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France Gall
Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall, known professionally as France Gall, was a French yé-yé and pop singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", representing Luxembourg. Later in her career, she worked with singer-songwriter Michel Berger, whom she married in 1976. Her most successful singles include "Il…
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entertainment · French singer (1947–2018) · singer · also France Gall, Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall, Isabelle Genevieve Marie Anne Gall, Gall
Born 9 October 1947 · Died 7 January 2018 · Q208258
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2026· 4 entries
Published video “Hippie Hippie”.
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Published video “夢みるシャンソン人形”.
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Published video “ATTENDS OU VA T’EN”.
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2025· 2 entries
Published video “Quelque chose de Tennessee (Live à l'Olympia, Paris, 12 août 2000)”.
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Laura Thorn paid tribute to Gall with her entry for Luxembourg into the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest titled La poupée monte le son, which re-envisioned Gall's "doll" as an independent woman not under anyone's control
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2024· 1 entry
Released album “Plus haut”.
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2019· 2 entries
Released album “All the Best”.
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Released album “Mes débuts”.
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2018· 8 entries
The Daily Telegraph: France Gall, Eurovision winner – obituary
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The Sun: France Gall dead at 70 – French pop icon and 1965 Eurovision winner passes away as Elton John leads tributes
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brooklynvegan: '60s French pop icon France Gall, RIP
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NME: French pop icon France Gall has died, aged 70
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Yahoo: France Gall, French Singer Who Won 1965 Eurovision Song Contest and Inspired 'My Way,' Dies at 70
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Radio France Internationale: French singer France Gall dies aged 70
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Yahoo: French Singer France Gall Dead at 70
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Died 2018-01-07.
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2017· 3 entries
Awarded Officer of the National Order of Merit (2017).
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Released album “L’Essentiel”.
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Released album “Quand on Est Ensemble Best Of”.
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2015· 3 entries
Released album “Grandes Éxitos (Remastered)”.
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Released album “Résiste : La Comédie musicale de France Gall & Bruck Dawit”.
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Launched the jukebox musical Résiste, which she wrote with her partner Bruck Dawit
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2014· 2 entries
Released ep “Poupée de cire, poupée de son (Remastered)”.
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Released album “5 Albums Originaux”.
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2013).
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2012· 2 entries
Released album “Best of Live”.
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Released album “Made in France: France Gall’s Baby Pop”.
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Intégrale des albums studios (+ 3 concerts)”.
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2009· 1 entry
Released album “Best Selection”.
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “"Viens je t'emmène"”.
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2007· 1 entry
Participated in the France 2 documentary Tous pour la musique, marking the fifteenth anniversary of Michel Berger's death
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “Les Plus Belles Chansons”.
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Released album “Artistes de légende”.
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2005· 1 entry
Released album “Pleyel”.
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2004· 3 entries
Released album “Évidemment”.
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Released album “Ten Songs for You”.
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With the compilation album Évidemment, which charted in France, Belgium, and Switzerland
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2003· 1 entry
Released album “Tendres Années 60”.
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “Lounge Legends: Twenty Classic Recordings”.
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2001· 3 entries
Released album “Intégrale Philips 1963-1968”.
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Released album “France Gall CD Story”.
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Released album “L’Anthologie”.
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2000· 1 entry
Released album “Love, l’amour & Liebe”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “En allemand - Das Beste auf Deutsch”.
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1997· 2 entries
Released album “Concert public Olympia / Concert acoustique M6”.
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Announced her retirement from the music industry
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1996· 1 entry
Released album “France”.
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1995· 1 entry
Released album “Laisse tomber les filles / Poupée de cire, poupée de son / Les Sucettes”.
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “Simple je : L'Intégrale Bercy”.
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1992· 6 entries
Released album “Double jeu”.
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Released album “Volume 4 : Bébé Requin”.
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Released album “Volume 1 : Laisse tomber les filles”.
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Released album “Poupée de son”.
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Released album “Volume 2 : Poupée de cire, poupée de son”.
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Released album “Volume 3 : Les Sucettes”.
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1991· 1 entry
Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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1990· 2 entries
Released album “Sacré Charlemagne”.
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Released album “Les Années musique”.
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1989· 1 entry
Released album “Bébé requin”.
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1988· 4 entries
Awarded Knight of the National Order of Merit (1988).
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Released album “Ihre größten Hits”.
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Released album “Le Tour de France 88”.
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Released album “France Gall”.
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1987· 3 entries
Awarded Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year (1987).
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Released album “Babacar”.
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Released ep “Ella Elle L'a”.
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1985· 2 entries
Gall joined Chanteurs Sans Frontières, on the initiative of Valérie Lagrange
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Released album “Au Zénith”.
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1984· 1 entry
Released album “Débranche !”.
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1982· 1 entry
Released album “Palais des Sports”.
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1981· 3 entries
Featuring the song "Résiste", and Débranche
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Released album “Tout pour la musique”.
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Released album “Les Plus Belles Chansons de France Gall”.
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1980· 2 entries
Released album “Paris, France”.
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Gall had her first number one hit in France since "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" with the song "Il jouait du piano debout"
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1979· 1 entry
Played the role of Cristal in the rock opera Starmania, produced by Berger and Québecois lyricist Luc Plamondon
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1978· 1 entry
Released album “Live”.
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1977· 1 entry
Released album “Dancing Disco”.
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1976· 1 entry
Released the self-titled album France Gall, followed by Dancing Disco in 1977 containing the hit song "Si maman si"
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1975· 1 entry
Released album “Les Grands Succès de France Gall”.
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1973· 2 entries
Released album “Les Années folles / Homme tout petit”.
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Gall came into contact with Michel Berger, having been struck by his song "Attends-moi"
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1971· 1 entry
Her singles "C'est cela l'amour" and "Chasse neige" faltered in the charts
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1970· 1 entry
Released album “Die grossen Erfolge 2”.
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1969· 4 entries
Released album “Die grossen Erfolge”.
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Where she recorded several tracks, but did not succeed in finding a coherent style with Norbert Saada as her artistic director
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Released ep “Homme tout petit”.
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Released ep “France Gall (Les Années folles / La Manille et la Révolution)”.
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1968· 5 entries
Released album “1968”.
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Released ep “Chanson indienne”.
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Released ep “Dady da da”.
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Released ep “24/36”.
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Released album “Le Disque d'or de France Gall”.
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1967· 2 entries
Released ep “Teenie weenie boppie / Bébé requin”.
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Released ep “La Petite”.
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1966· 6 entries
Released album “Les Sucettes”.
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Released ep “Bonsoir John-John”.
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Released ep “Les Sucettes”.
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Released album “Baby Pop”.
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Released ep “Baby Pop”.
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Gall released another successful song written by Gainsbourg titled "Les Sucettes"
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1965· 6 entries
Released ep “Attends ou va-t’en”.
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Awarded First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest for Poupée de cire, poupée de son (1965).
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Released album “Poupée de cire, poupée de son”.
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Released ep “Poupée de cire, poupée de son”.
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Released ep “L’Amérique”.
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At the age of 17, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", representing Luxembourg
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1964· 5 entries
Released album “N° 2”.
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Released ep “Laisse tomber les filles”.
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Released ep “N’écoute pas les idoles”.
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Released ep “Jazz à gogo / La Cloche”.
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Released ep “France Gall et ses petits amis – Sacré Charlemagne”.
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1963· 2 entries
Released ep “Ne sois pas si bête”.
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Signing with Philips Records after an audition at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
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1947· 1 entry
Born 1947-10-09.
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