Overview

• Nicole Croisille died in Paris on June 4 at the age of 88.
• She first gained international renown with the “dabadabada” refrain in Claude Lelouch’s 1966 film Un homme et une femme.
• She scored French chart successes in the 1970s with “Parlez-moi de lui,” “Une femme avec toi” and “Téléphone-moi.”
• She remained active on stage and screen into her eighties, appearing in Sacha Guitry’s N’écoutez pas, Mesdames ! alongside Michel Sardou in 2019.
• Director Claude Lelouch hailed her as a muse whose singular voice “brought life to his images” in an Instagram tribute.