French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said authorities have identified 103 of the 129 victims of the Paris terror attacks.
Some of the the victims' names have been made public, but many relatives are still desperately waiting to hear news of loved ones.
Among the victims of the Bataclan attack was Matthieu Giroud, a French citizen.
His death was confirmed by his artist friend Xabi Molia, who wrote on Facebook: "He was as handsome as a devil, Matthew. He had an appetite for everything, even for hard rock. And his kindess seemed limitless.
"Like a bad scenario, a badly written script, a lazy scenario where everything is black and white, these fools killed the brightest light of our friends."
Valentin Ribet, 26, a lawyer who graduated from the London School of Economics, who specialised in white collar crime and worked in the Paris office of Hogan Lovells, was also killed.
The international law firm said Mr Ribet was "a talented lawyer, extremely well liked, and a wonderful personality in the office".
Also killed was 34-year-old Thomas Ayad, a Mercury Records executive who was part of a team from EODM's parent label Universal attending the concert.
Another of the Paris victims was American Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old design student at California State University, who was spending a semester at Strate College of Design in France.
And France international footballer Lassana Diarra also said his cousin Asta Diakite was killed in the attacks.
In a tribute, the former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder said: "She was like a big sister to me.
"In this climate of terror, it is important for all of us who represent our country and its diversity to stay united against a horror which has no colour, no religion. Stand together for love, respect and peace."
Diarra was playing against Germany when terrorists targeted the Stade De France in suicide attacks.
Among others who lost their lives were Djamila Houd, 41, of Paris, who was reportedly killed in a cafe, and Alberto Gonzalez Garrido, 29, of Madrid, who died at the Bataclan.
Mathieu Hoche, 38, a technician at France24 news channel, and writer Guillame Decherf, 43, were also killed at the concert.
Decherf was a writer who covered rock music for the French culture magazine Les Inrocks.
Two weeks ago he published a piece about the Eagles of Death Metal's latest album. He had two daughters.
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