Hardy signed her first contract with the record label Vogue in November 1961. In April 1962, shortly after finishing school, her first album, "Oh oh Chéri", appeared, with the title song written by Johnny Hallyday's writing duo. The flip side of the record, "Tous les garçons et les filles" became a huge success, which sold 2 million copies. She had long hair and usually wore jeans with a leather jacket, while accompanying her songs on the guitar.
She sang in English, Spanish, and German occasionally. In 1963, she represented Monaco in the Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson with "L'amour s'en va" and emerged in fifth place. In 1968, she received the Grand Prix du Disque Académie Charles Cros.
In 1981, she married her long-time companion Jacques Dutronc, with whom she had already had a son (Thomas Dutronc) in 1973. In May 2000, she had a comeback with the album "Clair Obscur". Her son played the guitar, and her husband sang the duet "Puisque vous partez en voyage". Iggy Pop and Etienne Daho participated, as well. She currently lives near Paris.
In 2006 she released a new duets album entitled "Parenthèses" which included a song with her son Thomas.
In 2021, Hardy announced that her health had worsened and that she would not be able to sing again owing to the effects of cancer therapy.
Dis-Lui Non
Françoise Hardy Lyrics
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dis-lui non
s'il désire te parler de moi, dis-lui non
saches bien qu'il ne t'aime pas, dis-lui non
dis-lui non
il raconterait n'importe quoi, dis-lui non
pour nous séparer toi et moi, dis-lui non
et surtout ne crois pas qu'en le voyant
peut-être tu apprendras
qu'entre lui et moi il y eût vraiment
tout ce qu'il va crier sur les toits
il croit que je ne t'aime pas, dis-lui non
et que tu n'es pas fait pour moi, dis-lui non
le jour où ce garçon viendra, dis-lui non
dis-lui non
si tu as bien confiance en moi, dis-lui non
il te ferait douter je crois, dis-lui non
c'est toi que j'aime et rien que toi, dis-lui non
dis-lui non
In Françoise Hardy's song "Dis-Lui Non," she advises the listener to reject advances from a man who speaks badly about her. The lyrics are a plea to a friend or lover to not believe the lies being spread by this man who is looking to come between them. The message is clear: the doubts being sown about the strength of their love are unfounded and designed to create confusion and mistrust. By instructing her friend to tell the man "no," Hardy shows herself to be a confident and self-assured woman who won't tolerate any interference in her relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
S'il veut te voir encore une fois,
If he wants to see you one more time,
dis-lui non
Tell him no
s'il désire te parler de moi, dis-lui non
If he wants to talk to you about me, tell him no
saches bien qu'il ne t'aime pas, dis-lui non
Know that he doesn't love you, tell him no
il raconterait n'importe quoi, dis-lui non
He would say anything, tell him no
pour nous séparer toi et moi, dis-lui non
To separate us, tell him no
alors dès que tu le verras, dis-lui non
So when you see him, tell him no
et surtout ne crois pas qu'en le voyant
And above all, don't believe that by seeing him
peut-être tu apprendras
Maybe you'll learn
qu'entre lui et moi il y eût vraiment
That between him and me there really was
tout ce qu'il va crier sur les toits
Everything he's going to shout to the rooftops
il croit que je ne t'aime pas, dis-lui non
He believes I don't love you, tell him no
et que tu n'es pas fait pour moi, dis-lui non
And that you're not meant for me, tell him no
le jour où ce garçon viendra, dis-lui non
The day this boy comes, tell him no
si tu as bien confiance en moi, dis-lui non
If you trust me, tell him no
il te ferait douter je crois, dis-lui non
He would make you doubt, I believe, tell him no
c'est toi que j'aime et rien que toi, dis-lui non
It's you I love, and only you, tell him no
dis-lui non
Tell him no
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