French singer Franciose Hardy, who modeled for Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne, has died at 80.
French pop star and style icon Françoise Hardy has died at the age of 80, her son Thomas Dutronc announced on Instagram.“How do I say goodbye? The eternal Françoise Hardy, legend of French song, who entered, through her sensitivity and her melodies, into the heart of an entire country,” French culture minister Rachida Dati posted on her official account on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I send my warmest thoughts to her son Thomas Dutronc, his family and those close to him.
The singer became an international muse for musicians of the time, including David Bowie and Bob Dylan, who dedicated a poem to her in his 1964 album “Another Side of Bob Dylan.” Mick Jagger declared her his “ideal woman.”
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