Françoise Madeleine Hardy was born on 17 January 1944 and is a French former singer and songwriter.
Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career of more than fifty years with over thirty studio albums released.
She rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure of the yé-yé wave, a genre of pop music and associated youth culture phenomenon that adapted to French pop and rock styles that came from the United States and the United Kingdom.
The singer differentiated herself from her peers by writing her own material, a rare feat in an industry dominated by older, male composers and producers.
France’s most exportable female singer of the era, Hardy rose to international fame and released music sung in English, Italian and German, in addition to her native French.
Hardy remains one of the best-selling singers in French history and continues to be regarded as an iconic and influential figure in both music and fashion. Her work has appeared on several critics’ lists.
What is Hardy’s most famous song?
The most popular Hardy song is “Give Heaven Some Hell”.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
