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{{Short description|French singer (1947–2018)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = France Gall
| image              = France Gall, Radiocorriere TV, April 1969 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Gall in 1969
| birth_name         = Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1947|10|09|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Paris]], France
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2018|01|07|1947|10|09|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], France
| burial_place       = [[Montmartre Cemetery]], Paris, France
| occupation         = Singer
| spouse             = {{marriage |[[Michel Berger]]|22 June 1976|2 August 1992|end=d.}}
| children           = 2, including [[Raphaël Hamburger]]
| father             = [[Robert Gall]]
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Paul Berthier]] (grandfather)|[[Jacques Berthier]] (uncle)}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes
 | genre = {{hlist|''[[Yé-yé]]''|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[synth-pop]]}}
 | years_active = 1963–1997
 | label = {{hlist|[[Warner Music Group|WEA France]]|[[Philips Records|Philips France]]}}
 | discography = [[France Gall discography]]
 }}
}}
'''Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall''' (9 October 1947&nbsp;– 7 January 2018), known professionally as '''France Gall''' ({{IPA|fr|fʁãs gal|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Exilexi-France Gall.wav}}), was a French ''[[yé-yé]]'' and pop singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1965|tenth edition]] of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song "{{Lang|fr|[[Poupée de cire, poupée de son]]|italics=no}}", representing [[Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965|Luxembourg]]. Later in her career, she  worked with singer-songwriter [[Michel Berger]], whom she married in 1976. Her most successful singles include "{{Lang|fr|Il jouait du piano debout|italics=no}}", "{{Lang|fr|[[Ella, elle l'a]]|italics=no}}" and "{{Lang|fr|[[Évidemment (France Gall song)|Évidemment]]|italics=no}}".

==Early life==
France Gall was born Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall on 9 October 1947 in the [[12th arrondissement of Paris|12th arrondissement]] of [[Paris]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=France Gall obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/08/france-gall-obituary |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=29 November 2025 |date=8 January 2018}}</ref> She grew up in a family of musicians. Her father, [[Robert Gall]] (1918–1990), was a lyricist who wrote for [[Édith Piaf]] and [[Charles Aznavour]].<ref name="Ouest">{{cite web |title=Portrait: France Gall a rayonné pendant 50 ans sur la chanson française |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/culture/musiques/portrait-france-gall-rayonne-pendant-50-ans-sur-la-chanson-francaise-5487083 |website=Ouest-France.fr |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=fr-FR |date=7 January 2018}}</ref> Her mother, singer Cécile Berthier (1921–2021), was the daughter of [[Paul Berthier]] (1884–1953), co-founder of the celebrated choir [[The Little Singers of Paris]].<ref name="Ouest"/>

The only daughter of her family, Gall had two older brothers, twins Patrice and Philippe.<ref name="RTL">{{cite web |title=Une vie bien remplie: 15 anecdotes que vous ne connaissiez (sans doute) pas sur France Gall |url=https://infos.rtl.lu/laune/actu/a/1116578.html |website=infos.rtl.lu |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=fr |date=8 January 2018}}</ref> She attended [[Lycée Paul Valéry (Paris)|Lycée Paul Valéry]], but abandoned her studies when she was required to [[Grade retention|repeat a grade]] after failing the previous year.<ref name="RTL"/>

==Career==
===1963–1964: Early career===
Encouraged by her father, Gall launched her musical career in 1963, signing with [[Philips Records]] after an audition at the [[Théâtre des Champs-Élysées]].<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="FGCbio">{{cite web |title=Biographie officielle de France Gall |url=https://francegallcollection.fr/biographie-officielle-de-france-gall/ |website=francegallcollection.fr |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=fr-FR |date=26 October 2004}}</ref> To distinguish herself from the established singer [[Isabelle Aubret]], her artistic director {{Ill|Denis Bourgeois|fr}} suggested she adopt the stage name France Gall.<ref name="Ouest"/><ref name="RTL"/> Inspiration for this name was taken from a recent rugby match between France and Wales ({{langx|fr|France–Galles}}).<ref name="Ouest"/>

