line renaud made her national debut on radio luxembourg, singing on a sunday morning program. after signing a contract with pathe marconi, she recorded "ma cabane au canada", written by loulou gasté, which won le grand prix du disque. she also sang with yves montand in the théâtre de l'etoile. she toured europe and africa extensively, came back to paris to star at the abc, and recorded numerous adaptations of american songs such as "ma petite folie", "etoile des neiges" and "le chien dans la vitrine".