France Gall : why has she chosen this name and not Isabelle, his real first name ? – Gala

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She was called Isabelle, it was renamed France. Back on the history of a name that has influenced generations of audience, from the very beginning of the 60’s to today.

In 1963, France Gall was still called Isabelle Gall, and she is the daughter of Robert Gall, author for Charles Aznavour and Edith Piaf. But his debut in the song is going to be done under the condition of a change of name, as explained by Fabien Lecoeuvre, a specialist in the French song, on BFM TV : “When it began in 1963, there was already a singer in the same record company which was called Isabelle Aubret, who had won the Eurovision contest in 1962. And at that time the boss of the record label, the artistic director Denis Bourgeois did not want it there, I have two Isabelle. He asked Robert Gall of change of first name. And as they were rugby fans and they missed no football match between France and Wales, they had the idea after an evening of very watered rename France “.

A change of first name with which the singer has become accustomed, as told France 3 : “I have always been against “France”, I found that it was too hard. “Isabelle,” it suited me, I liked. I don’t know what happened to that I started to love my name. And now it is “France Gall”. This is exactly me. “

France Gall won in 1965 the Eurovision contest, only three years after the one to whom she left her first name, with the song written by Serge Gainsbourg Doll of wax, doll of sound. After a career made of success that have marked the public French and German, she passed away today at 70 years of age, died of cancer.

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