On her sixteenth birthday, her debut single "Ne sois pas si bête", an adaptation of "Stand a Little Closer" by the Laurie Sisters, premiered on French radio and quickly became a success.<ref name="Guardian"/> Bourgeois then asked [[Serge Gainsbourg]] – already established as a songwriter for artists such as [[Michèle Arnaud]] and [[Juliette Gréco]] – to write for Gall. His composition "N'écoute pas les idoles" was released as her second single and reached the top of the charts in March 1964.<ref name="Guardian"/>

[[File:France Gall in show van Rijk de Gooyer en Johnny Kraaijkamp, Bestanddeelnr 917-7890, colorized.jpg|thumb|240px|Gall as a guest on the Dutch television show ''Johnny & Rijk'' in 1965]]
She soon began performing live, making her debut as the opening act for [[Sacha Distel]] in Belgium.<ref name="RTL"/> Through her work with songwriters including Gainsbourg, [[Alain Goraguer]], and [[Jacques Datin]], she developed a diverse repertoire navigating between [[jazz]], [[children's song]]s and other genres.<ref name="Guardian"/> Her collaboration with Gainsbourg continued to yield popular singles, including the 1964 hit "Laisse tomber les filles". 

===1965: Eurovision Song Contest===
In early 1965, it was announced that Gall had been selected by the [[Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion]] (CLT) to [[Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965|represent Luxembourg]] in that year's [[Eurovision Song Contest]].<ref>{{cite news |title=France Gall naar Napels |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110589107:mpeg21:a0642 |work=[[De Telegraaf]] |publisher=[[Delpher]] |date=13 February 1965 |page=33 |language=nl}}</ref> From the ten songs proposed to her, she chose Gainsbourg's "[[Poupée de cire, poupée de son]]" as her entry.<ref name=video>{{Cite AV media |people=France GALL, Serge GAINSBOURG & Alain GORAGUER |title=à propos du Grand Prix de l'Eurovision |publisher=ORTF/Institut National de l'Audiovisuel |url=http://www.ina.fr/archivespourtous/index.php?vue=notice&from=fulltext&cs_page=1&cs_order=0&mc=Gall,%20France&num_notice=8&total_notices=52 |date=28 March 1965}}</ref> On 20 March 1965, she performed at the contest held in [[Naples]], Italy, where the song was "allegedly [[Booing|booed]] in rehearsals for straying so far from the sort of song usually heard in the Contest at this point".<ref name=boombangablog>Jamie McCloughlin, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120321090741/http://boombangablog.merseyblogs.co.uk/2009/07/eurovision-1965-ireland-makes.html A Bluffer's Guide to Eurovision]}}. 13 July 2009. Accessed 20 February 2012.</ref>

[[File:1965 Eurovision Song Contest - France Gall.jpg|thumb|200px|Gall performing at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1965]]]]
Her performance faced further criticism, with several critics noting that it was "far from perfect" and out-of-tune.<ref>All Kind of Everything: The Irish Eurovision Web Site. Luxembourg 1965 – [http://www.keithm.utvinternet.ie/Poupee.htm "Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516120518/http://www.keithm.utvinternet.ie/Poupee.htm |date=16 May 2012}}.</ref><ref>Martine Bordeneuve. Jukebox Magazine, No. 20, July–August 1988. Quoted in French Wikipedia article ''Poupée de cire, poupée de son'', access 20 February 2012. Original text: « Le 20 mars, devant 150 millions de téléspectateurs, la voix tremblante et le teint pâle, elle interprète sa chanson. Plébiscitée par le jury à la majorité absolue, elle se trouve propulsée à la première place. ... »</ref> Despite this, she won the contest with a total of 32 points, receiving the top score from the Austrian, Dutch, Finnish and German juries. Her victory in the Eurovision Song Contest boosted Gall's recognition abroad, and she went on to release German, Italian and Japanese versions of her winning song.

