This weekend saw France's most significant music awards ceremony, with the Victoires de la Musique ceremony being held for the 29th time.
The good year for Stromae continues, with the Belgian picking up three awards, and Vanessa Paradis, Phoenix, Johnny Hallyday and Woodkid picking up some new ornaments for their trophy cabinets.
Male artist: Stromae
Female artist: Vanessa Paradis
Breakthrough album: La Femme - Psycho tropical Berlin
Breakthough artist: Woodkid
Chanson album: Stromae - Racine carrée
Rock album: Phoenix - Bankrupt
Urban music album: 1995 - Paris sud minuit
World music album: Ibrahim Maalouf - Illusions
Electronic or dance album: Kavinsky - Outrun
Original Song: Johnny Hallyday - 20 ans
Musical / tour / concert: M - Îl(s)
Video: Stromae - Formidable
Music DVD: Shaka Ponk - Geeks on stage
It seemed a fairly obvious selection of winners. It wasn't hard to predict that Stromae might do quite well, for example. But the list of winners doesn't really give the whole picture by any means, as there were some great performances during a programme that showcased some of the best music that France has to offer.
Among the performances were the likes of Cats on Trees, Zaz, Etienne Daho, Indochine, Christine and the Queens and Grand Corps Malade, along with Vanessa Paradis, La Femme and Shaka Ponk.
I'm sure it's easy to criticise the list of winners, but the talent on show during the ceremony shows that French music is without a doubt in great shape and that there are acts that are not only delivering the best work of their careers at the moment and there are new acts creating some of the best work around.
In short, a great showcase for France's musical talent after what has been an historic year for French musical talent.
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