France Gall, the scandal that was revealed to the public at large – Gala

France Gall

France Gall becomes a star of the French song in the mid-60s… She launched her career with titles such as not be so stupid Doll of wax, doll of sound or even Sacred Charlemagne… But the song Lollipops, composed for her by Serge Gainsbourg is sure to spark controversy. A dispute that has been completed to know the young woman.

A high-pitched voice, a look of a young girl wise… and a scandal. This is the recipe that has made known to France Gall, who disappeared on Sunday 7 January at the age of 70 years. While she has only 17 years old, and his career begins to take off, the young singer is presented to Serge Gainsbourg, for her to write songs. Very quickly, the current passes between them, despite their differences. ” This is someone I had the pleasure to see because I admired him and I liked what he wrote. And I liked his shyness, his elegance and his education. It was very pleasant relationship,”says the singer in France Gall by France Gall, his self-portrait broadcasted by France 3, in 2001.

Their artistic relationship starts with not listening to the idols, and Doll of wax doll of sound (which allows him to win the Eurovision in 1965)… But it was in 1967 that the scandal broke out. Gainsbourg wrote it for the young performer song The Lollipops. A piece very suggestive, where the pretty blonde murmurs ” Annie loves lollipops anise “… The song is well known today for having two levels of reading, but at the time, France Gall, the sings without suspecting anything. ” I didn’t understand the meaning, and I can assure you that at the time nobody understood the double meaning “, explains the ex-girlfriend of Michel Berger in 2015 in an interview with the Parisien.

The single is still a scandal, and when the young woman of 19 years understands that his image has been manipulated, she feels humiliated. His professional relationship with Serge Gainsbourg will be completed in the following year. But the song The Lollipops will be however among the classics of French song, precisely because of its ambiguity…

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