===1966–1968: Yé-yé and psychedelic era===
In 1966, Gall released another successful song written by Gainsbourg titled "Les sucettes". Although the song was ostensibly about a young girl who likes aniseed-flavoured lollipops, plays-on-words in the lyrics implied another meaning, alluding to oral sex.<ref name="Guardian"/> Gall was 18 at the time the song was released, and she maintained that she was unaware of the song's [[double entendre]]s.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gorman |first1=Francine |title=Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/feb/28/serge-gainsbourg-20-scandalous-moments |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=29 November 2025 |date=28 February 2011}}</ref> She later stated that this had led her to feel humiliated and betrayed by the adults around her.<ref name="European">[https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-new-european/20180118/282394104860401 "SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK: France Gall", ''The New European'', 18 January 2018]</ref>

[[File:Gainsboug-Gall-1965-Italie.png|thumb|200px|Gainsbourg and Gall in 1965]]
Under Gainsbourg's guidance, Gall subsequently entered an era of [[psychedelic music]], resulting in the studio album ''[[1968 (album)|1968]]''. The album featured a song about a deadly [[LSD]] trip, titled "Teenie Weenie Boppie", and the single "Bébé requin".<ref name="Guardian"/> At the same time, Gall pursued a career in German-language music, releasing songs produced by [[Werner Müller (musician)|Werner Müller]], such as "[[A Banda (Ah Bahn-da)|Zwei Apfelsinen im Haar]]" and "Der Computer Nr. 3".

===1969–1973: New label===
Upon the expiration of her contract with Philips at the end of 1968, Gall separated from Denis Bourgeois and spread her wings. She switched to the record label La Compagnie in 1969, where she recorded several tracks, but did not succeed in finding a coherent style with {{Ill|Norbert Saada|fr}} as her artistic director.<ref name="ReferenceB">Pierre Pernez, ''France Gall, comme une histoire d'amour'' (chapter "Un Nouveau Contrat"). Publisher: Cité {{ISBN|9782824606736}}</ref>

[[File:France-Gall-1969-Italie-Sanremo.jpg|thumb|200px|Gall performing at the [[Sanremo Music Festival]] in 1969]]
She achieved some success with "L'Orage", the French version of "La pioggia", which she performed alongside [[Gigliola Cinquetti]] at the [[Sanremo Music Festival 1969|1969 edition]] of the [[Sanremo Music Festival]]. She also entered the Belgian charts with the song "Les Années folles", an adaptation of "Gentlemen Please" by [[Barbara Ruskin]].<ref>Ultratop - [https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/9a692/France-Gall-Les-annees-folles France Gall – Les années folles]</ref>

Her 1970 singles, including "Zozoï" and "Les Éléphants", were largely ignored, and La Compagnie went bankrupt within three years of its creation.<ref name="ReferenceB" /> The early 1970s continued to be a barren period for Gall. Although she was the first artist in France to record for [[Atlantic Records]] in 1971, her singles "C'est cela l'amour" and "Chasse neige" faltered in the charts. 1972 marked the last time Gall recorded songs by Gainsbourg – "Frankenstein" and "Les Petits ballons" – which both failed to chart. A brief collaboration with {{Ill|Jean-Michel Rivat|fr}} as her artistic director also remained unsuccessful.

===1974–1980s: Collaboration with Michel Berger===
In 1973, Gall came into contact with Michel Berger, having been struck by his song "Attends-moi".<ref name="FGCbio"/> The following year she featured on his track "Mon fils rira du rock'n'roll". At her publisher's request, Berger then began writing for Gall, producing the single "La Déclaration d'amour" in 1974. Their professional collaboration evolved into a romantic relationship, and they married on 22 June 1976.

