Françoise Hardy, French pop singer and fashion muse, dies aged 80

Francoise Hardy in 1966, in the film Grand Prix. Photograph: François Gragnon/Paris Match via Getty Images

Françoise Hardy, whose elegance and beautifully lilting voice made her one of France’s most successful pop stars, has died aged 80.

Her death was reported by her son, the fellow musician Thomas Dutronc, who wrote “Maman est partie,” (or in English, “mum is gone”) on Instagram alongside a baby photo of himself and Hardy.