All those minidresses and lollipops belied a subversive message.
Françoise Hardy was a singer and songwriter from France who started recording music in the early 1960s with the French record company “Disques Vogue.” It di
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All those minidresses and lollipops belied a subversive message.
Syvlie Vartan - 4 by . . .-1965 - Past Daily Nights At The Round Table: Yé-Yé Edition - Rock Without Borders - RCA (France) EP - 86.125M
A new book by Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe celebrates the yé-yé girls of '60s French pop
In the 1960's, Yé Yé was a movement in France mostly based on youth and pop music being produced at the time. The term derived from "Yeah Yeah" and was a reaction to Mod in England and Rock 'n' Roll and Girl Groups popular in the States. Pulled by Svengali strings, most notably, from famed songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, several hits were produced. The popular Yé Yé girls of France were sexy in a naive way and most often sang songs of innocence with undertones of sexuality and even sadness. France was, after all, still recovering from the War and the youth had a very different reality than those in America. Yé Yé Girls have always been an inspiration to me. I love the music and the Nouvelle Vague movies from this time period in France. I love their style too! Unlike their American counterparts, think Motown, these girls have Gallic pouts and slightly disheveled hair with bangs. They were not overly styled. Françoise Hardy That face! Françoise's career is still going strong. She is probably the most popular of the Yé Yé girls. Her style has often been imitated. Chantal Goya Chantal is adorable! She also starred in Jean-Luc Goddard's Masculin Féminin which is full of great fashion and French ennui. France Gall France was 16 when her first single got airplay. Sylvie Vartan Sylvie brought more rock 'n' roll to the genre and had a tougher sound than her peers. She even married French Rock Star, Johnny Hallyday. They were the "it" couple of the time.
Yé-Yé girl Sylvie Vartan photographed at her Paris boutique in august 1967, where she would spend two to three afternoons per week working when she wasn't busy performing or recording. Sylvie was pret
France Gall - 1965 - Nights At The Roundtable - Past Daily - Iconic French singer from the "Yé-Yé" genre of French female singers of the 1960s.
francoise hardy was born january 17, 1944 in paris france....
