Spain. The term "Yé Yé" means "Yeah! Yeah!" Which was inspired by the
Beatles who were very popular at this time. This type of music was
inspired by American "rock and roll" yet it has a French twist on it.
The yé-yé music movement had its origins on "Salut Les Copains", a
popular radio show during that time. This radio show was known as the
"starting point" for most Yé-Yé singers.
Yé-Yé music mostly always featured a "Yé-Yé girl" who usually were young
female singers. A few popular female Yé-Yé singers are France Galle,
only 16 when she released her first album, 17 when she won the
Eurovision song contest , Sylvie Vartan, Annie Philippe and Clothilde.
The Yé-Yé music movement was known for girl groups. A few popular male
artists are Johnny Hallyday and Richard Anthony.
In Spain, yé-yé music was at first considered to be against Catholicism.
However, this did not stop the yé-yé culture from spreading, although a
bit later than in the rest of Europe.
Originally, it had started off as teenager girls singing French translations of
American songs, and a new girl got her 10 minutes of fame every week.
However, there was something special about Ye-Ye music. This kind of highly produced pop music was more catchy, fun and alluring which attracted English speaking people.
In the end many of the Ye-Ye’s ended up being one-hit wonders. The impact
they had on music scene was so influential, people are still talking
about them to this day. This trend in music was not known much outside
of Europe, until recent films by Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and
the popular American TV show Mad Men have featured Ye-Ye songs and a new interest struck up in the sound. The
sound that this group of young French girls was made so influential
that it changed french pop from being “campy” to more rebellious which
influenced future female singers.
Listen here to a few classic Ye-Ye artists and songs: http://8tracks.com/explore/
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