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It is tied in third place with the UK and Luxembourg. France is the third most-successful Eurovision country in history with five victories under its belt so far.“My Way” may be Frank Sinatra’s biggest hit but it was adapted from a French song, “Comme d’habitude”, which was composed, written and sung entirely by French people.Accordions aren’t even French, they were invented in Germany.

Johnny Hallyday is France’s biggest-selling musician with an estimated 80 million record sales to date, 5 million more than Kenny G.

French people play bagpipes! There are even French varieties of bagpipes which sound just as bad as the Scottish ones.

To celebrate this annual noise-fest, let’s take a look at some lesser-known facts about French music. Today is La Fête de la Musique, that wonderful French festival where (often) free music events take place across France.