France Gall

France Gall

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1947-10-09
Deathday: 2018-01-07 (70 years old)

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Biography

Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French yé-yé singer. In 1965, aged 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg. Between 1973 and 1992, she collaborated with singer-songwriter Michel Berger.


Gall was born in Paris on 9 October 1947, to a highly musical family. Her father, the lyricist Robert Gall, wrote songs for Édith Piaf and Charles Aznavour. Her mother, Cécile Berthier, was a singer as well and the daughter of Paul Berthier, the co-founder of Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois. The only daughter of her family, France had two brothers: Patrice and Philippe. In spring 1963, Robert Gall encouraged his daughter to record songs and send the demos to the music publisher Denis Bourgeois. That July, she auditioned for Bourgeois at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, after which Bourgeois wanted to sign her immediately. France was subsequently signed to Philips.


At the time, Bourgeois was working for the label as artistic director for Serge Gainsbourg and assumed this role for Gall as well. He encouraged her to record four tracks with the French jazz musician, arranger and composer Alain Goraguer.


The first airplay of France's first single, "Ne sois pas si bête" ("Don't Be So Stupid"), occurred on her 16th birthday. It was released in November and became a hit, selling 200,000 copies. Gainsbourg, who had released several albums and written songs for singers including Michèle Arnaud and Juliette Gréco, was asked by Bourgeois to write songs for Gall. Gainsbourg's "N'écoute pas les idoles" ("Don't listen to the idols") was Gall's second single; it reached the top of the French charts in March 1964 and stayed there for three weeks.


At the same time, Gall made her live debut, opening for Sacha Distel in Belgium. She teamed up with Distel's business manager, Maurice Tézé, a lyricist, which allowed her to create an original repertoire, unlike the majority of her contemporaries who sang adaptations of Anglophone hits. Elaborate orchestrations by Alain Goraguer blended styles, permitting her to navigate between jazz, children's songs, and anything in between. Examples of this mixed-genre style included "Jazz à gogo" (by Alain Goraguer and Robert Gall) and "Mes premières vraies vacances" (by Jacques Datin and Maurice Vidalin). Gall and Gainsbourg's association produced many popular singles, continuing through the summer of 1964 with the hit song "Laisse tomber les filles" ("Leave the girls alone") followed by "Christiansen" by Datin-Vidalin. Gainsbourg also secretly recorded Gall's laughter to use on "Pauvre Lola'", a track on his 1964 album Gainsbourg Percussions.


Having previously resisted, Gall gave in to her managers at the end of 1964 and recorded a single intended for children. The song "Sacré Charlemagne", written by her father, and set to the music of George Liferman, was a hit in 1965, peaking at number one in France and number five in Turkey. ..


Source: Article "France Gall" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

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self 38

TV Shows 28

Movies 22

Director 1

Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)

TV
Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Archives secrètes

Archives secrètes (2021)

TV
(archive footage)
L'affaire Matzneff

L'affaire Matzneff (2020)

Movie
Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos

Johnny Hallyday : Olympia 2000 - Les Duos (2019)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia

Johnny Hallyday - Un soir à l'Olympia (2019)

Movie
Moon / Director
Résiste

Résiste (2016)

Movie
France Gall et Michel Berger, « Toi sinon personne »

France Gall et Michel Berger, « Toi sinon personne » (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Je m'présente, je m'appelle Daniel

Je m'présente, je m'appelle Daniel (2015)

Movie
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)

Movie
Self
Gainsbourg and His Girls

Gainsbourg and His Girls (2010)

Movie
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés

Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés (2005)

Movie
Self
Bonjour la France

Bonjour la France (2004)

Movie
Self
La chanson de l'année

La chanson de l'année (2004)

TV
Self
Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche (1998)

TV
Self
France Gall - Concert acoustique

France Gall - Concert acoustique (1997)

Movie
France Gall - Olympia 1996

France Gall - Olympia 1996 (1997)

Movie
France Gall / Music
Plus oh !

Plus oh ! (1996)

Movie
Self
France Gall - Bercy 93

France Gall - Bercy 93 (1994)

Movie
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex

Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex (1994)

Movie
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania

Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania (1993)

Movie
self
Stars 90

Stars 90 (1990)

TV
Self
France Gall : Le tour de France 88

France Gall : Le tour de France 88 (1988)

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Self
Collaricocoshow

Collaricocoshow (1987)

TV
(Female Artist of the Year) / Self
Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique (1985)

TV
Self
Goldener Löwe

Goldener Löwe (1984)

TV
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Self
Formule un

Formule un (1982)

TV
Self
Droit de Réponse

Droit de Réponse (1981)

Movie
Cristal
Starmania

Starmania (1979)

Movie
Self
Fan School

Fan School (1977)

TV
Self / Émilie / Self - Host
Numéro un

Numéro un (1975)

TV
Self
Système 2

Système 2 (1975)

TV
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Self
Midi Première

Midi Première (1975)

TV
Self
Midi trente

Midi trente (1972)

TV
Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Self
Samedi soir

Samedi soir (1971)

TV
Self
Die ZDF-Hitparade

Die ZDF-Hitparade (1969)

TV
Self
Starparade

Starparade (1968)

TV
Self
Ça c'est Claude François

Ça c'est Claude François (1967)

Movie
Self
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1966)

TV
Self
Meine Melodie

Meine Melodie (1965)

TV
Self - Host / L'agent de la circulation / Self
Dim Dam Dom

Dim Dam Dom (1965)

TV
self
Soeben eingetroffen

Soeben eingetroffen (1965)

TV
Self
Vergißmeinnicht

Vergißmeinnicht (1964)

TV
Self
Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe (1964)

TV
Self
Musik aus Studio B

Musik aus Studio B (1961)

TV
Self
Discorama

Discorama (1959)

TV
(self)
Gallantly

Gallantly

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1947-10-09

Deathday
2018-01-07 (70 years old)

Birth Name
Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall

Birth Place
12th arrondissement of Paris, France

Height

Relationships
Michel Berger (1976-06-22 - 1992-08-02), Julien Clerc (1970-01-01 - 1974-01-01), Bruck Dawit, Claude François (1964-01-01 - 1967-01-01)

Children
Raphaël Hamburger, Pauline Hamburger

Father
Robert Gall

Mother
Cecile Berthier

Relatives
François Brochet, Vincent Berthier de Lioncourt, Denys Lable

Citizenships
France

Residences
Paris · Quiberon, France, Ngor, Senegal

Also Known As
Isabelle Gall

Awards
Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Legion of Honour, First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest


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