Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Nouvelle Chanson (French pronunciation: [nuvɛl ʃɑ̃sɔ̃] meaning New Song) sometimes anglicized as New Chanson is a recently coined buzzword used to define a new style of music emerging in France one which takes inspiration from such forefathers of French Chanson as Jacques Brel Georges Brassens or Barbara (notably none of them recognize in mastermind Léo Ferré’s legacy) albeit in a more soft-pop music style.