In 1976, she released the self-titled album ''[[France Gall (1976 album)|France Gall]]'', followed by ''[[Dancing Disco]]'' in 1977 containing the hit song "Si maman si". In 1979, she played the role of Cristal in the rock opera ''[[Starmania (musical)|Starmania]]'', produced by Berger and Québecois lyricist [[Luc Plamondon]]. The show played for one month at the [[Palais des congrès de Paris]]. Gall's performances of "Monopolis", "Besoin d'amour", and her duet with [[Daniel Balavoine]], "Quand on n'a plus rien à perdre", were widely acclaimed.

In 1980, Gall had her first number one hit in France since "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" with the song "Il jouait du piano debout". The song became the opening track of the album ''[[Paris, France (album)|Paris, France]]''. The following year, she collaborated with British singer [[Elton John]] on the songs "Les Aveux" and "Donner pour donner".

''Paris, France'' was followed by the albums ''[[Tout pour la musique]]'' in 1981, featuring the song "[[Résiste]]", and ''[[Débranche !]]'' in 1984. In 1985, Gall joined [[Chanteurs Sans Frontières]], on the initiative of [[Valérie Lagrange]].<ref name="Guardian"/> With Berger and Balavoine, she was also involved in the humanitarian action group {{Ill|Action Écoles|fr|Action Écoles (opération humanitaire)}}.<ref name="FGCbio"/> On 14 January 1986, during a trip to Africa, Balavoine died in a helicopter crash. The 1987 song "Évidemment", written by Berger and sung by Gall, is a homage to their lost friend, and appeared on the album ''[[Babacar (France Gall album)|Babacar]]''.<ref name="Guardian"/>

On the same album, the title track "[[Babacar (song)|Babacar]]" recounts Gall and Berger's encounter with a mother in [[Dakar]], Senegal, who asked Gall to adopt her child. They chose to provide financial aid instead, using the song's proceeds to secure housing and education for the family.<ref name="FGCbio"/> Another track from the album, "[[Ella, elle l'a]]" – a tribute to [[Ella Fitzgerald]] – topped the pop charts in several countries in 1987 and 1988.<ref name="Guardian"/>

===1990s: ''Double jeu'' and retirement===
In the early 1990s, Gall and Berger produced a joint album titled ''{{Ill|Double jeu|fr|Double Jeu (album)}}'', which they released on 12 June 1992.<ref>[https://www.ledauphine.com/france-monde/2018/01/08/les-petites-histoires-des-plus-grandes-chansons-de-france-gall "Les petites histoires des plus grandes chansons de France Gall"], ''Le Dauphine'', 8 January 2018 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Following its release, they announced a series of concerts at several Parisian venues. However, Berger unexpectedly died of a heart attack on 2 August 1992. Although Gall was strongly affected by Berger's death, she wanted to complete the project as they had planned. She decided to commit to the performances at [[Accor Arena|Bercy Arena]] and promoted the songs that she and Berger had recorded together.

After residing in [[Los Angeles]] for some time, Gall released her sixteenth and final solo album ''[[France (album)|France]]'' in 1996. The same year, she headlined at the concert venue [[Olympia (Paris)|Olympia]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} In 1997, she announced her retirement from the music industry.

===Post-retirement===
In retirement, Gall limited herself to occasional public appearances. As a farewell to her musical career, the documentary {{Lang|fr|France Gall par France Gall}} was shot and broadcast in 2001. She achieved renewed commercial success in 2004 with the compilation album {{Lang|fr|Évidemment}}, which charted in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. In 2007, she participated in the [[France 2]] documentary {{Lang|fr|Tous pour la musique}}, marking the fifteenth anniversary of Michel Berger's death.{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}

