Françoise Hardy (b. January 17 1944 in Paris) is a French singer and actress.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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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Last updated: 06-20-2005 01:15:20
