Françoise Madeleine Hardy 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024

Françoise Madeleine Hardy (French: [fʁɑ̃swaz madlɛn aʁdi]; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter and actress. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure of the yé-yé wave. In addition to her native French, she also sang in English, Italian and German. Her career spanned more than fifty years with over thirty studio albums released.Hardy died of laryngeal cancer in Paris, on 11 June 2024, at the age of 80. Prior to her death, she had also experienced several falls and bone fractures