Françoise Hardy, Moody French Pop Star, Dies at 80 With hit songs, a longilineal look and an understated personality, she incarnated a 1960s cool still treasured by the French. ACCORDING TO ANOTHER SOURCE: Françoise Hardy, Moody French Pop Star, Dies at 80 With hit songs, a longilineal look and an understated personality, she incarnated a 1960s cool still treasured by the French. By Adam Nossiter June 12, 2024 Françoise Hardy, an introspective pop singer who became a hero to French youth in the 1960s with her moody ballads, died on Tuesday. She was 80. Her death, from cancer, was announced by her son, Thomas Dutronc, in a post on Instagram, saying simply, “Mom is gone.” No other details were provided. With songs like her breakthrough 1962 hit, “Tous les garçons et les filles” (“All the Boys and Girls”), and later “Dans le monde entier” (“All Over the World”); her longilineal look, prized by star fashion designers; and her understated personality, Ms. Hardy incarnated a 1960s cool sti