In 2011, the singer Nolwenn Leroy, revealed a few seasons earlier by the telecrochet Star Academy, landed a huge success with
Bretonne
, of which she sold more than 1 million copies.
An astronomical figure in the era of paid music downloads.
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The Finisterienne happily seized the repertoire of Tri Yann, Alan Stivell or even Christophe Miossec, whose song
Brest
became a standard in passing.
Thirty years after the
Renaissance of the Celtic harp
, and the revival of Breton music, Nolwenn Leroy brought the traditional music of his native region into modernity.
About ten years later, the song “made in BZH” has lost none of its relevance.
On May 14, in Turin, it is also with a title interpreted in the Breton language that France will compete in Eurovision.
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The piece
Fulenn
, with a feminist text, will be carried by the group Alvan & Ahez, who merge tradition and electro.
Fifty years after Stivell's historic concert...
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