France Gall discography
| France Gall discography | |
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.jpg) Gall in 1968 | |
| Studio albums | 15 |
| EPs | 18 |
| Live albums | 9 |
| Compilation albums | 24 |
| Singles | 69 |
France Gall was a French yé-yé and pop singer who released fifteen studio albums, nine live albums, twenty-four compilation albums, eighteen EPs and sixty-nine singles. She sold over 20 million records throughout her career, and achieved fourteen top-ten hits (of which four number-one hits) and three top-ten albums in France.[1] In addition, songs by Gall have been successful in various other countries, including Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Gall broke through in 1963 with her debut "Ne sois pas si bête", a French adaptation of the song "Stand a Little Closer" by the Laurie Sisters.[2] In 1965, she won the tenth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", representing Luxembourg. The song, written by Serge Gainsbourg, became a hit across Western Europe. She subsequently began releasing songs in German, including "Der Computer Nr. 3" in 1968 and "Ein bißchen Goethe, ein bißchen Bonaparte" in 1969.[3][4] She also participated in the Sanremo Music Festival 1969 alongside Gigliola Cinquetti with the song "La pioggia", finishing in sixth place.
From 1973, Gall again focused on her career in French-language music. In 1978, she featured on the rock opera album Starmania, produced by her husband Michel Berger.[5] She later had success with the studio albums Tout pour la musique (1981), Débranche ! (1984) and, her best-selling album, Babacar (1987) – the latter containing the hit singles "Ella, elle l'a" and "Évidemment". Gall concluded her musical career shortly after the release of her final studio album, France, in 1996.[6] In 2024, nearly seven years after her death, the compilation album Plus haut appeared, featuring the previously unreleased 1974 recording "La Prisonnière".[7]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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| FRA | BEL (WA) |
GER | SWE | SWI | |||
| N'écoute pas les idoles | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Mes premières vraies vacances |
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| Sacré Charlemagne |
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| Poupée de cire, poupée de son |
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| Baby pop |
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| FG |
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| 1968 |
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| France Gall | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Dancing Disco |
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| Paris, France |
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| Tout pour la musique |
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2 | — | — | — | — |
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| Débranche ! |
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1 | — | — | — | — |
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| Babacar |
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2 | — | 7 | 24 | 25 |
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| Double jeu (with Michel Berger) |
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1 | — | — | — | — |
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| France |
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15 | 11 | — | — | — |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications and notes |
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| Live au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | ||
| Palais des Sports |
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| Au Zénith |
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| Le Tour de France 88 |
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| Simple je – Débranchée à Bercy |
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| Simple je – Rebranchée à Bercy |
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| Simple je – L'Intégrale Bercy |
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| Concert public / Concert privé |
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| Pleyel |
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Compilation albums
France
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| FRA | BEL (FL) |
BEL (WA) |
SWI | ||
| Le Disque d'or de France Gall | — | — | — | — | |
| Ses grands succès |
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| Les Grands succès de France Gall |
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| Cinq minutes d'amour |
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| Les Plus belles chansons de France Gall |
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| Passionnément |
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| France Gall |
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| Les Années musique |
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— | — | 164 | — |
| Poupée de son |
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— | — | — | — |
| Best of France Gall |
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| Évidemment |
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41 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Gold |
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— | — | — | — |
| Best of Live |
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— | — | 87 | — |
| France Gall |
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— | — | — | — |
| Plus haut |
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16 | — | 57 | 58 |
Canada
| Title | Album details |
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| France Gall |
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| Pleins feux sur... France Gall |
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| Mes premières chansons |
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Germany
| Title | Album details |
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| Vive la France Gall |
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| Die grossen Erfolge |
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| Die grossen Erfolge 2 |
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| Portrait in Musik |
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| Ihre grössten Hits |
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| En allemand – das Beste in Deutsch |
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Extended plays
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions[10][11][12] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL (WA) |
CAN (QC) | |||
Ne sois pas si bête
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1963 | 34 | 24 | 5 | N'écoute pas les idoles and Mes premières vraies vacances |
N'écoute pas les idoles
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1964 | 10 | 14 | — | |
Jazz à gogo
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— | 28 | 11 | Mes premières vraies vacances | |
Laisse tomber les filles
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4 | 9 | — | Sacré Charlemagne and Poupée de cire, poupée de son | |
