| France Gall discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gall in 1968 | |
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 69+ |
France Gall was a French yé-yé and pop singer who released seventeen studio albums, eight live albums, eleven compilation albums and more than sixty-nine singles. She sold over 20 million records throughout her career, and achieved thirteen top-ten singles (of which three number-one singles) and three top-ten albums in France. [1] In addition, songs by Gall have been successful in various other countries, including Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Gall broke through in 1963 with her debut single "Ne sois pas si bête", a French adaptation of the song "Stand a Little Closer" by the Laurie Sisters. [2] In 1965, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with " Poupée de cire, poupée de son", representing Luxembourg. The song, written by Serge Gainsbourg, became a hit across Western Europe. She subsequently began releasing songs in German, including "Der Computer Nr. 3" in 1968 and "Ein bißchen Goethe, ein bißchen Bonaparte" in 1969. [3] [4] She also participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 1969 alongside Gigliola Cinquetti with the song "La pioggia", finishing in sixth place.
From 1973, Gall again focused on her career in French-language music. In 1978, she featured on the rock opera album Starmania, produced by her husband Michel Berger. [5] She later had success with the studio albums Tout pour la musique (1981), Débranche ! (1984) and, her best-selling album, Babacar (1987) – the latter containing the hit singles " Ella, elle l'a" and " Évidemment". Gall concluded her musical career shortly after the release of her final studio album, France, in 1996. [6]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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| FRA |
BEL (WA) |
GER | SWE | SWI | |||
| N'écoute pas les idoles | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Mes premières vraies vacances |
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| Sacré Charlemagne |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Poupée de cire, poupée de son |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Baby pop |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| FG |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 |
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| France Gall |
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| Cinq minutes d'amour |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| France Gall | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Dancing Disco |
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— | — | — | — | — |
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| Paris, France |
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— | — | — | — | — |
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| Tout pour la musique |
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2 | — | — | — | — |
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| Débranche ! |
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1 | — | — | — | — |
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| Babacar |
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2 | — | 7 | 24 | 25 |
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| Double jeu (with Michel Berger) |
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156 | — | — | — | — |
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| France |
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15 | 11 | — | — | — |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Live au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | ||
| Palais des Sports |
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| France Gall au Zénith |
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| Le Tour de France 88 |
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| Simple je – Débranchée à Bercy |
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| Simple je – Rebranchée à Bercy |
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| Concert public Olympia / Concert acoustique M6 |
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| Pleyel |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL (FL) |
BEL (WA) |
SWI | ||
| Le disque d'or de France Gall | — | — | — | — | |
| Les grands succès de France Gall |
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| Les plus belles chansons de France Gall |
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| Passionnément |
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| Les années musique |
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— | — | 164 | — |
| Poupée de son |
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— | — | — | — |
| En allemand – das Beste in Deutsch |
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— | — | — | — |
| Évidemment |
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41 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Best of France Gall |
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— | — | — | — |
| Gold |
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— | — | — | — |
| Best of Live |
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— | — | 87 | — |
Singles
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French-language singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions [7] [8] | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | AUT |
BEL (FL) |
BEL (WA) |
DEN | GER | JPN | NLD | NOR | SPA | SWE | SWI | |||
| "Ne sois pas si bête" | 1963 | 34 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N'écoute pas les idoles |
| "N'écoute pas les idoles" | 1964 | 10 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| " Laisse tomber les filles" | 12 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sacré Charlemagne | |
| " Sacré Charlemagne" | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| " Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | 1965 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Poupée de cire, poupée de son |
