Featured Playlist
- 24 Songs
- Tous les garçons et les filles · 1962
- Tous les garçons et les filles · 1962
- La question · 1971
- Comment te dire adieu (remasterisé en 2016) · 1968
- Françoise · 1970
- Mon amie la rose · 1964
- Minuit · 2021
- Tous les garçons et les filles · 1962
- Tant de belles choses · 2004
- Message personnel (Version Deluxe) · 1973
Essential Albums
Music Videos
- 2021
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
Artist Playlists
- The epitome of '60s Parisian chic.
Compilations
- 2006
About Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy was the quintessential chanteuse who earned her spot in the pantheon of French icons thanks to incredible talent and impeccable style. Hardy debuted amid a wave of early-’60s French “yé-yé” singers crooning sultry pop songs; however, she stood out from the pack by writing most of her own tunes. Her 1962 album, Tous les garçons et les filles, established her as a glamorous voice with a talent for evoking lovelorn feelings set to a stripped-down, jazzy beat. The title track was a smash hit that made the famously shy Hardy an international star, crashing the boys club that had once dominated French pop. What followed was a decades-long career of successful, genre-bending albums, including 1971’s bossa nova-tinged La question and 1996’s alt-rock inspired album Le danger. In addition to film roles and a career as an astrologer, Hardy continued releasing albums into the 21st century, including 2018’s Personne d’autre. She passed away in June 2024, age 80.
- HOMETOWN
- Paris, France
- BORN
- January 17, 1944
- GENRE
- French Pop