Non-English Artists Singing In Their Original Language

[Veldt Falsetto]

I recently found out that Shakira records everything in spanish and then in english.
In Columbia she releases a completely spanish language album.

I REALLY like this and now I have complete respect for her but I wanna hear other people who do the same, so does anyone know any big artists and singers who aren't english/american/australian who sing in their home country's language?

Anyone who wants to hear here's Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) by Shakira (in spanish)

 

[reg42]

Well here is some pretty decent South African alt rock, in Afrikaans. It's by a band called Fokofpolisiekar (translates to: fuck off police car); I really like them.

 

[Quaxar]

Falco. He often did some sort of German-English mix. And Clannad have Gaelic songs.
Of course I could provide you with many more German ones if you like.

Oh, and Glittertind. They sing in Norsk. I don't understand a word, but I know I like them.

 

[Veldt Falsetto]

Well here is some pretty decent South African alt rock, in Afrikaans. It's by a band called Fokofpolisiekar (translates to: fuck off police car); I really like them.

The song is pretty cool but regardless their name is awesome!

 

[reg42]

Well here is some pretty decent South African alt rock, in Afrikaans. It's by a band called Fokofpolisiekar (translates to: fuck off police car); I really like them.

The song is pretty cool but regardless their name is awesome!

As you can imagine, the police don't like it.

 

[Jhuyt]

ABBA have done many of their songs in swedish
listen here, Waterloo in swedish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRsUWfPpqsc

Incidently, they won the eurovision song contest with this song.

yup, I'm entirely Swedish

 

[diggy140892]

Dir en Grey do nearly all their songs in Japanese

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0i8Iwao0Xw

 

[BlindMessiah94]

I recently found out that Shakira records everything in spanish and then in english.
In Columbia she releases a completely spanish language album.

I REALLY like this and now I have complete respect for her but I wanna hear other people who do the same, so does anyone know any big artists and singers who aren't english/american/australian who sing in their home country's language?

Anyone who wants to hear here's Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) by Shakira (in spanish)

Yeah I've known that for a while, its the same reason I love her. She dyed her hair blonde and started recording american albums because she knew americans loved blondes. Then she made a bunch of money and uses it to fund her spanish albums. She's a smart, sexy lady.

 

[Aur0ra145]

Wir sind Helden... Another great German band.

Spoiler

 

[Veldt Falsetto]

ABBA have done many of their songs in swedish
listen here, Waterloo in swedish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRsUWfPpqsc

Incidently, they won the eurovision song contest with this song.

yup, I'm entirely Swedish

Aww really, must listen to ABBA in swedish

Dir en Grey do nearly all their songs in Japanese

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0i8Iwao0Xw

Aye, I really love Dir en Grey

 

[Flames66]

I have Suerte on my mp3 player already. I love how it sounds in Spanish.

 

[Mariakitten]

Well I think 99 Luftballons is much better then the later translation 99 red ballons.

 

[deth2munkies]

How about a non-English speaker singing in English?

Spoiler

Alright so this requires some explanation, I found in on Buffalax's channel, evidently it's an Italian singing what English sounds like to him, but it's all gibberish. Buffalax still translated it, though:

 

[Marik2]

I recently found out that Shakira records everything in spanish and then in english.
In Columbia she releases a completely spanish language album.

I REALLY like this and now I have complete respect for her but I wanna hear other people who do the same, so does anyone know any big artists and singers who aren't english/american/australian who sing in their home country's language?

Anyone who wants to hear here's Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) by Shakira (in spanish)

Really you didn't know that? I'm Hispanic and I like it better when she sings in Spanish instead of English, it sounds way better plus if she never sang that song in English we wouldn't have this.

 

[eggy32]

Noir Desir are apparently pretty popular in France and they only sing in French apart from one song where the chorus is in English. They're awesome, even if I don't understand most of what they're singing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrgcRvBJYBE

BTW, how do I make it so the video shows up here instead of using the url?

 

[JasonKaotic]

Turmion Kätilöt, Scartown, Rammstein, Korpiklaani, some of Dominia's old stuff...
That's all I can think of at the moment.