Lipdub

Lipdub - is the art of creating elaborate lip syncs to popular music. Lipdub was created in France and is a very popular acivity in France and Quebec.

Here is a very popular lipdub created by students at the University of Montreal:

[|U of M lipdub - I've Gotta Feeling]

Here is the "making of" video - French with English subtitles:

[|"Making of" video]

Here are some other examples created in France using popular French music:

[|French lipdub #1]

[|French lipdub #2]

[|French lipdub #3]

Listen to some different French songs / music. When you find a song that you like, write down the title and the artist's name. You are looking for a song that you think you could make an interesting lipdub with.

Here is a link to the Top 40 songs in France currently. Some of the songs are English songs by artists that you listen to here in Canada. Using your headphones, choose to listen to different FRENCH songs by FRENCH artists.

[|French Top 40]

A link to different videos by popular French artists.

[|French songs and videos]

Quebec singer Marie Mai [|Marie Maie]

Quebec singer... [|Corneille]

Here is a list of popular French artists and bands. You will have to google search them to find different songs of theirs.

Noir Désir Dionysos NTM Vincent Delerm Alain Souchon Renaud Kyo IAM Isabelle Boulay Garou Jean Leloup Trio Camille Olivia Riuz Vanessa Paradis