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Françoise Hardy (1965 Album)
Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter and actress. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure of the yé-yé wave, and went on to become a Pop icon, cultural icon both 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. Born and raised in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Hardy made her musical debut in 1962 on French label Disques Vogue and found immediate success through the song "Tous les garçons et les filles". Drifting away from her early rock and roll influences, she began to record in London in 1964, which allowed her to broaden her sound with albums such as ''Mon amie la rose (album), Mon amie la rose'', ''L'amitié'', ''La maison où j'ai grandi (album), La maison où j'ai grandi'' and ''Ma jeune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Berger
Michel Berger (born Michel Jean Hamburger; 28 November 1947 – 2 August 1992) was a French singer and songwriter. He was a leading figure of France's pop music scene for two decades as a singer; as a songwriter, he was active for such artists as his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy or Johnny Hallyday. He died of a heart attack at age 44. Biography Berger was born as Michel Jean Hamburger on 28 November 1947 in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of Jewish parents, Dr. Jean Hamburger and Annette Haas, a concert pianist of Swiss-Jewish origin. Berger first became known to the French public in the 1960s as singer of hit song ''Salut les copains'', after which he became record producer and songwriter for EMI and where he wrote amongst others ''Les Girafes'' for Bourvil in 1967. In the early 1970s, he moved to Warner Music where he produced the early albums of Véronique Sanson, and ''Allah'' once again in 1989. In 1973, he was responsible for producing the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Modiano
Jean Patrick Modiano (; born 30 July 1945), generally known as Patrick Modiano, is a French novelist and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is a noted writer of autofiction, the blend of autobiography and historical fiction. In more than 40 books, Modiano used his fascination with the human experience of World War II in France to examine individual and collective identities, responsibilities, loyalties, memory, and loss. Because of his obsession with the past, he was sometimes compared to Marcel Proust. Modiano's works have been translated into more than 30 languages and have been celebrated in and around France, but most of his novels had not been translated into English before he was awarded the Nobel Prize. Modiano previously won the 2012 Austrian State Prize for European Literature, the 2010 Prix mondial Cino Del Duca from the Institut de France for lifetime achievement, the 1978 Prix Goncourt for ''Rue des boutiques obscures'', and the 1972 Grand Prix du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative and scandalous releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorise, although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians. His lyrical works incorporated wordplay, with humorous, bizarre, provocative, sexual, satirical or subversive overtones. Gainsbourg wrote over 550 songs, which have been covered more than 1,000 times by diverse artists. Since his death from a second heart attack in 1991, Gainsbourg's music has reached le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Message Personnel (album)
''Message personnel'' is the 14th studio album by Françoise Hardy. It was released in November 1973. Track listing Charts In November 2013 the album was released in a new 40th-anniversary edition and re-entered the French and Belgian charts. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Message Personnel 1973 albums Françoise Hardy albums Warner Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Question (album)
''La question'' (; French language, French for "The question") is the eleventh studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in October 1971 on Sonopresse. Like many of her previous records, it was originally released without a title and came to be referred to, later on, by the name of its most popular song. It is her second album produced under Hypopotam, a production company she established in 1970. The music on the album was almost entirely composed by the Brazilian musician Tuca (Brazilian musician), Tuca, who supervised the project and participated as a guitarist. One of her most sparsely produced albums, ''La question'' combines Hardy's sensual vocals with bossa nova-tinged guitar playing, touches of Bass guitar, bass and subtle string arrangements. Lyrically, it encompasses themes of love, anxiety, eroticism and fear, attributed to instabilities in her relationship with Jacques Dutronc at that time. While the album was not well received by French audienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comment Te Dire Adieu (album)
''Comment te dire adieu'' is the ninth studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in 1968 on Disques Vogue. Like many of her previous records, it was originally released without a title and came to be referred to, later on, by the name of Comment te dire adieu (song), its most popular song. The cover artwork was a drawing by Jean-Paul Goude. Track listing # "Comment te dire adieu (song), Comment te dire adieu" – 2:26Original title: "It Hurts to Say Goodbye"Lyrics by: Arnold GolandMusic written by: Jack GoldFirst performed by: Margaret Whiting, 1966Also performed by its composer as Jack Gold Orchestra, 1969 French adaptation and arrangement by: Serge GainsbourgAccompanist: Jean-Pierre Sabar # "Où va la chance ?" – 3:14Original title: "There but for Fortune (song), There But for Fortune"Lyrics and music written by: Phil OchsFirst performed by: Joan Baez, 1964French adaptation by: Eddy MarnayAccompanist: Arthur Greenslade # "L’anamour" – 2:14Lyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Jeunesse Fout Le Camp
''Ma jeunesse fout le camp...'' is the seventh studio album by French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy, released in November 1967 on Disques Vogue. The title is very idiomatic, but it in English its general meaning is 'My youth is slipping away'. The album was released halfway between her initial years in the yé-yé phenomenon and her more singer-songwriter albums like ''La question'', and has been described as "her farewell to the yéyé years." Track list Except as noted, words and music were written by Françoise Hardy, and she is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell orchestra. # "Ma jeunesse fout le camp" – 3:05Lyrics and music written by: Guy BontempelliFirst performed by: Michèle Arnaud, 1962 # "Viens là" – 2:25 # "Mon amour adieu" – 2:20Music written by: Hasell # "La Fin de l'été" – 2:35Original title: "À la fin de l'été… (Tu sais)"Lyrics by: Jean-Max RivièreMusic written by: Gérard BourgeoisFirst performed by: Brigitte Bardot, 1964 # "En vous a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Maison Où J'ai Grandi (album)
''La maison où j'ai grandi'' is a studio album of French pop singer Françoise Hardy. It was released in France in November 1966, on LP record, LP, Disques Vogue/Vogue international industries (CLD 702-30). Published without title, except for the word ''Françoise'' on the cover, but has become known by the title of the most successful song on the album, "La maison où j'ai grandi" ("The House where I Grew Up"). Track listing Words and music were written by Françoise Hardy, except where noted. She is accompanied by the Johnny Harris orchestra.[ Maison Ou J'ai Grandi – overview], Allmusic. Accessed on line May 1, 2009. # "Je changerais d’avis" – 2:53Original title: "Se telefonando"Lyrics: Ghigo De Chiara, Maurizio CostanzoMusic written by: Ennio MorriconeFirst sung by: Mina, 1966French adaptation by: Jacques Lanzmann and Françoise Hardy # "Si c’est ça" – 2:09 # "Rendez-vous d’automne" – 2:40Lyrics: Jean-Max RivièreMusic written by: Gérard BourgeoisAccompanists: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Amie La Rose (album)
''Mon amie la rose'' is a studio album by the French popular singer Françoise Hardy, released in France in November 1964 on LP Disques Vogue (FH 2). Published without a title except for her name on the cover this album has colloquially become known by the title of its most successful song, " Mon amie la rose" ("My friend The Rose"). Hardy recorded an English version of "Dans le monde entier", titled " All Over the World". In 1965, this song reached the charts in the United Kingdom, remaining there for 15 weeks (in the Top 50 from 25 March to 8 July 1965 - in the Top 20 from 29 April till 3 June). In the Anglophone world, this may be Hardy's best-known song. Track listing Except as noted, lyrics and music were written by Hardy. She is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell Orchestra, except for the song "Pourtant tu m’aimes", where she is accompanied by Mickey Baker. # "Je veux qu’il revienne" (original title: "Only You Can Do It", lyrics and music: B. Well ''alias'' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
