Music: Who are your favorite European artists that are not from England?

[Ben Grimm]

I'm looking forward to reading your replies.

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[phrenssoa]

France:

Charles Aznavour
Zaz

Iceland:

Kaleo

Sweden:

Opeth
In Flames

Poland:

Frédéric Chopin

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

thin lizzy
scorpions

below aren't exactly faves in my mp3 player but i don't mind listening to them once in a while:
nightwish
abba
ace of base
enigma

 

[Teemu]

M83, Daft Punk, Phoenix, Sigur Ros, Of Monsters and Men, Bjork, My Bloody Valentine, CHVRCHES, Franz Ferdinand, Van Morrison

 

[Hippasus]

Autopsy
J.S. Bach
Skinny Puppy
dISEMBOWELMENT
Burzum
Dead Can Dance

 

[Bahama Mama]

 

[The Marquis]

I can definitely answer this question:

France:
Zaho de Sagazan
Juniore
Birds In Row
M83
Phoenix
Coline Rio
The Do
Je T'aime
Feu! Chatterton
Flavien Berger
Grand Blanc
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Little Nemo
La Femme
Pi Ja Ma
Metal Urbain
Pomme
Christine and the Queens
Automatic Fiction
Edith Nylon
Sport
Ultracoit

Portugal:
Ana Lua Caiano
EVAYA
Best Youth
Cassete Pirata
Filipe Sambato
Human Taranja
Rita Vian
Too Many Suns

Italy:
Ariete
Coma Cose
Daniela Pes
Elettronoir
Fabrizio De Andre
La Municipal
Marta Del Grandi
Diaframma
Underground Life

Poland:
Maanam
Republika
Klaus Mitffoch
Kobranoka
Kora
Lady Pank
Siekiera
Ziyo
1984

Iceland:
Sigur Ros
Bjork
Jonsi
KUKL
Sugarcubes

Germany:
Bohren and Der Club of Gore
Isabelle Pabst
Lena&Linus
Xmal Deutschland
Klaus Nomi

Spain:
Christina Rosenvinge
Nudozurdo
Rosalia
Vetusta Morla

Sweden:
Goat
Holograms

Denmark:
Kliche
Sort Sol

Finland:
Beastmilk
Grave Pleasures

Russia:
Agata Kristi
Promyshlennaya Arkhitektura

Switzerland:
LiLiPUT

Ireland:
My Bloody Valentine

Slovakia:
Bez Ladu A Skladu

Croatia:
Azra
Paraf

Serbia:
Ekaterina Velika
Idoli

Netherlands:
Clan of Xymox
Eton Crop
Charlie and the Lesbians

Belgium:
Whispering Sons

Greece:
Film Noir
Trypes

Turkey:
Sunset Stream (cannot confirm if they are from Europe or Asia, but they are from Istanbul)

 

[kihei]

Rock

U2
My Bloody Valentine
Cranberries
Clannad
Sigur Ros

Jazz

Stephane Grappelli (violin)
Jan Garbarek (sax)
Nils Petter Molvaer (trumpet)
Terje Rypdal (electric guitar)
Marcin Wasilewski (piano)

Classical

Helene Grimaud (piano)
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Philippe Herrewege (conductor)
Jordi Savall (viols)

 

[LesCactus]

Serge Gainsbourg, Daft Punk, & M83.

 

[Ben Grimm]

Celtic Women
The Chieftains
Clannad
The Corrs
The Cranberries
The Dubliners
The Horslips
The Pogues
Snow Patrol
Thin Lizzy
U2
Van Morrison
Westlife

 

[Mescaleroman]

Stiff Little Fingers
Aztec Camera
Big Country
the Undertones
Soundtrack of our Lives
the Hives
Nina Hagen
Stereophonics
Primal Scream
Jesus and Mary Chain
International Noise Conspiracy

 

[Jumptheshark]

Autopsy
J.S. Bach
Skinny Puppy
dISEMBOWELMENT
Burzum
Dead Can Dance

Skinny puppy are Canadian from Vancouver. A friend of mine knew most of the band and I met Goettel a few times when he was in and around commercial drive

 

[beowulf]

Autopsy
J.S. Bach
Skinny Puppy
dISEMBOWELMENT
Burzum
Dead Can Dance

Skinny Puppy are Canadian are they not?

 

[Hippasus]

Skinny Puppy are Canadian are they not?

Sorry, read the thread title as simply non-English.

Skinny puppy are Canadian from Vancouver. A friend of mine knew most of the band and I met Goettel a few times when he was in and around commercial drive

You're right. I think they Cevin Key and Ogre lived in Calgary at some point too. That's awesome that you got to meet Goettel. They were my favorite band in high school.