French singer Françoise Hardy, known for her international stardom in the 1960s, has passed away at the age of 80. Hardy, a pop icon and actress, had a significant influence on music and collaborated with artists like Blur. Her son confirmed her death.
IndieWire highlights a few favorites from Françoise Hardy, the New Wave actress and singer who died this week at age 80: https://t.co/WKeRVmfGHD https://t.co/cED81GrgBI
'Hardy had a young Morrissey trumped in the ‘old-and-world-weary-before-their-time’ stakes: at the age of 23, she released a song called ‘Ma Jeunesse Fout L’Camp’ – ‘My Youth Is Disappearing’' Remembering Françoise Hardy, by David McKenna https://t.co/ZfepKrfyHs https://t.co/MonCCAV6sR
Françoise Hardy was an anomaly in the 1960s as a female pop star writing and performing her own material. https://t.co/IKCWj4F7fU
'Once in her independent phase, she released an album that was to be her orchestral pop peak, 1968’s Comment Te Dire Adieu, including covers of songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Leonard Cohen and Ricky Nelson' Remembering Françoise Hardy, by David McKenna https://t.co/ZfepKrfyHs https://t.co/s7N7Oox3ez
Following the sad passing of the legendary French singer #FrancoiseHardy, her debut album "Tous les garçons et les filles' (1962) scores the Top New Entry on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart landing at #8 and the Top new entry on iTunes Europe, landing at #2! Francoise dominates… https://t.co/YsZFAetl8h
From her start in the yé-yé 1960s to the depths she plumbed as a singer-songwriter, Françoise Hardy, who died Tuesday, continued to entrance new generations of listeners. Hear 8 of her essential songs. https://t.co/IKCWj4F7fU
Remembering Françoise Hardy: the yé yé it-girl who inspired Chanel and Bob Dylan https://t.co/Nr1nV8isYf https://t.co/2RBgx1WUnX
The French pop star Françoise Hardy, who died on Tuesday at the age of 80, was celebrated for her beauty and style, always striking the perfect pose whether she was doing a fashion shoot or had gotten caught in a candid picture. https://t.co/u2gT2AI0x1
Blur pay tribute to collaborator Françoise Hardy: “The definition of chic, understated charisma” The band worked with the late French icon in the '90s https://t.co/8EZn7EzXVD
'In the 90s, a new generation of musicians – both in France and abroad – acknowledged her influence, and she collaborated with both Air, Blur and Iggy Pop.' Remembering Françoise Hardy, by David McKenna https://t.co/ZfepKrfyHs https://t.co/VexwpYmTbD
Francoise Hardy, a French singing legend and pop icon since the 1960s, has died. She was 80. Her son, musician Thomas Dutronc, announced her death on social media, sharing a poignant photo of himself as a child with his mother. Hardy, who had been... https://t.co/FczJaMMg8N
With hit songs and an understated personality, Françoise Hardy incarnated a 1960s cool still treasured by the French. https://t.co/CJXZ0nf2Zw
The French pop star Françoise Hardy pulled listeners close and always struck the perfect pose. https://t.co/WL2eWJ4p7a
"Françoise Hardy, French Singer and Actor Who Became International Icon in 1960s, Dies at 80" https://t.co/Q00o23UHdH via @variety She was fantastic looking, and a great singer. Huge loss for anyone who likes to watch completely unattainable women in classy foreign films! R.I.P.
Blur’s Damon Albarn honored late French singer, Françoise Hardy, who collaborated with Blur in the 90s: “She was the definition of chic, understated charisma” More: https://t.co/aFphwYgmX4 https://t.co/ZlCLUrYwZu
'La Question, recorded and written with Brazilian guitarist Tuca, is her most sensuous album, full of exquisite songs and arrangements. Hardy’s voice on that record is like a cool breeze on a hot day.' Remembering Françoise Hardy, by David McKenna https://t.co/ZfepKrfyHs https://t.co/UKy44ohfhX
I was really sad to hear Francoise Hardy's died. I loved her songs and she was beautiful and fascinating. Her memoir, 'The Despair of Monkeys and Other Trifles', is wonderful and, by total coincidence, there are lines of her lyrics in the novel I'm currently writing (Tous Les… https://t.co/jsFunA2LIJ
Listen to 8 tracks from the bewitching Françoise Hardy, who died Tuesday. https://t.co/z3B3w2k62v
Françoise Hardy, an introspective French pop singer in the 1960s, who had hit songs like “Tous les garçons et les filles” (“All the Boys and Girls”) and “Dans le monde entier” (“All Over the World”), died of cancer on Tuesday. She was 80. https://t.co/nZ66Rm5ac2 https://t.co/UUsj6ITuq8
French singer-songwriter Francoise Hardy, who inspired Bob Dylan and Sir Mick Jagger, has died at the age of 80 Read more🔗 https://t.co/WQLqzymgN8
Françoise Hardy, an introspective pop singer who became a hero to French youth in the 1960s with her moody ballads, has died at 80. https://t.co/HaBGAYbgTH
David McKenna reflects on how falling head over heels for the music of Françoise Hardy set him on the course he’s still following to this day, and reflects on the many peaks from her extraordinary career Remembering Françoise Hardy, by David McKenna https://t.co/ZfepKrfyHs https://t.co/xOOZNqt9PF
RIP Francois Hardy. Actress, chanteuse, and to me one of the most beautiful women ever to walk this earth. Publicity still from the movie Grand Prix (1966) in what I think is a Brabham BT19. https://t.co/WMrnYF3ATN
'Mum is gone': French pop culture icon and actress Francoise Hardy dies aged 80 https://t.co/8rRXr13JIE
Françoise Hardy, whose elegance and beautifully lilting voice made her one of France’s most successful pop stars, has died aged 80. https://t.co/g8XWBjFJVU
🤍 Françoise Hardy, who has died aged 80, was an intoxicatingly romantic French chanteuse and heartthrob of the early Beatles era. Read more about the artist and muse's life below https://t.co/ZCEA7ap0pS
Francoise Hardy death: Elijah Wood leads tributes to French singer with heartwarming social media post after she passed away aged 80 https://t.co/WgkztqhABR
French singer-songwriter Francoise Hardy has died at the age of 80, her son has said ✍: @LauraSHarding https://t.co/lmMnqhC6zO
I’m sad to hear that French singer & actress Françoise Hardy died yesterday, aged 80. She starred in #GrandPrix (’66), still the greatest #F1 movie of them all. #RIPFrançoiseHardy https://t.co/AZsQhuLHL7
French singer Francoise Hardy, who shot to international stardom in the 1960s, has died aged 80 https://t.co/LtW6tnIKd4
Heart-broken to read that Françoise Hardy has passed away. RIP beautiful, musical soul ❤️🧷❤️ https://t.co/8fvEPHBfxb https://t.co/wPNnT5xftz
Another of the great singers passes... Françoise Hardy RIP. Shall put on her some of her beautiful music later. https://t.co/o1ZTrdjN5o