Francoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy (born Françoise Madeleine Hardy, January 17, 1944 in Paris) is a French singer. Hardy is considered an iconic figure in many respects.



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, riding the wave of Yé-yé music in France, with two million copies sold.



Hardy sang in French, English, Italian, Spanish, and German occasionally. In 1963 she represented Monaco in the Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson with "L'Amour s'en va" and took fifth place. In 1968, she was awarded the Grand Prix Du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy.



In 1981, she married her long-time companion Jacques Dutronc, with whom she had already had a son, (Thomas Dutronc) in 1973. In May 2000, she made 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 also participated. Hardy currently lives near Paris, while Dutronc lives in Monticello, Corsica and they are still a couple.



Most Popular Songs:



"Tous les garçons et les filles" (1962)



"J'suis d'accord" (1962)



"Le temps de l'amour" (1962)



"Le premier bonheur du jour" (1963)



"L'amour s'en va" (1963)



"Mon amie la rose" (1964)



"L'amitié" (1965)



"Voilà" (1967)



"Comment te dire adieu" (1968, lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg)



"Message personnel" (1973)



"J'écoute de la musique saoûle" (1978)



Selected Discography:



Tous les garçons et les filles (1962)



Le premier bonheur du jour (1963)



Mon amie la rose (1964)



L'amitié (1965)



Françoise Hardy in Deutschland (1965)



La maison où j'ai grandi (1966)



Françoise (1966)



Françoise Hardy in English (1966)



Ma jeunesse fout le camp (1967)



Comment te dire adieu (1968)



Françoise Hardy en Anglais (1969)



Germinal (1970)



Soleil (1970)



One-Nine-Seven-Zero (1970)



Alone (1970)



Träume (1970)



La Question (1971)



Et si je m'en vais avant toi (1972



If You Listen (1972)



Message Personnel (1973)



Entr'acte (1974)



Star (1977)



J'écoute de la musique saoûle (1978)



Gin Tonic (1980)



À Suivre (1981)



Quelqu'un qui s'en va (1982)



Décalages (1988)



Le Danger (1996)



Clair Obscur (2000)



Tant de belles choses (2004)



(Parenthèses.) (2006)