Françoise Hardy

Personal Info

Birthday

January 17, 1944

Day of Death

2024-06-11

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

فرانسواز هاردی

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.

Known For

Numéro un

Masculin Féminin

Grand Prix

What's New Pussycat?

Nutty, Naughty Chateau

A Bullet Through the Heart

La Lucarne magique

Françoise et Udo...

Filmography

2022
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Françoise Hardy, une icône
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
as Self
2019
La Génération Salut les copains
as Self
Oh Les Filles!
as Self
2017
Dutronc, la vie malgré lui
as Self
De Gaulle, the Last King of France
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage)
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
as Self
2010
Gainsbourg and His Girls
as Self - Singer (voice)
2009
Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni
as Self
2005
Tour d'Eurovision
as Self
2004
Bonjour la France
as Self
2003
The Barbarian Invasions
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
Émilie Jolie
as La sorcière-princesse
1971
La Lucarne magique
as Une vedette
1968
Françoise et Udo...
as Françoise
Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose
as Self
1966
Grand Prix
as Lisa
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
as Self
Europa canta
as Self - Singer
Masculin Féminin
as American Officer's Wife (uncredited)
A Bullet Through the Heart
as Anna
1965
High Pressure
as Self
What's New Pussycat?
as Mayor's Secretary
1964
Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone
as Self
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully
as Self
1963
Nutty, Naughty Chateau
as Ophélie