France Gall, From Baby Pop to Resiste

France Gall has often told the story: it was on her car radio that she met Michel Berger.
She was preparing to stop singing, when she heard Wait for Me while driving in Paris.

Unlike many show business stories, their meeting was not initially a professional opportunity. It took several meetings and a few months before the meetings of the singer and the songwriter-producer became one of the most beautiful stories in French song.

France Gall: "Little fiancée of France", a role she held throughout an admirable career and life. An exceptional singer, considered for too long as a simple muse. She also embodied the sixties well. As a pretty sweetheart with choruses shaped by Gainsbourg , Dassin, and a few fine jazz triggers. But also, the 80s as a passionaria of Africa, with the series of triumphs offered to her by her husband Michel Berger, a dedicated author and composer. From "Poupée de cire poupée de son" to "Babacar", including "Résiste", France Gall was a combative and determined muse. She was above all a musician, leaving a catalog of songs inscribed in the collective memory.

It is this French passion that Jean-Eric Perrin tells us about. In his book richly illustrated with rare photos. Enriched with unpublished interviews with personalities very close to Baby Pop. The author revisits the star's entire career. In his France Gall, he paints the portrait of a total and totally committed artist.