In 2015, she launched the [[jukebox musical]] {{Lang|fr|{{Ill|Résiste (musical)|fr|Résiste (comédie musicale)|lt=Résiste}}}}, which she wrote with her partner [[Bruck Dawit]]. The show featured songs written by Michel Berger throughout his career. In late 2024, nearly seven years after her death, the compilation album {{Lang|fr|Plus haut}} appeared, featuring the previously unreleased 1974 recording "{{Lang|fr|italics=no|La Prisonnière}}".<ref>{{cite web |title=Une chanson inédite de France Gall, 'La prisonnière', publiée 50 ans après son enregistrement |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/une-chanson-inedite-de-france-gall-la-prisonniere-publiee-50-ans-apres-son-enregistrement-11454848 |website=[[RTBF]] |access-date=27 November 2025 |language=fr |date=25 October 2024}}</ref> The song was recorded as part of the unfinished project ''Angelina Dumas'', a musical Gall and Berger had been developing inspired by the story of [[Patty Hearst]].<ref>{{cite web |title=De Patricia Hearst à France Gall: l'incroyable origine du morceau inédit "La Prisonnière" |url=https://www.rtl.be/people/news/de-patricia-hearst-france-gall-lincroyable-origine-du-morceau-inedit-la/2024-11-05/article/726981 |website=RTL Info |access-date=29 November 2025 |language=fr |date=5 November 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
[[File:Michel Berger et France Gall tombe 2023.jpg|thumb|200px|Tomb of France Gall]]
Gall had been in relationships with singers [[Claude François]] and [[Julien Clerc]], before marrying [[Michel Berger]] on 22 June 1976.<ref name="Ouest"/> They had two children together, Pauline (born 1978) and [[Raphaël Hamburger|Raphaël]] (born 1981).<ref name="Ouest"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knoops |first=Roy |date=8 January 2018 |title=Eurovision 2024 Luxembourg: France 3 to air special documentary about France Gall |url=https://esctoday.com/155740/france-france-3-air-special-documentary-france-gall/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=Eurovision News |language=en-US}}</ref> Her daughter Pauline was diagnosed with [[cystic fibrosis]] shortly after birth. Gall and Berger placed their hopes in advances in medical research while keeping details of Pauline's condition private. The couple agreed to alternate their professional commitments in order to care for their daughter.

Berger died of a heart attack in 1992 at the age of 44. In April 1993, Gall was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]], which was successfully treated.{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}} Pauline died in December 1997.<ref name=toi-sinon-personne>{{cite web|url=http://www.france3.fr/emission/france-gall-et-michel-berger-toi-sinon-personne/diffusion-du-30-05-2016-20h55|title=France 3 – Programmes, vidéos et replay – Pluzz France 3|website=France3.fr|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref> Following the death of her daughter, Gall only made occasional public appearances.<ref name=toi-sinon-personne /> She was a patron of the French charity [[Cœurs de Femmes]] and a regular [[poker]] player until her death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/musique/videos-france-gall-face-a-nos-lecteurs-j-avais-besoin-de-retrouver-le-public-05-11-2015-5249593.php|title=France Gall face à nos lecteurs, J'avais besoin de retrouver le public|date=5 November 2015|website=Le Parisien|language=fr|access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>

On 7 January 2018, Gall died, aged 70, of an infection after a two-year battle with a cancer of undisclosed primary origin, at the [[American Hospital of Paris]] in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]].<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/2018/01/07/03004-20180107ARTFIG00037-mort-de-france-gall-une-chanteuse-qui-donnait-tout-pour-la-musique.php "Mort de France Gall, une chanteuse qui donnait tout pour la musique"], ''Le figaro'', 7 January 2018 {{in lang|fr}}<br />- {{Cite web |last=Guyard |first=Bertrand  |date=7 January 2018 |title=La chanteuse France Gall est morte |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2018/01/07/97001-20180107FILWWW00035-la-chanteuse-france-gall-est-morte.php |access-date=7 January 2018 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}}<br />-
Maev Kennedy, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/07/french-singer-and-eurovision-winner-france-gall-dies-age-70 "France Gall: French singer who inspired My Way dies age 70"], ''The Guardian'', 8 January 2018.</ref> French president [[Emmanuel Macron]] responded to the news of her death on [[Twitter]], stating: "She leaves behind songs that everyone in France knows and set an example of a life devoted to others".<ref>{{cite web |title=France Gall, French singer who shot to fame in 1960s, dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42596741 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=29 November 2025 |date=7 January 2018}}</ref> She was buried with her husband and daughter on 20 Avenue Rachel (division 29) at [[Montmartre Cemetery]] in Paris.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

