In 1966, Sloop John B was adapted into French by Giles Thibaut, Georges Aber, and Eddie Vartan as “Mister John B” and performed by Vartan’s sister Sylvie and released as a single in July 1966 as a non-album single, based on the Beach Boys version from earlier that year.
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Françoise Hardy “Tous les garçons et les filles” (1962)
The original Yeh-Yeh Girl, Françoise Hardy’s singing career began with a brilliant self-titled debut in 1962. The album encapsulated Hardy’s coy, dreamlike, and beautifully melancholic sonic persona with a collection of 11 mostly original songs. The album featured a few hits, including the particularly notable “Tous les Garçons et les Filles,” which sold millions as a single. This repackaging of the original album also includes Canta per Voi in Italiano, an album issued shortly after the debut with some of its songs and additional numbers re-recorded in Italian. While the original album is a classic of French pop, ’60s AM magic, and of course a forerunner of the yeh-yeh (aka yé-yé) sound, the additional tracks in Italian are a sweet counterpart [All Music Guide]
France Gall, French singer who shot to fame in 1960s, dies – BBC News
Seen as an icon of French music, she rose to international fame in a career that spanned 50 years.
French singer France Gall, who rose to pop fame in the 1960s, has died at the age of 70 after suffering from cancer for two years.
She was taken to hospital near Paris last month for a severe infection.
Gall won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 representing Luxembourg with the song Wax Doll, Rag Doll (Poupée de cire, Poupée de son).
She enjoyed more international success in 1987 with her tribute to jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, Ella, Elle l’a.
Gall was born in October 1947 into a musical family – her father was singer and songwriter Robert Gall, who penned songs for music legends Edith Piaf and Charles Aznavour, among others.
She was known for her childish smile and sweet voice and, in the words of Le Figaro website, “embodied the emancipation of French girls in the post-war era”. Her career spanned 50 years and Culture Minister Françoise Nyssen described her as “a timeless icon of French song”.
Source: France Gall, French singer who shot to fame in 1960s, dies – BBC News
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