SINGER
France Gall
1947 - 2018

France Gall
Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French yé-yé singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", representing Luxembourg. Later in her career, she worked with singer-songwriter Michel Berger, whom she married in 1976. Her most successful singles include "Résiste", "Ella, elle l'a" and "Évidemment". Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. France Gall is the 88th most popular singer (down from 81st in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from France (down from 553rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Singer.
France Gall is most famous for her song "Poupee de cire, poupee de son" ("Wax Doll, Rag Doll") which was a hit in 1965.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, France Gall ranks 88 out of 4,381. Before her are Amália Rodrigues, Sarah Vaughan, Miriam Makeba, Prince, Alla Pugacheva, and Morrissey. After her are The Notorious B.I.G., Carlos Gardel, Fairuz, Steven Tyler, Lys Assia, and Glen Campbell.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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1920 - 1999
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 82
Sarah Vaughan
1924 - 1990
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 83
Miriam Makeba
1932 - 2008
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 84
Prince
1958 - 2016
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 85
Alla Pugacheva
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 86
Morrissey
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 87
France Gall
1947 - 2018
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 88
The Notorious B.I.G.
1972 - 1997
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 89
Carlos Gardel
1890 - 1935
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 90
Fairuz
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 91
Steven Tyler
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 92
Lys Assia
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 93
Glen Campbell
1936 - 2017
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 94
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, France Gall ranks 34. Before her are Ali Abdullah Saleh, Salman Rushdie, Takeshi Kitano, Gerd Binnig, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, and Paco de Lucía. After her are Michael Levitt, Michael Porter, Josep Borrell, Linda B. Buck, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Kevin Farrell. Among people deceased in 2018, France Gall ranks 25. Before her are Isao Takahata, Riccardo Giacconi, John McCain, Stephen Hillenburg, Jean-Louis Tauran, and Philip Roth. After her are Jens Christian Skou, Lys Assia, Richard E. Taylor, Burton Richter, Günter Blobel, and Avicii.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsAli Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 28
Salman Rushdie
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 29
Takeshi Kitano
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 30
Gerd Binnig
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 31
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 32
Paco de Lucía
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 33
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 34
Michael Levitt
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 35
Michael Porter
ECONOMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 36
Josep Borrell
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 37
Linda B. Buck
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 38
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 39
Kevin Farrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsIsao Takahata
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 19
Riccardo Giacconi
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 20
John McCain
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 21
Stephen Hillenburg
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2018
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 22
Jean-Louis Tauran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - 2018
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 23
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 24
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 25
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 26
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 27
Richard E. Taylor
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 28
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 29
Günter Blobel
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 30
Avicii
MUSICIAN
1989 - 2018
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 31
In France
Among people born in France, France Gall ranks 580 out of 6,770. Before her are Hippolyte Taine (1828), Claude Louis Berthollet (1748), Marius Petipa (1818), René Guénon (1886), Ambroise Paré (1510), and Isabelle Adjani (1955). After her are Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848), Carlos Gardel (1890), Maurice de Vlaminck (1876), Gaston Bachelard (1884), Yves Klein (1928), and Roger Guillemin (1924).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsHippolyte Taine
HISTORIAN
1828 - 1893
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 574
Claude Louis Berthollet
CHEMIST
1748 - 1822
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 575
Marius Petipa
DANCER
1818 - 1910
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 576
René Guénon
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 577
Ambroise Paré
PHYSICIAN
1510 - 1590
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 578
Isabelle Adjani
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 579
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 580
Joris-Karl Huysmans
WRITER
1848 - 1907
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 581
Carlos Gardel
SINGER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 582
Maurice de Vlaminck
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 583
Gaston Bachelard
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 584
Yves Klein
ARTIST
1928 - 1962
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 585
Roger Guillemin
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2024
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 586
Among SINGERS In France
Among singers born in France, France Gall ranks 6. Before her are Édith Piaf (1915), Charles Aznavour (1924), Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), and Françoise Hardy (1944). After her are Carlos Gardel (1890), Johnny Hallyday (1943), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Georges Brassens (1921), and Maria Malibran (1808).
Édith Piaf
1915 - 1963
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 1
Charles Aznavour
1924 - 2018
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 2
Serge Gainsbourg
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 3
Mireille Mathieu
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 4
Françoise Hardy
1944 - 2024
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 5
France Gall
1947 - 2018
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 6
Carlos Gardel
1890 - 1935
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 7
Johnny Hallyday
1943 - 2017
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 8
Gilbert Bécaud
1927 - 2001
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 9
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
1974 - Present
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 10
Georges Brassens
1921 - 1981
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 11
Maria Malibran
1808 - 1836
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 12