==Discography==
{{Main|France Gall discography}}
===Albums===
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
* ''[[N'écoute pas les idoles]]'' (March 1964)
* ''[[Mes premières vraies vacances]]'' (August 1964)
* ''[[Sacré Charlemagne (album)|Sacré Charlemagne]]'' (December 1964)
* ''[[Poupée de cire, poupée de son (album)|Poupée de cire, poupée de son]]'' (April 1965)
* ''[[Baby pop]]'' (October 1966)
* ''[[Les Sucettes (album)|FG]]'' (November 1966)
* ''[[1968 (album)|1968]]'' (January 1968)
* ''[[France Gall (1976 album)|France Gall]]'' (6 January 1976)
* ''[[Dancing Disco]]'' (27 April 1977)
* ''[[Paris, France (album)|Paris, France]]'' (19 May 1980)
* ''[[Tout pour la musique]]'' (10 December 1981)
* ''[[Débranche !]]'' (2 April 1984)
* ''[[Babacar (France Gall album)|Babacar]]'' (19 February 1987)
* ''[[Double jeu]]'' (with [[Michel Berger]], 12 June 1992)
* ''[[France (album)|France]]'' (29 March 1996)
{{div col end}}

==Trivia==
* Serge Gainsbourg secretly recorded Gall's laughter to use in "{{Ill|Pauvre Lola|fr}}", a track on his 1964 album ''[[Gainsbourg Percussions]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA">''France Gall par France Gall'', autoportrait télévisé ([[France 3]], 2001), quoted in the [[:fr:France Gall|French Wikipedia article about France Gall]]. Original quote: "''C'est quelqu'un que j'avais du plaisir à voir parce que je l'admirais et j'aimais ce qu'il écrivait. Et j'aimais bien sa timidité, son élégance et son éducation. C'était très agréable comme relation. [...] J'étais très impressionnée que cet homme travaille pour moi et s'intéresse à moi&nbsp;...''"</ref>
* In January 2010, Gall was portrayed by [[Sara Forestier]] in the biographical drama film ''[[Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) - Full Cast & Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329457/fullcredits|website=IMDb}}</ref>
* On 9 October 2023, Google celebrated what would have been her 76th birthday, five and a half years after her death, with a [[Google Doodle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=France Gall's 76th Birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/france-galls-76th-birthday/}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last1=Colard |first1=Grégoire |last2=Morel |first2=Alain |title=France Gall: le destin d'une star courage biographie |date=2009 |publisher=J'ai lu |location=Paris |isbn=978-2-290-01474-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/francegallfrench0000alai |language=fr}}
* {{cite book |last=Wodrascka |first=Alain |title=France Gall: des amours, des chansons et des larmes |date=2018 |publisher=L'Archipel |isbn=978-2809824360 |language=fr}}
* {{cite book |last=Jelot-Blanc |first=Jean-Jacques |title=France Gall (1947–2018): itinéraire d'une enfant gâtée |date=2022 |publisher=Camion blanc |location=Rosières-en-Haye |isbn=9782378483210 |language=fr}}
* {{cite book |last=Barreau-Gély |first=Norman |title=France Gall, l'intégrale: l'histoire de tous ses disques |date=2023 |publisher=EPA |isbn=978-2376713920 |language=fr}}

==External links==
{{commons category|France Gall}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041011002225/http://www.francegall.fr/ Official website] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040206023836/http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6153.asp Biography on RFI] (archived)
* [https://francegallcollection.fr/ France Gall Collection]


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