The Vogue Years - Album
The Vogue Years (Album) by Françoise Hardy
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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.
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Biography - 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.
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The Excellent Mid-'60s Vogue Recordings Of Françoise Hardy Have Only Occasionally Been Available To Those Outside France Usually Courtesy Of Either Shady Collections Or Pricey Imports. The Vogue Years Solves That Problem At Least Temporarily As Long As It's In Print Boasting Everything The Modern Music Connoisseur Looks For A Lengthy Chronological Track Listing Crisp Remastered Sound Lengthy Historical Liner Notes By Bob Stanley From Saint Etienne And An Assortment Of Vintage Photos. It Hits Most Surprisingly Not All Of Her Best Recordings For Vogue From 1962 To 1967 Beginning With "Tous Les Garçons Et Le Filles " The Multi-Million Seller Recorded At Her Very First Session. Disc Two Skips Through Her 1965-1966 Material During Which She Matured Greatly As Both A Songwriter And Performer With Productions That Moved From The Tinny Sound Of Yeh-Yeh Pop Into A Fuller Brand Of Rock Arrangements. With No Good Retrospective Also Taking Into Account Her Extraordinary Work From The Late '60s Comment Te Dire Adieu And Early '70s La Question The Vogue Years Takes The Cake As The Best Françoise Hardy Collection Available.
Published: 06 Jun 2010, 01:25
The Excellent Mid-'60s Vogue Recordings Of Françoise Hardy Have Only Occasionally Been Available To Those Outside France Usually Courtesy Of Either Shady Collections Or Pricey Imports. The Vogue Years Solves That Problem At Least Temporarily As Long As It's In Print Boasting Everything The Modern Music Connoisseur Looks For A Lengthy Chronological Track Listing Crisp Remastered Sound Lengthy Historical Liner Notes By Bob Stanley From Saint Etienne And An Assortment Of Vintage Photos. It Hits Most Surprisingly Not All Of Her Best Recordings For Vogue From 1962 To 1967 Beginning With "Tous Les Garçons Et Le Filles " The Multi-Million Seller Recorded At Her Very First Session. Disc Two Skips Through Her 1965-1966 Material During Which She Matured Greatly As Both A Songwriter And Performer With Productions That Moved From The Tinny Sound Of Yeh-Yeh Pop Into A Fuller Brand Of Rock Arrangements. With No Good Retrospective Also Taking Into Account Her Extraordinary Work From The Late '60s Comment Te Dire Adieu And Early '70s La Question The Vogue Years Takes The Cake As The Best Françoise Hardy Collection Available.