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.

Since we introduced My Life In Music back in 2006, in Take 108*, it’s become an essential component of Uncut, an opportunity for the artists we most admire to reveal all about the albums that ...

Hadid’s outfit calls to mind a look worn by the late French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, designed for her by Paco Rabanne back in 1968. At the time of its construction, the piece was ...

In particular, the band evoke the sounds of 1960s Disques Vogues, Françoise Hardy and the yé-yé movement regularly ... [3.5/5] ‘Elle est où’: Although this particular song is only included on CD ...

Françoise Hardy, who has died aged 80, shot to fame as part of France’s génération yé-yé, the jaunty transatlantic and cross-channel collision between French chanson and American rock ’n ...

Plus: Françoise Hardy; The Jesus & Mary Chain; Doug Sahm; Cassandra Jenkins; Average White Band; The Jesus Lizard; The Police; Man; Sparks’ socks and Syd Barrett’s floorboards! THIS MONTH’S COVERMOUNT ...

Françoise Hardy, who has died aged 80, was a singer and songwriter who first came to prominence in the 1960s, when her downbeat compositions and exotic appearance subverted the British pop charts ...

Brigitte Macron, Nicholas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni have paid their respects at the funeral of French singer and actress Francoise Hardy. The Swinging Sixties cultural icon died aged 80 on June 11 ...

After a six-decade career, Francoise Hardy, the iconic French singer-songwriter who captivated fans since the 1960s, passed away at 80 after a prolonged battle with lymphatic cancer. Her son ...

By Roger Cohen Reporting from Paris It was like Françoise Hardy, the wistful singer and songwriter of a certain French melancholy and style, to slip away in the midst of a political storm ...

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 ...

Hardy, who had been battling lymphatic cancer since 2004, faced her illness with remarkable candour. She passed away on Tuesday. French singer and actress Francoise Hardy in 1967.Credit ...