Françoise Hardy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1944-01-17 (80 years old)

Deathday

2024-06-11

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Françoise Hardy

Biography

Françoise Madeleine Hardy (17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter who was known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads. Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure in French yé-yé music and became a cultural icon in France and internationally. In addition to her native French, she also sang in English, Italian, and German. Her musical career spanned more than 50 years, with over 30 studio albums released. She also represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. Born and raised in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Hardy made her musical debut in 1962 on French label Disques Vogue and fo...

Acting

1966

Grand Prix

as Lisa

2021

Françoise Hardy, une icône

as Self (archive footage)

1971

La Lucarne magique

as Une vedette

2022

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

as Self (archive footage)

1968

1965

What's New Pussycat?

as Mayor's Secretary

1980

Émilie Jolie

as La sorcière-princesse

1963

2003

The Barbarian Invasions

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966

Europa canta

as Self - Singer

1966

Masculin Féminin

as American Officer's Wife (uncredited)

2019

1965

2016

Vadim Mister Cool

as Self (archive footage)

2017

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Gainsbourg and His Girls

as Self - Singer (voice)

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