My Personal Countdown: BB Brunes

The French band BB Brunes has one top forty hit in my personal countdown.  Coups et Blessures hit #1 late 2012. 

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: International Artist of 2012

The International Artist of the Year is a new category for 2012 which features the top non-English speaking act of the year.  This means that the act has to be nominated for songs whose overall content is less than 50% in English, regardless of the act's nationality.

Here are the nominees for the International Artist of the Year -

BB Brunes (France)

Carlos Vives (USA) 

Gocho (USA) 

Psy (South Korea)

Sakanaction (Japan)

And the International Artist of 2012 is Sakanaction (Japan)

 

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: International Song of 2012

The International Song of the Year is a new category which we have introduced this year to honor the top international songs of the year - songs which have less than 50% English lyrics, regardless of the act's nationality.

Here are the nominees for International Song of the Year -

BB Brunes - Coups et Blessures (France)

Gocho - Si Te Digo La Verdad (USA) 

Psy - Gangnam Style (South Korea)

Sakanaction - Boku to Hana (Japan)

Sakanaction - Yoru to Higashigawa (Japan)

And the International Song of 2012 is Psy - Gangnam Style (South Korea)

 

Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill Top my Personal Countdown List This Week

 

Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill become the second duet to top my personal countdown this year with their song Don't Rush.  Earlier this year, Gotye and Kimbra hit #1 with Somebody I Used to Know.   This week, the song jumps from #10 to #1.

Here are my favorite songs for the week ending December 7, 2012 -

#1 Kelly Clarkson / Vince Gill - Don't Rush

#2 Ke$ha - Die Young

#3 Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath

#4 Alanis Morissette - Woman Down

#5 BB Brunes - Coups et Blessures

#6 Carrie Underwood - Temporary Home

#7 Sakanaction - Yoru No Odoriko

#8 Frank Ocean - Thinking About You

#9 Matt Redman - 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)

#10 Cassadee Pope - Over You

BB Brunes Puts A French Song on Top of My Personal Countdown

As I said, it has been several years since a French song has topped my personal countdown.  The last one I remember was Isabelle Boulay's Je T'Oublierai. This time around, the French rock band BB Brunes does it with their song Coups et Blessures.  It's the first time the band has topped my personal countdown.

 

Here are my favorite songs for the week ending November 30, 2012 -

#1 BB Brunes - Coups et Blessures (8)

#2 Robbie Williams - Candy (2)

#3 Nicki Minaj - Marilyn Monroe (5)

#4 Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (3)

#5 Alanis Morrisette - Woman Down (2)

#6 Christina Perri/ Steve Kazee - A Thousand Years Part 2 (NEW)

#7 Ke$ha - Die Young (NEW)

#8  Carlos Vives - Volvi a Nacer (7)

#9 Keane and K'Naan - Stop For A Minute

#10 Kelly Clarkson / Vince Gill - Don't Rush (NEW)