French chanteuse Françoise Hardy dies in Paris hospital at 80
Iconic French singer songwriter Françoise Hardy has died at the age of 80, her family announced on Wednesday. Hardy, who rose to fame with her "Tous les garçons et les filles" (All the Girls and Boys) in 1962, died in a Paris hospital late on Tuesday evening. With her tender and fragile voice and her sentimental songs, Hardy spoke to the romantic side of successive generations, making a name for herself well beyond her native France. "Tous les garçons et les filles" sold more than 4 million copies in a few days, turning her into a star at the age of 18 – much like the age of the audience she a...