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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shahana Yasmin

Françoise Hardy, French music and pop culture icon, dies aged 80

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Francoise Hardy, the French singer known for her lilting, melancholy voice, has died aged 80.

Her death was confirmed by her son, musician Thomas Dutronc, in a post on Instagram. He shared a baby photo of himself with Hardy, with a caption reading “maman est partie” or, “mum is gone.”

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