Music · 1947–2018

France Gall

French pop singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965

Did you know?Her winning Eurovision entry was written by the legendary French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg when she was only seventeen.

Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall (French: ), was a French yé-yé and pop singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", representing Luxembourg.

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Born: October 9, 1947 · 12th arrondissement of Paris, France
Died: January 7, 2018
Nationality: French
Known for: Music

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Father: Robert Gall
Mother: Cecile Berthier
Spouse: Michel Berger
Children: Pauline Hamburger, Raphael Hamburger

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