In addition to her native French, she also sang in English, Italian, and German. Her musical career spanned more than 50 years, with over 30 studio albums released. She also represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest In the late s and early s, she released Comment te dire adieu , La question , and Message personnel. In the s, Hardy released her final three albums: La pluie sans parapluie , L'amour fou , and Personne d'autre.
Hardy developed a career as an astrologer , having written extensively on the subject from the s onwards. She was also an author of fiction and non-fiction books from the s. As a public figure, Hardy was known for her shyness, disenchantment with celebrity life, and self-deprecatory attitude, which were attributed to her lifelong struggles with anxiety and insecurity.
She married French singer-songwriter Jacques Dutronc in Their son, Thomas , also became a musician. Hardy remains one of the best-selling singers in French history and continues to be regarded as an important and influential figure in both French pop music and fashion. Hardy died of cancer in Paris in June , aged He did little to help them financially and was an absent figure in their upbringing, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] only visiting the children a couple of times a year.
Hardy went to Philips Records and was recommended to take singing lessons. However, she saw Hardy enter the classroom and immediately accepted her before she could play. Vogue quickly released two more EPs of Hardy's songs.
Which Hardy, artistically seduced, acquired. She perfomed the song " L'amour s'en va ", which came fifth in the contest. When the song was released as a single, it reached No. In , Hardy went to London record new music. Her English-language single " All Over the World " was a hit in the UK, reaching the Top 20 and staying on the charts for fifteen weeks.
