Frogtoon Music

La Question (Album) by Françoise Hardy

Artist Biography For Françoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy Born Françoise Madeleine Hardy On 17 January 1944 Is A French Former Singer And Songwriter Mainly Known For Singing Melancholic Sentimental Ballads. Hardy Signed Her First Contract With The Record Label Vogue In November 1961. In April 1962 Shortly After Finishing School Her First Album "Oh Oh Chéri" Appeared With The Title Song Written By Johnny Hallyday's Writing Duo. The Flip Side Of The Record "Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles" Became A Huge Success Which Sold 2 Million Copies. She Had Long Hair And Usually Wore Jeans With A Leather Jacket While Accompanying Her Songs On The Guitar. She Sang In English Spanish And German Occasionally. In 1963 She Represented Monaco In The Grand Prix D'Eurovision De La Chanson With "L'amour S'en Va" And Emerged In Fifth Place. In 1968 She Received The Grand Prix Du Disque Académie Charles Cros. In 1981 She Married Her Long-Time Companion Jacques Dutronc With Whom She Had Already Had A Son Thomas Dutronc In 1973. In May 2000 She Had A Comeback With The Album "Clair Obscur". Her Son Played The Guitar And Her Husband Sang The Duet "Puisque Vous Partez En Voyage". Iggy Pop And Etienne Daho Participated As Well. She Currently Lives Near Paris. In 2006 She Released A New Duets Album Entitled "Parenthèses" Which Included A Song With Her Son Thomas. In 2021 Hardy Announced That Her Health Had Worsened And That She Would Not Be Able To Sing Again Owing To The Effects Of Cancer Therapy.

HOME FRANÇOISE HARDY
POPULAR TRACKS MIXES ALBUMS
Video 1 : 50

Frogtoon Music -

Frogtoon Music Album Info: La Question

Throughout Her Career Most Of Françoise Hardy’s Arrangements Have Tended Toward The Lush Though In A Good Way. La Question Is Lush Too But It’s One Of Her Most Sparsely Produced Efforts Usually Finding Her Voice Accompanied By Little More Than An Acoustic Guitar Touches Of Bass And Very Subtle Orchestration. Much Of The Record’s Lights-Low Ambience Could Be Attributed To Tuca No Last Name Given Who Played Guitar Co-Arranged And Co-Wrote Most Of The Tunes Though Hardy Did Contribute To The Composition Of A Few Tracks . It May Be Her Best Post-’60s Effort Songs Like “Chanson D’O” And “Le Martien” Featuring Some Of Her Most Whispery Seductive Vocals. As Fireside Romantic Music Goes It Beats The Hell Out Of José Feliciano. Credits Arranged By – Raymond Donnez Arranged By Guitar Producer – Tuca 2 Bass – Francis Moze Guy Pedersen Other – Pinocchio Photography – J. M. Périer Photography – C. Rotulo G. Moreau Recorded By – Bernard Estardy René Ameline