François Feldman — Bercy, Paris, 1991

In 1991, François Feldman gave the only commercially released live concert of his career at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, presented here in full. At the peak of his success in early-1990s French variété, the singer runs through his hits in front of a packed Bercy: “Les Valses de Vienne”, “Magic’ Boul’vard”, “Joy”, “Joue pas” and “Petit Franck”. Taken from the VideoLaser of the era, this live recording documents the staging and energy of a major French pop-variété concert, carried by catchy melodies and a knack for the hook. The full concert captures the atmosphere of an early-1990s arena tour and the warm bond between the artist and his audience. For fans of chanson and French variété, this filmed live concert offers a precious, nostalgic testimony to a landmark period of French pop, captured at Bercy in 1991. Rarely reissued, this full concert is also a window onto the scale of French arena shows at the time, with its choreography, costume changes and crowd singalongs.