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Encyclopedia > Françoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy (b. January 17, 1944 in Paris) is a French singer and actress. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...

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Biography

Françoise Hardy signed her first contract with the record label Vogue in November 1961. In April 1962, shortly after finishing school, her first album Oh oh Chéri appeared, with the title song written by Johnny Hallyday's writing duo. The flip side of the record, "Tous les garçons et les filles" became a huge success, with 2 million copies sold. She had long hair and usually wore jeans with a leather jacket while accompanying her songs on the guitar. 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i. ... Johnny Hallyday Johnny Hallyday (born June 15, 1943) is a French singer and actor. ...


She sang in English, Italian, Spanish, and German occasionally. In 1963, she represented France in the Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson with L'amour s'en va and took fifth place. In 1968, she received the Grand Prix du Disque Académie Charles Gros. Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. ...


In 1981, she married her long-time friend and colleague Jacques Dutronc, with whom she had already had a son (Thomas Dutronc) in 1973. In May 2000, she had a comeback with the album Clair Obscur. Her son played the guitar, and her husband sang the duet "Puisque vous partez en voyage." Iggy Pop and Étienne Daho participated, as well. She currently lives near Paris. Jacques Dutronc (b. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Duet may refer to: Duet, musical form Duet, Fox sitcom This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Iggy Pop (born James Jewell Osterberg, Jr) is an American singer, famous as the frontman of The Stooges and as a solo artist. ...


Most popular songs

  • Tous les garçons et les filles (1962)
  • J'suis d'accord (1962)
  • L'amour s'en va
  • Comment te dire adieu (1968, Text by Serge Gainsbourg)

Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginzburg, (April 2, 1928 - March 2, 1991) was a poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. ...

Discography - Albums (select)

  • Tous les garcons et les filles (1962)
  • Le premier bonhuer du jour (1963)
  • Mon amie la rose (1964)
  • L'amitie (1965)
  • La maison ou j'ai grandi (1966)
  • Francoise Hardy In English (1966)
  • Ma jeunesse fout le camp (1967)
  • Comment te dire adieu (1968)
  • Soleil (1970)
  • La Question (1971)
  • If You Listen (1972)
  • Message Personnel (1973)
  • Entr’acte (1974)
  • Star (1977)
  • J'ecoute de la Musique Saoule (1978)
  • Gin Tonic (1980)
  • A Suivre (1981)
  • Quelqu’un qui s’en va (1982)
  • Décalages (1988)
  • Le Danger (1996)
  • Clair Obscur (2000)
  • Tant de belles choses (2004)

Filmography (select)

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