France Gall (born Isabelle Genevieve Marie Anne Gall on October 9, 1947 in Paris) is a popular French yé-yé singer. Her father was lyricist Robert Gall, and her mother, Cécile Berthier, was the daughter of Paul Berthier, co-founder of Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois. Gall was married to, and had a very successful singing career in partnership with, the well-known French singer-songwriter, Michel Berger. Biography Early years In the spring of 1963, Robert Gall encouraged his daughter to record some songs and send the demo to a musical publisher, Denis Bourgeois. That July, she auditioned for Bourgeois at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, after which Bourgeois wanted to sign her immediately. France was subsequently signed to Philips. At the time, Bourgeois was already working for the label as Artistic Director for Serge Gainsbourg and assumed this role for Gall as well. He

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