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France Gall More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

9 October 1947, Paris, France

Birth Name

Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall

Height

5' 2½" (1.59 m)

Spouse

Michel Berger

(22 June 1976 - 2 August 1992) (his death) 2 children

Trivia

Survived breast cancer.

Two children with Michel Berger: daughter, Pauline (November 14, 1978 - December 18, 1997), and son, Raphaël (April 2, 1981 - ). Tragically, France lost both her husband and her daughter in the 1990s. Michel died of a heart attack in 1992, at age 44, and Pauline died of cystic fibrosis in 1997, at age 19.

Supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.

Supports Couers des Femmes, a charity helping homeless women.

Her 1988 hit "Ella, elle l'a", a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, topped the charts in many countries.

Her first single "Ne sois pas si bête" ("Don't Be So Stupid") was first aired on her 16th birthday (1964).

Cousin of Denys Lable.

Born to Robert Gall, a lyricist, and Cécile Berthier, daughter of Paul Berthier, the organist of Auxerre Cathedral until 1953.

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