France Gall
Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known by her stage name France Gall, was a French singer.
France Gall in 1969
Career
Gall was known for her songs "Laisse tomber les filles", "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", and "Ella, elle l'a". She won the Eurovision Song Contest in1965 representing Luxembourg.
Life and death
She was born in Paris. Gall was married to Michel Berger, until his death.
Gall died of an infection complicated from cancer of unknown primary origin at a Paris hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 7 January 2018 at the age of 70.[1]
References
Other websites
- Clips from INA archives
- Official website managed by WEA Music Archived 2004-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (offline)
- France Gall biography on RFI (offline)
- A Tribute to Gainsbourg: France Gall Archived 2004-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (offline)
- French forum of France Gall & Michel Berger Archived 2006-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
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