Françoise Hatchuel

These recordings are a profound testimony to Françoise Groben's astonishing commitment to music, the large number of her international recitals and her encounters with the most important artists of her time. As she rarely had the time (or inclination?) to go into a recording studio, these live recordings keep her memory alive: some of them are of professional quality, others are remarkably good amateur recordings that we have remastered especially for this release remastered especially for this release. Overall, they convey their deep sense of emotion, expressiveness and technical perfection in a tangible dialog with their audience.

Égérie de la période Yéyé des années 1960 qu'elle illumine de sa beauté, Françoise Hardy est devenue une chanteuse culte pour plusieurs générations au gré d'une carrière débutée il y a plus de cinquante ans. Également connue en tant que compagne de Jacques Dutronc, et mère de leurs fils Thomas Dutronc, Françoise Hardy a aussi été actrice et écrivain. Passionnée d'astrologie, Françoise Hardy a publié plusieurs livres en ce domaine.

Françoise Hardy is a pop and fashion icon celebrated as a French national treasure. With her signature breathy alto, she was one of the earliest and most definitive French participants in the yé-yé movement (a style of pop music that initially emerged from Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal before spreading to France in the early 1960s). She is one of only a few female vocalists who could or would write and perform her own material. She offered a startling contrast to the boy's club of French pop in the early '60s, paving the way for literally thousands of women all over the globe. Known for romantically nostalgic songs and melancholy lyrics, Hardy's first single, "Tous Les Garçons et les Filles," sold over two million copies and made her a European star overnight. Outside music, Hardy also established herself as a fashion model, actress, astrologer, and author. Though she has recorded songs in several languages, it was her early French tunes — that ranged across pop, jazz, blues, and more — that helped to establish her as a legend. In the '70s, she reinvented herself as an artist transcending teen-friendly pop to interpret songs by everyone from Leonard Cohen to Patrick Modiano and has remained a grande dame of French popular song ever since.

Françoise Hardy is a pop and fashion icon celebrated as a French national treasure. With her signature breathy alto, she was one of the earliest and most definitive French participants in the yé-yé movement (a style of pop music that initially emerged from Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal before spreading to France in the early 1960s).

Françoise Hardy is a pop and fashion icon celebrated as a French national treasure. With her signature breathy alto, she was one of the earliest and most definitive French participants in the yé-yé movement (a style of pop music that initially emerged from Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal before spreading to France in the early 1960s). She is one of only a few female vocalists who could or would write and perform her own material. She offered a startling contrast to the boy's club of French pop in the early '60s, paving the way for literally thousands of women all over the globe. Known for romantically nostalgic songs and melancholy lyrics, Hardy's first single, "Tous Les Garçons et les Filles," sold over two million copies and made her a European star overnight. Outside music, Hardy also established herself as a fashion model, actress, astrologer, and author. Though she has recorded songs in several languages, it was her early French tunes — that ranged across pop, jazz, blues, and more — that helped to establish her as a legend. In the '70s, she reinvented herself as an artist transcending teen-friendly pop to interpret songs by everyone from Leonard Cohen to Patrick Modiano and has remained a grande dame of French popular song ever since.

Réunis dans ce coffret, 10 de ses meilleurs albums parus entre 1967 et 2006 :
MA JEUNESSE FOUT LE CAMP… (1967) / COMMENT TE DIRE ADIEU (1968) / EN ANGLAIS (1968 / LA QUESTION (1971) / MESSAGE PERSONNEL (1973) / ENTRACTE (1974) / LE DANGER (1996) / CLAIR-OBSCUR (2000) / TANT DE BELLES CHOSES (2004) / (PARENTHÈSES…) (2006). Accompagné d'un livret détaillé, tous les albums sont présentés à l'unité dans une pochette CD simple replica, reprenant les rectos / versos originaux. Ces 10 albums constituent 10 jalons qui ont marqué sa carrière emblématique : 'Ma jeunesse fout le camp'*, 'Comment te dire adieu'*, 'La question' et 'Message Personnel' ont façonné sa légende d'icone Pop dans les années 60 et 70, tandis qu''En anglais'* témoigne de son aura internationale. Le confidentiel 'Entracte'* reste un de ces recueils les plus cultes. Marquant son grand retour en 1996, 'Le Danger' a fait date. Lui succédant dans les années 2000, 'Clair-obscur' (qui comprend la reprise 'Puisque vous partez en voyage'), 'Tant de belles choses' et 'Parenthèses' (albums de duo avec Bashung, Biolay, Dutronc…) restent par ailleurs des sommets de sa discographie. *Remasterisés récemment en 2016 et 2017.

"Ma jeunesse fout le camp…" is a studio album by the French popular singer Françoise Hardy. Released in France in November 1967. The title is very idiomatic, but it in English its general meaning is "My youth is slipping away". This album was the first produced by Hardy's own production company, Asparagus Productions.