What is Françoise Hardy?
{{Infobox person | name = Françoise Hardy | image = Francoise hardy february 1966.jpg | caption = Hardy in 1966 | birth_name = Françoise Madeleine Hardy | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1944|1|17}} | birth_place = [[Paris, France]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2024|06|11|1944|1|17}} | death_place = Paris, France | death_cause = [[Laryngeal cancer]] | occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|astrologer|actress|model}} | spouse = {{marriage|[[Jacques Dutronc]]|30 March 1981|1988|end={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}} | children = [[Thomas Dutronc]] | website = {{URL|francoise-hardy.com}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | years_active = 1962–2018 | genre = {{hlist|[[French pop]]|[[yé-yé]]|[[chanson]]}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} | label = {{hlist|[[Disques Vogue]]|[[Sonopresse]]|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Pathé-Marconi]]|Flarenasch|[[EMI Records|EMI]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[Parlophone]]}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Michel Berger]]|[[Serge Gainsbourg]]|[[Jean-Claude Vannier]]|Tuca|[[Catherine Lara]]|[[Gabriel Yared]]|[[Étienne Daho]]}} }} | signature = Françoise Hardy signature.svg | signature_alt = }} '''Françoise Madeleine Hardy''' ({{IPA-fr|fʁɑ̃swaz madlɛn aʁdi|lang}}; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French [[singer-songwriter]], [[model]] and [[actress]]. As a celebrity in many fields, she became a [[cultural icon]] in France. She was seen as a leading figure of the [[Yé-yé]] style of music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://crushable.com/other-stuff/the-best-of-ye-ye-pop/ |title=The Best Of ...Ye-Ye Pop |publisher=Crushable |date=2010-03-02 |access-date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=2012-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112163838/http://crushable.com/other-stuff/the-best-of-ye-ye-pop/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> == Early life == Hardy was bor