Vincent Delerm

Vincent Delerm is a French singer-songwriter who started putting out albums in the early 2000s. His first record came out in 2002, followed by others like Kensington Square in 2004 and Quinze Chansons in 2006. He works mostly alone, singing and playing guitar or piano, though he has sometimes recorded with other musicians like Thomas Fersen and Camille.

His songs tend to be quiet and observational, built around small moments and ordinary details. The track Les Filles De 1973 Ont Trente Ans is probably his best-known piece, a kind of gentle time capsule about a specific generation. Other songs like Fanny Ardant Et Moi and A Naples Il Y A Peu D'endroits Pour S'asseoir follow a similar pattern, personal, slightly wry, and focused on everyday scenes.

Some listeners find his work too sentimental, but he has maintained a steady audience in France who appreciate the understated quality of his writing. He kept releasing albums through the 2010s, including Panorama in 2016 and À Présent in 2019.