(12 Jun 2024)
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Paris – 20 March 2009
1. STILL IMAGE: French actress Françoise Hardy walks out after the funeral ceremony of French rock singer Alain Bashung at Saint Germain des Pres church. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Paris – 19 November 1963
2. STILL IMAGE: The premiere of the movie “Castle in Sweden”, from the novel of French writer, Françoise Sagan, took place at cinema Colisee. From left to right, French director Roger Vadim, stars Françoise Hardy and Jean Claude Brialy, cutting the castle-cake, after the show. (AP Photo/Max Micol)
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London – 31 January 1966
3. STILL IMAGE: Wearing bell bottom trousers, French singing star, Françoise Hardy, looks at a music score during a break in rehearsals at the Savoy Hotel in London, England, where she is to appear for a three-week cabaret spot.
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London – 25 March 1966
4. STILL IMAGE: French singer and actress Françoise Hardy arrives at London Airport, England
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London – 23 April 1968
5. STILL IMAGE: French singing star, Françoise Hardy, wearing a metal trousers outfit, strolls through the Embankment Gardens in London, England, as an elderly man snores on a bench, taking a nap in the noonday sun, Later today Hardy will appear at the Cabaret at the Savoy Hotel here. (AP Photo/Harris)
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Laghouat, Algeria, 31 March 1969
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6. Françoise Hardy attending a sand yacht race
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Paris -15 July 1996
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7. Various of Françoise Hardy at her house
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Françoise Hardy, recording artist:
When I had this offer I was in quite a difficult and personal situation. I mean, personal situation, not professional. And, it’s always very inspiring. And I wanted to work with some friends of mine. One is called Aldus Berger and he’s a leader of a French rock group, but singing in English. And another friend of mine, Alan Bueno, with whom I was working for some time. And so I asked them to, if they agreed to work with me and I always put the word on the music. It’s always like that. I don’t write before, and then, I’m looking for music. First I get the music and I try to put words on it."
9. Various of Françoise Hardy reading at her house
STORYLINE:
Françoise Hardy, a French singing legend and pop icon since the 1960s, has died. She was 80. Her son, musician Thomas Dutronc, announced her death on social media, sharing a poignant photo of himself as a child with his mother. Hardy, who had been battling lymphatic cancer since 2004, faced her illness with remarkable candor. She passed away on Tuesday.
Born on January 17, 1944, in Paris, Hardy’s career began in 1962 when she recorded her first single, “Tous les garçons et les filles,” at the age of 18. The song, which she wrote and composed, quickly became a hit, marking her rise as a key figure in the yé-yé movement, a French response to rock ‘n’ roll.
Her lyrics often captured the angst and longing of adolescence, resonating deeply with young audiences. Her melancholic and introspective tone set her apart from the more exuberant pop music of her peers.
Hardy’s influence extended far beyond France. In 2023, she was the only French artist named in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 200 greatest singers of all time. Her ethereal voice and distinctive beauty captivated audiences worldwide, earning her praise from music legends such as Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and David Bowie.
“I was passionately in love with her. Every male in the world, and a number of females, also were,” Bowie once said.
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