.


[deleted]

Superior choice 👑


alleyalleyjude

![gif](giphy|FowUCI7HWwrgVGOQ3K)


tear_bear

https://preview.redd.it/dzrdkx4lv9ob1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=809adc01d72af18273bd1b8cfbc32a8c0650e3fc Käärijä 🇫🇮


maiss1lapsi

i’m still not over eurovision 2023


PinkPrincess8384

Will never be over that. As much as I love Loreen, he was robbed. I will forever remember jumping around my 40th birthday to this.


cyberpunkundead

He should've won 🥲


maiss1lapsi

we all know he’s the real winner tho🫶🏻


dapperblackjack

Ugh he was robbed in Eurovision


Thegalacticmermaid8

![gif](giphy|LffyvGYLyBjvq) Selena Q.


[deleted]

Enrique Iglesias ![gif](giphy|9jTiZdQeQsTFm)


KyaHaiBae

I'm not even Spanish, don't know the language but my my his voiceee 🫠🫠🫠


LeftHandedBuddy

![gif](giphy|26BoDVEAQZ7k9Dr68) C H A R O


lastracciatella

Mylene Farmer https://preview.redd.it/a90hgl0xc9ob1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3bbaf87bb8dfab1795defbfef09dbe69a9c48a34


BluePeriod_

I once stayed at an Airbnb in France. The host had a literal shrine to this woman. Posters everywhere, played her music all day, watched her concert. It was pretty intense. This photo brought me back. LMAO. At €20 a night I can’t complain but I’m still curious about her music. Where should I start?


IShouldBeSoLucky81

Libertine is a banger and the video is amazing


contemplatingdaze

![gif](giphy|3o6wrEPBjWeWiJ2qvm) Super Junior, and especially main vocal Kyuhyun (the qtpie in this gif), will always be special to me. Beast/Highlight and B1A4 too. I’d argue they both have much better discographies as a whole than SJ. But SJ has impacted my life so much since I got into them in 2011. I’m a reforming kpop fan, what can I say??


KBK226

I used to be all about SuperJunior! DongHae was my favorite 😍


malodobra

![gif](giphy|DYxUjuuPYlk5DbkjO2|downsized)


[deleted]

Karol G and Rosalía Angèle is an honorable mention


PrincipleSuccessful

Love Angèle!


anon342365

Same, same, same!


[deleted]

![gif](giphy|kQo7EBM3iyU80) Serge Gainsbourg


limpminqdragon

![gif](giphy|3o84sH4Vr9CblN1dHW|downsized)


jennyskywalker

![gif](giphy|l3vR4DPpgHbpJbW6c|downsized) I LOVE AURORA!!!! 🙌🙌🙌


maryjanesandbobbysox

Einstürzende Neubauten ​ https://preview.redd.it/epq1yxo5p9ob1.png?width=450&format=png&auto=webp&s=d8ad9be789b19b9df89bb6c33058190a49959e10


strange_colour

Never expected to see another Neubauten fan here! Yü-Gung is a staple on my running playlist 😂


moist_towelette

![gif](giphy|JFdTh3KxNE9OAay5f2) My wife Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil 🤘🏾🤘🏾


hihihihihihihihigh

![gif](giphy|xUySTIOdORISCW2gH6|downsized) Hate that this was the only group gif I could find, but twice has been such a breath of fresh air for me this last year or so. I didn’t love their initial cute concept but diving into their newer stuff (fancy onwards), Japanese discography, and their bsides has been so fun. They truly have nailed every genre they’ve tried and the solo and subunit work has been so fun to dive into to. I’ve even warmed up to their earlier cute stuff!


Clementinequeen95

Zara Larson! She’s criminally underrated!!!


slimandbonedry

![gif](giphy|MofZWedzPXHvOLLfKm) Mylene Farmer. She’s an icon, period.


ChatnNaked

![gif](giphy|qRK3CrCnZRHNK)


guffiepiggie

![gif](giphy|YskVQxemZijtK)


Eterna1Oblivion

Juan Gabriel without a doubt.


SurlyTemp1e

![gif](giphy|sertChLDKT2ms|downsized)


anon342365

Angele!


Accurate-Teaching858

![gif](giphy|l3E6z8IfV5DsnZK00)


bettyboo-

![gif](giphy|5ojocDy95NFfhLSLrm|downsized)


APunch_Heh

Sheena Ringo. https://i.redd.it/fm2rlare5eob1.gif


[deleted]

Enrique Iglesias


Elegant_Panic7858

Latin music singers. Chayanne, Ricardo Montaner (before his daughter made me dislike him), Cristian Castro, Alejandro Fernandez. But most of all, El Rey, the king of latin music Luis Miguel ![gif](giphy|3oKIPi2ELEdp4XFtVm)


resetdials

![gif](giphy|24FIitrXGVRFEv2IX9|downsized)


smwd0

It makes so much sense that someone who trained to be a stage director would be one of the most inventive and enchanting live performers in the world. And it isn’t even close!! ![gif](giphy|M95roi4JB2xFOsu8W1|downsized)


No_External6156

![gif](giphy|Z9ZjZph36o6ZU2EbZA) Probably Ic3peak (🇷🇺)


karendonner

![gif](giphy|wVxd51Iuf6wJq) If you only know The Fox, you don't know Ylvis. (Many songs in English but some in Norwegian as well. My favorites: Pressure, Stonehenge, Jan Egeland.


