Yes Steph you know we have something in common, and this is the language, and proud of it, cos french is one the older language in the world, and is rich, but we love to make us some jokes, like every neighbours, that we have in the whole world.
Personly I dont like any singers of your list I Beuark ! jak !! I prefer in my young time Bernard Lavillier, Indochine, Etienne Daho, Telephone... from the french language songs I can counting of my fingers very few 10 max ... or better english bands there I have more that 10 !
Un ami qui vous veux du bien
JM