| "Attends ou va-t'en" | 10 | — | — | 24 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Baby pop | |
| "Nous ne sommes pas des anges" | 15 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Baby pop" | 1966 | 8 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| " Les Sucettes" | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | FG | |
| "Bonsoir John-John" | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tu n'as pas le droit" | 1967 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Polichinelle" | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Bébé requin" | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | |
| "Toi que je veux" | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Y'a du soleil à vendre" | 1968 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "24/36" | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "L'Orage" (" La pioggia") | 1969 | — | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1973) |
| "Homme tout petit" | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Les Éléphants" | 1970 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Cinq minutes d'amour" | 1972 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cinq minutes d'amour |
| "La Déclaration d'amour" | 1974 | 25 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1976) |
| "Mais, aime-la" | 1975 | 20 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Comment lui dire" | 1976 | 20 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1976) |
| "Ce soir je ne dors pas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ça balance pas mal à Paris" (with Michel Berger) |
27 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Musique" | 1977 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dancing Disco |
| "Si maman si" | 18 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Le Meilleur de soi-même" | 1978 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Viens, je t'emmène" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Besoin d'amour" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Starmania | |
| "Il jouait du piano debout" | 1980 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 77 | Paris, France |
| "Bébé comme la vie" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Les Aveux" (with Elton John) |
1981 | 6 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| " Résiste" | 1982 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | Tout pour la musique |
| "Tout pour la musique" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Amor también (Tout le monde chante)" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Débranche !" | 1984 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Débranche ! |
| "Hong-Kong Star" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Calypso" | 1985 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Cézanne peint" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " Ella, elle l'a" | 1987 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | — | — | 4 | 5 | Babacar |
| " Babacar" | 11 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
| " Évidemment" | 1988 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | |
| "Papillon de nuit" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "La Chanson d'Azima" | 1989 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Laissez passer les rêves" (with Michel Berger) |
1992 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Double jeu |
| "Superficiel et léger" (with Michel Berger) |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Les Élans du cœur" (with Michel Berger) |
1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
German-language singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions [7] [8] |
|---|---|---|
| GER | ||
| " Das war eine schöne Party" | 1965 | — |
| "Wir sind keine Engel" | 1966 | — |
| "Die schönste Musik, die es gibt" | 1967 | — |
| "Was will ein Boy?" | — | |
| "Haifischbaby" | 1968 | — |
| " A Banda (Zwei Apfelsinen im Haar)" | 16 | |
| "Der Computer Nr. 3" | 24 | |
| "Merci, Herr Marquis" | 39 | |
| "Die Playboys bei den Eskimos" | 1969 | — |
| "Ein bißchen Goethe, ein bißchen Bonaparte" | 14 | |
| "Links vom Rhein und rechts vom Rhein" | 32 | |
| "Ich liebe dich, so wie du bist" | — | |
| "Kilimandscharo" | 1970 | — |
| "Dann schon eher der Pianoplayer" | — | |
| "Mein Herz kann man nicht kaufen" | — | |
| "Zwei Verliebte zieh'n durch Europa" | 1971 | — |
| "Unga Katunga" | — | |
| "Für dreißig Centimes" | 1972 | — |
| "Ein bißchen mogeln in der Liebe" | — | |
| "Ich bin zuckersüß" | — | |
| "Ich habe einen Freund in München" | — |
Non-single album appearances
Original cast recordings
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Monopolis (Dans les villes de l'an 2000)" | 1978 | Starmania |
| "Quand on n'a plus rien à perdre" (with Daniel Balavoine) |
References
- ^ Fouquet, Mathilde (4 October 2019). "Comment le style de France Gall résiste encore et toujours". Grazia (in French). Archived from the original on 18 April 2023.
- ^ Made in France: France Gall's Baby Pop. RPM International. 2012. p. 1.
- ^ "1966 à 1972 Carrière Allemande". francegall.canalblog.com (in French). 8 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Milhat, Alexandra (7 January 2018). "L'Allemagne et le Sénégal, les deux pays où France Gall a trouvé refuge". Le HuffPost (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Baldacchino, Julien (7 January 2018). "De l'Eurovision à "Résiste", les cinq facettes de la carrière de France Gall". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "France Gall, des amours et une carrière contrariés". Europe 1 (in French). 7 January 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Discographie France Gall". Ultratop (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b "France Gall". artisteschartsventes.blogspot.com (in French). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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