SentimentalSaladBowl

BTS’s “V” aka Taehyung just released an album of grown up people music and I’m very into it! ![gif](giphy|j1m883zK8Mqp0G7yCV)


Knightoforder42

![gif](giphy|dAu2LDI1YIhdLBQ0o4) I'm right there with ya\~


madefromconcentrate

Agust D goes so hard and it makes me so happy


wildbeest55

Scrolled way too far to see BTS


airysunshine

ATEEZ


BoysenberryOk7839

Alma ❤️🇫🇮 ![gif](giphy|l4pT5RgCuxLoCdMNG|downsized)


RiJu22589

Anouk! Netherlands


Annabellee84

I remember her she had some great songs back in late nineties I think the album was together alone? Hell of voice on her too!


RosieLilyValentine

Astrud Gilberto, sad to hear she passed away this year!


roundcatsarebestcats

https://preview.redd.it/4i585vis1aob1.jpeg?width=1271&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54391108f20fd62fd21815858e16df4154864874 I find their fusion of traditional and contemporary super interesting


JanisIansChestHair

![gif](giphy|11zJNMpD552qQw) Selena Quintanilla ♥️ I’m from the UK, not many of us Selena fans here, but I’m a top 1% listener on Spotify and have many CDs etc. Love her.


Mellow-sid

Arijit Singh currently the most popular singer in india and i’d like to think south asia, his song tum hi ho is iconic i’ve seen non-hindi speaking people listening it too and he is currently the 66th most streamed artist in the world with almost 40 million monthly streams its honestly a great feat to achieve coming from india https://preview.redd.it/x8z4fhfez9ob1.jpeg?width=418&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c75c514ffaf0aea30e90825f4a68b1d43602aaa


malodobra

Ghost! ![gif](giphy|28C2CItwGuc3C)


No_Duty6279

BTS:) ![gif](giphy|McOXfLCpYA6mAQkKDj|downsized)


suaculpa

![gif](giphy|QW4bxVGzK9gzK4Z8tC) He has one of my favorite voices in K-pop.


helloviolaine

Pomme


Sharo_77

Shakira


CuriousMonster9

Bohemia Lepa Brena


moneyinparis

Lepa Brena, well hello fellow Eastern European. She was huge in western Romania in the 80s.


CuriousMonster9

This was from my college roommate who immigrated from Bosnia! Though I am of partial Eastern European descent haha.


DraMeowQueen

Lmao, wouldn’t expect to see her name here. One of her biggest concerts was in Bulgaria in the ‘80 when she was flown and landed by helicopter to the scene. Greetings from a Serbian!


Eleanor_20

Sigrid, Lorde, all Scandinavian and Icelandic artists in general. Edit: not my fav tho. I prefer Rosalia, Raffaella, Stromae and all the ones mentioned above


charlescg997

Lorde is from New Zealand, which is an English speaking country.


AliceKatharine

Sigrid is amazing! ![gif](giphy|VFTewyashtp7AiqU6v)


littlp80

Jens Lekman!


Reu92

Sigur ros and stromae


BIGMANSA1

Ludmilla ![gif](giphy|buG6yOQRs8rAo7iQ3a|downsized)


gruenetage

https://preview.redd.it/dees2b9aaaob1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f9497aec8f06863335b575a420c13dbf9c38bfb


JBGoude

https://preview.redd.it/arjklai9gaob1.jpeg?width=554&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=051e1e306bf5dc6d52ff224770416d5094e84a92 French singer Marina Kaye ♥️ Her voice is just so incredible! For anyone who would like to give her songs a go, it is like a mix of SIA and Adele and she sings in English! Very underrated unfortunately!


Time-Reserve-4465

I love Christine and the Queens, La Femme and Spider Zed (all French).


KBK226

BTS first & foremost 💜 & Yoongi’s solo stuff as Agust D (tbh all the members solo work but I’m Yoongi biased so 😛) Also love a good deal of Jrock, like Dir En Grey & The GazettE! ![gif](giphy|JRJ8eoBH0WAgxM5KMd)


elfbd

![gif](giphy|duWp159J3w6C4WFR05)


KBK226

![gif](giphy|QVsAH1bzfIH7O)


madefromconcentrate

![gif](giphy|QCJFiJfnDCdFa84sLG)


ashthecat15

BTS ![gif](giphy|ZBoHqyxmhv85ff3qOI|downsized)


KBK226

![gif](giphy|S4AzFoAkinCbx15oXx|downsized) 💜


wineandhugs

https://preview.redd.it/9nhhxcsdv9ob1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e071429311e226cd9b58b1e9311db457fe412432 Pop king Jungkook


KBK226

![gif](giphy|LMQy30J8SFirRfOFd5|downsized)


OakTeach

[Orishas!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZO3X3IePY)


AltruisticBreak9

angèle !!! she has a voice just like her name https://preview.redd.it/wq4wogtnt9ob1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dccd5c78e28fa71865b32632325a104e014673a6


Swimming_Union_6575

![gif](giphy|j5tT9q50sGY1yv2saj|downsized) Ivan Dorn always and forever


spooky_upstairs

[Yelle](https://youtu.be/Y99UqvgCmE8?si=TAmd4l_sY_NgYuUV); [Les Plastiscenes](https://youtu.be/0yAh7ytW3Wc?si=EmxmSxxlyUfVVv4h); Charlotte Gainsbourg; [Mathieu Boogaerts](https://youtu.be/IdTcqDlNZXw?si=Dt34HBNfMOz8qIk_). All French (although Gainsbourg has dual British identity).


Maleficent-Pen-674

https://preview.redd.it/0qrsq8d34aob1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b9390c904d205c74547bb0da88862acf8058f6d Julien Dore is the sexiest singer alive 😍.


ViciousWink

selena quintanilla


upupandawaywegoooooo

OP it brought a smile to my face seeing Raffaella on my timeline! I grew up with her music and watched her show alll the time


The-Real-Bob-Smith

I listen to K-pop so a lot of favorites. Lee Siyeon from a band called Dreamcatcher has a great voice.