1944 - Today
Françoise Madeleine Hardy (French: [fʁɑ̃swaz madlɛn aʁdi]; born 17 January 1944) is a retired French singer-songwriter. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Françoise Hardy has received more than 2,234,611 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Françoise Hardy is the 109th most popular singer (down from 105th in 2019), the 751st most popular biography from France (down from 715th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Singer.
Françoise Hardy is a French singer-songwriter who began her career in the early 1960s. She is most famous for her singles "Tous les garçons et les filles" and "Tu trouveras".
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Among singers, Françoise Hardy ranks 109 out of 3,528. Before her are Jenny Lind, Nancy Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Teresa Teng, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, and Lata Mangeshkar. After her are Roy Orbison, Renata Tebaldi, Dolly Parton, Domenico Modugno, Marvin Gaye, and Annie Lennox.
1820 - 1887
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 103
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 104
1903 - 1977
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 105
1953 - 1995
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 106
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 107
1929 - 2022
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 108
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 109
1936 - 1988
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 110
1922 - 2004
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 111
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 112
1928 - 1994
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 113
1939 - 1984
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 114
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 115
Among people born in 1944, Françoise Hardy ranks 44. Before her are Tony Scott, Gennady Zyuganov, Vojislav Koštunica, Sali Berisha, Rajiv Gandhi, and Princess Benedikte of Denmark. After her are Yoweri Museveni, Larry Ellison, Sylvie Vartan, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Nebahat Çehre, and Nick Mason.
1944 - 2012
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 38
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 39
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 40
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 41
1944 - 1991
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 42
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 43
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 44
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 45
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 46
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 47
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 48
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 49
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 50
Among people born in France, Françoise Hardy ranks 751 out of 6,011. Before her are François l'Olonnais (1635), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Sigismund of Burgundy (500), Margaret of Provence (1221), Vincent Auriol (1884), and Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932). After her are Bourvil (1917), Sophie of France (1786), Edmond Rostand (1868), Samuel de Champlain (1567), Hubert de Givenchy (1927), and Philippe Petit (1949).
1635 - 1669
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 745
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 746
500 - 524
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 747
1221 - 1295
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 748
1884 - 1966
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 749
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 750
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 751
1917 - 1970
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 752
1786 - 1787
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 753
1868 - 1918
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 754
1567 - 1635
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 755
1927 - 2018
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 756
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 757
Among singers born in France, Françoise Hardy ranks 9. Before her are Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Carlos Gardel (1890), Johnny Hallyday (1943), France Gall (1947), and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974). After her are Maria Malibran (1808), Caterina Valente (1931), Georges Brassens (1921), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Charles Trenet (1913), and Manu Chao (1961).
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 4
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 5
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 6
1947 - 2018
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 7
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 9
1808 - 1836
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 11
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 12
1927 - 2001
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 13
1913 - 2001
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 14
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 15