Sacré Charlemagne
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1 | 4 | 12 | ||
Poupée de cire, poupée de son
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1965 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Poupée de cire, poupée de son |
Attends ou va-t'en
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10 | 24 | — | Baby pop | |
L'Amérique
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15 | 32 | 49 | ||
Baby pop
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1966 | 8 | 23 | 24 | |
Les Sucettes
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— | 14 | — | FG[a] | |
Bonsoir John-John
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— | 15 | 25 | ||
La Petite
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1967 | — | 48 | — | 1968[b] |
Teenie Weenie Boppie
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— | 15 | 5 | ||
Chanson indienne
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1968 | — | 36 | — | |
Dady da da
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— | — | 12 | N/A | |
24/36
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— | 49 | — | ||
Homme tout petit
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1969 | — | 3 | 1 | France Gall (1969) and Ses grands succès |
Les Années folles
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— | — | 30 | ||
Singles
French-language singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions[10][11][12][13] | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | AUT | BEL (FL) |
BEL (WA) |
CAN (QC) |
DEN | FIN | GER | JPN | NLD | NOR | SPA | SWE | SWI | |||
| "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | 1965 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Poupée de cire, poupée de son |
| "Oh ! Quelle famille" | 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | FG |
| "Il neige" | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "L'Écho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mon p'tit soldat" | 1968 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Baci, baci, baci" | 1969 | — | — | — | 48 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1969) and Ses grands succès |
| "Zozoï" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Les Éléphants" | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ses grands succès | |
| "C'est cela l'amour" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Caméléon, caméléon" | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Frankenstein" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cinq minutes d'amour |
| "Cinq minutes d'amour" | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Par plaisir" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "La Déclaration d'amour" | 1974 | 25 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1976) |
| "Mais, aime-la" | 1975 | 20 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Comment lui dire" | 1976 | 20 | — | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | France Gall (1976) |
| "Ce soir je ne dors pas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ça balance pas mal à Paris" (with Michel Berger) |
27 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Musique" | 1977 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dancing Disco |
| "Si, maman si" | 18 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Le Meilleur de soi-même" | 1978 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Viens, je t'emmène" | 6 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Besoin d'amour" | 21 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Starmania | |
| "Il jouait du piano debout" | 1980 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 77 | Paris, France |
| "Bébé comme la vie" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Les Aveux" (with Elton John) |
1981 | 6 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Résiste" | 1982 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | Tout pour la musique |
| "Tout pour la musique" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Amor también (Tout le monde chante)" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Débranche !" | 1984 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Débranche ! |
| "Hong-Kong Star" | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Calypso" | 1985 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Cézanne peint" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ella, elle l'a" | 1987 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 38 | — | — | 4 | 5 | Babacar |
| "Babacar" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
| "Évidemment" | 1988 | 6 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | |
| "Papillon de nuit" | 23 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "La Chanson d'Azima" | 1989 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Laissez passer les rêves" (with Michel Berger) |
1992 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Double jeu |
| "Superficiel et léger" (with Michel Berger) |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Les Élans du cœur" (with Michel Berger) |
1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "La Prisonnière" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Plus haut |
German-language singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions [10][11] |
|---|---|---|
| GER | ||
| "Das war eine schöne Party" | 1965 | — |
| "Wir sind keine Engel" | 1966 | — |
| "Die schönste Musik, die es gibt" | 1967 | — |
| "Was will ein Boy?" | — | |
| "Haifischbaby" | — | |
| "A Banda (Zwei Apfelsinen im Haar)" | 1968 | 16 |
| "Die Playboys bei den Eskimos" | — | |
| "Der Computer Nr. 3" | 24 | |
| "Merci, Herr Marquis" | 39 | |
| "Ein bißchen Goethe, ein bißchen Bonaparte" | 1969 | 14 |
| "Ich liebe dich, so wie du bist" | — | |
| "Links vom Rhein und rechts vom Rhein" | 32 | |
| "Wassermann und Fisch" | 1970 | — |
| "Dann schon eher der Pianoplayer" | — | |
| "Mein Herz kann man nicht kaufen" | — | |
| "Unga Katunga" | 1971 | — |
| "Zwei Verliebte zieh'n durch Europa" | — | |
| "Für dreißig Centimes" | 1972 | — |
| "Ein bißchen mogeln in der Liebe" | — | |
| "Ich bin zuckersüß" | — | |
| "Ich habe einen Freund in München" | — |
Italian-language singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions [11] |
|---|---|---|
| ITA | ||
| "Io sì, tu no" | 1965 | 13 |
| "La pioggia" | 1969 | 13 |
| "Il mio amore è una ruota" | — | |
| "Op! Op! Oplà!" | — | |
| "Come fantomas" | — | |
| "Zozoi" | 1970 | — |
Non-single album appearances
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Ne cherche pas à plaire" (Mireille Darc featuring France Gall) |
1967 | Ce ne sera jamais trop |
| "Mon fils rira du rock'n'roll" (Michel Berger featuring France Gall) |
1974 | Chansons pour une fan |
Original cast recordings
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Monopolis (Dans les villes de l'an 2000)" | 1978 | Starmania |
| "Quand on n'a plus rien à perdre" (with Daniel Balavoine) |
Uncredited vocals
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Pauvre Lola" (Serge Gainsbourg) |
1964 | Gainsbourg Percussions |
Notes
References
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