Non-English Non-Operatic Singers?

Nina Hagen.

@dekay 

The Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg album.

Been a favorite here.  Excellent suggestion.

@arcticdeth 

I’m guessing that you are a heavy metal fan… interesting mix

@petg60 

Reminds me of my Mothers of Invention days.

So few responses.  I’m guessing that everyone listens to culturally relevant music.  As I lose my ability to understand language, except in rather quiet environments, it has allowed me to listen to music where I don’t understand the language.  After all, for those with hearing masking issues, anything but quiet backgrounds renders much of the words unintelligible. 

I listen to a lot of French popular music, but doubt that most non-french would care for the music and/or the recording quality.

Much of his stuff is corny, but my most recent purchase was a 13 cd box set of Jean Ferrat covering "most" of his work from 1961-1972.

These were remastered and recording wise sound good.

I also have this work in an LP box set which contains material not released with the CD set.

Listen to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg @ least once a month. 

You might also look up Francoise Hardy (I only have one album that my wife purchased).

If I'm in the mood for something that resembles English my go-to is Joe Cocker.

DeKay

@dekay 

I’ll give your suggestions a listen.

I’ve been a fan of Indila.  I suspect that she isn’t on many member’s favorite list.