PARIS (AP) — Françoise 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 ...

In World War I, France’s favorite song was the lilting Madelon. The first seven months of World War II produced no successor. One try, Victoire, Daughter of Madelon, was a by-blow which died aborning.

IndieWire highlights a few favorites from Françoise Hardy, the New Wave actress and singer who died this week at age 80. “This passion for singing became real madness when I discovered an English ...