France Gall was a French yé-yé and pop singer who released fifteen studio albums, nine live albums, twenty-four compilation albums, eighteen EPs and sixty-nine singles. She sold over 20 million records throughout her career, and achieved fourteen top-ten hits (of which four number-one hits) and three top-ten albums in France. 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 "", a French adaptation of the song "Stand a Little Closer" by the Laurie Sisters. In 1965, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "", representing Luxembourg. The song, written by Serge Gainsbourg, became a hit across Western Europe. She subsequently began releasing songs in German, including "" in 1968 and "" in 1969. She also participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 1969 alongside Gigliola Cinquetti with the song "", 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. She later had success with the studio albums (1981), (1984) and, her best-selling album, (1987) – the latter containing the hit singles "" and "". Gall concluded her musical career shortly after the release of her final studio album, France, in 1996. In 2024, nearly seven years after her death, the compilation album appeared, featuring the previously unreleased 1974 recording "".
Albums Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsFRABEL(WA)GERSWESWI Released: March 1964 Label: Philips Formats: Mini-LP————— Released: August 1964 Label: Philips Formats: LP————— Released: December 1964 Label: Philips Formats: Mini-LP————— Released: April 1965 Label: Philips Formats: LP—————Baby pop Released: October 1966 Label: Philips Formats: LP—————FG Released: November 1966 Label: Philips Formats: LP—————1968 Released: January 1968 Label: Philips Formats: LP—————France Gall Released: 16 December 1975 (cassette) 6 January 1976 (LP) Label: Atlantic Formats: LP, cassette————— FRA: GoldDancing Disco Released: 27 April 1977 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP, cassette————— FRA: PlatinumParis, France Released: 19 May 1980 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP, cassette————— FRA: Platinum Released: 10 December 1981 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP, cassette2———— FRA: Platinum Released: 2 April 1984 Label: Apache Formats: CD, LP, cassette1———— FRA: 2× PlatinumBabacar Released: 19 February 1987 Label: Apache Formats: CD, LP, cassette2—72425 FRA: Diamond(with Michel Berger) Released: 12 June 1992 Label: Apache Formats: CD, cassette1———— FRA: 2× Platinum SWI: GoldFrance Released: 29 March 1996 Label: Warner Formats: CD, cassette1511——— FRA: 2× Gold
Live albums TitleAlbum detailsCertifications and notes Released: 9 November 1978 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP, cassette Released: 4 November 1982 Label: Apache Formats: LP, cassette FRA: Gold Released: 4 February 1985 Label: Apache Formats: CD, LP, cassette FRA: Gold Released: 7 November 1988 Label: Apache Formats: CD, LP, cassette FRA: Platinum Released: 29 October 1993 Label: Apache Formats: CD, cassette FRA: 2× Gold Released: 28 January 1994 Label: Apache Formats: CD, cassette FRA: 2× Gold Released: 18 November 1994 Label: Apache Formats: CD, cassette FRA: 2× Gold Released: 24 April 1997 Label: Apache Formats: CD, cassette recorded at the Olympia Hall in 1996, and recorded as an special in 1997. Released: 16 December 2005 Label: Warner Formats: CD Concert recorded at the Salle Pleyel in 1994.
Compilation albums France TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsFRABEL(FL)BEL(WA)SWI Released: December 1968 Label: Philips Formats: LP———— Released: September 1973 Label: Musidisc Formats: LP———— Released: April 1975 Label: Philips Formats: LP, cassette———— Released: January 1976 Label: Music for Pleasure Formats: LP———— Released: January 1982 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP———— Released: January 1988 Label: Apache Formats: CD, LP, cassette————France Gall Released: September 1989 Label: PolyGram Formats: CD, LP, cassette———— Released: 16 February 1990 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette——164— Released: 17 July 1992 Label: Polydor Formats: CD————Best of France Gall Released: 22 March 2004 Label: Polydor Formats: CD———— Released: 8 October 2004 Label: Warner Formats: CD4114115Gold Released: 21 April 2006 Label: Polydor Formats: CD————Best of Live Released: 26 October 2012 Label: Warner Formats: CD——87—France Gall Released: 12 May 2017 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP———— Released: 8 November 2024 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP16—5758
Canada TitleAlbum detailsFrance Gall Released: April 1969 Label: La Compagnie Formats: LP Released: March 1971 Label: Philips Formats: LP Released: September 2018 Label: Propagande Formats: CD, LP
Germany TitleAlbum details Released: March 1968 Label: Teldec Formats: LP Released: November 1969 Label: Decca Formats: LP Released: November 1970 Label: Decca Formats: LP Released: May 1972 Label: Decca Formats: LP Released: January 1988 Label: Teldec Formats: CD, LP – Released: 30 March 1998 Label: East West Formats: CD
Extended plays TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumFRABEL(WA)CAN(QC)196334245 and 19641014——281149— and 141219651381024—Baby pop153249196682324—14—FG—15251967—48—1968—1551968—36———12 rowspan="2" —49—1969—31France Gall (1969) and ——30
Singles French-language singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumFRAAUTBEL(FL)BEL(WA)CAN(QC)DENFINGERJPNNLDNORSPASWESWI""1965110438452561164""1967——————————————FG""———41——————————""——————————————""1968———48——————————""1969———485—————————France Gall (1969) and ""1970——————————————""———38——————————""1971—————————————— rowspan="2" ""————30—————————"Frankenstein"1972——————————————""———47——————————""1973——————————————""197425——8——————————France Gall (1976)""197520——23——————————""197620——173—————————France Gall (1976)""——————————————""(with Michel Berger)27——21——————————""19776——35—————————Dancing Disco""18——16——————————""197846—————————————""6———20—————————""21———4—————————Starmania""19801————————26———77Paris, France""30—————————————""(with Elton John)19816—37——————46————""198234————————————93""6—————————————" ()"17—————————————""198412———4—————————"Hong-Kong Star"1———35—————————"Calypso"198536—————————————""——————————————""198721——12151—38——45Babacar"Babacar"11——————14—————27""19886———33————————89""23———2—————————""198929—————————————""(with Michel Berger)199237—————————————""(with Michel Berger)42—————————————""(with Michel Berger)1993——————————————""2024——————————————
German-language singles TitleYear positionsGER""1965—""1966—""1967—""—""—""196816""—""24""39""196914""—""32"Wassermann und Fisch"1970—""—""—""1971—""—""1972—""—""—""—
Italian-language singles TitleYear positionsITA""196513""196913""—""—""—""1970—
Non-single album appearances As featured artist TitleYearAlbum or EP""(Mireille Darc featuring France Gall)1967""(Michel Berger featuring France Gall)1974
Original cast recordings TitleYearAlbum""1978Starmania""(with Daniel Balavoine)
Uncredited vocals TitleYearAlbum""(Serge Gainsbourg)1964
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