1944 - Today
Françoise Madeleine Hardy (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swaz madlɛn aʁdi]; born 17 January 1944) is a French singer-songwriter. She made her musical debut in the early 1960s on Disques Vogue and found immediate success with her song "Tous les garçons et les filles". As a leading figure of the yé-yé movement, Hardy "found herself at the very forefront of the French music scene" and became "France's most exportable female singing star", recording in various languages, appearing in movies, touring throughout Europe, and gaining plaudits from musicians such as Bob Dylan, Miles Davis and Mick Jagger. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Françoise Hardy has received more than 1,373,560 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Françoise Hardy is the 105th most popular singer (up from 113th in 2019), the 716th most popular biography from France (up from 771st in 2019) and the 8th 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 105 out of 3,541. Before her are Donna Summer, Roy Orbison, Rihanna, Robin Gibb, John Lee Hooker, and Alla Pugacheva. After her are Harry Belafonte, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Klaus Meine, Gloria Gaynor, and Georges Moustaki.
1948 - 2012
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 99
1936 - 1988
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 100
1988 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 101
1949 - 2012
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 102
1917 - 2001
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 103
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 104
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 105
1927 - Present
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 106
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 107
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 108
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 109
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 110
1934 - 2013
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 111
Among people born in 1944, Françoise Hardy ranks 32. Before her are Rem Koolhaas, Ulrich Beck, Jairzinho, Kary Mullis, Diana Ross, and Ronnie Peterson. After her are Ibrahim Rugova, Dietrich Mateschitz, Sebastião Salgado, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Sali Berisha, and Tony Scott.
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 26
1944 - 2015
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 27
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 28
1944 - 2019
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 29
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 30
1944 - 1978
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 31
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 32
1944 - 2006
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 33
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 34
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 35
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 36
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 37
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 38
Among people born in France, Françoise Hardy ranks 716 out of 5,234. Before her are Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963), Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Lazare Carnot (1753), Pope Stephen IX (1020), Robert Doisneau (1912), and Alexandre Millerand (1859). After her are Julie Clary (1771), Charles-François Daubigny (1817), François Fénelon (1651), Eugène Sue (1804), Raymond Queneau (1903), and Ausonius (310).
963 - 1026
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 710
1490 - 1527
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 711
1753 - 1823
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 712
1020 - 1058
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 713
1912 - 1994
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 714
1859 - 1943
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 715
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 716
1771 - 1845
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 717
1817 - 1878
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 718
1651 - 1715
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 719
1804 - 1857
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 720
1903 - 1976
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 721
310 - 395
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 722
Among singers born in France, Françoise Hardy ranks 8. Before her are Charles Aznavour (1924), Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Carlos Gardel (1890), Johnny Hallyday (1943), and France Gall (1947). After her are Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Maria Malibran (1808), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Charles Trenet (1913), Georges Brassens (1921), and Caterina Valente (1931).
1924 - 2018
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 2
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 4
1890 - 1935
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 5
1943 - 2017
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 6
1947 - 2018
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 7
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 8
1974 - Present
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 9
1808 - 1836
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 10
1927 - 2001
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 11
1913 - 2001
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 12
1921 - 1981
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 13
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 14