Françoise Hardy, a renowned French singer-songwriter, actress and model, has died at age 80, according to reports. Over her career, she released more than 30 studio albums and appeared in over a ...

Francoise Hardy may not be a household name in the US, but chances are you've seen the impact of her music and style, even if you haven't realized it. The French singer rose to prominence in the ...

In 1960, Françoise Hardy surprised her family—twice. First, she passed her baccalauréat exam with flying colors, a shock, really. Then, for her reward, she chose a guitar over a transistor radio.

From her start in the yé-yé 1960s to the depths she plumbed as a singer-songwriter, Hardy, who died Tuesday, continued to entrance new generations of listeners. By Elisabeth Vincentelli When she ...

Françoise Hardy, the French chanson singer, songwriter, fashion “It Girl” and darling of the 1960s “yé-yé” French pop movement, has died. She was 80. Her death was announced Tuesday on ...

The post Françoise Hardy, French Singer-Songwriter and Pop Icon, Dead at 80 appeared first on Consequence. Françoise Hardy, the French singer-songwriter known for her melancholic ballads and ...

To Paris, then, for a rare meeting with FRANÇOISE HARDY. There is a splendid new album to discuss, of course – her first for six years. But the pioneering chanteuse also reflects on her ...

But in the 1960s and 1970s, she was very real. Françoise Hardy, who died of cancer on Tuesday, found fame first as a singer. She popularized the breezy French pop genre known as yé-yé.

FILE - French singing star, Francoise Hardy, looks at a music score during a break in rehearsals, January 31, 1966, at the Savoy Hotel in London, England, where she is to appear for a three-week ...

Françoise Hardy, a French singer-songwriter whose melancholy voice, doe-eyed beauty and trendsetting sense of style made her an international sensation in her teens, captivating fashion designers ...

Hardy, whose lyrics often captured the angst and longing of adolescence, had been battling lymphatic cancer since 2004. By The Associated Press Françoise Hardy, a French singing legend and pop ...