Overview

• Croisille passed away on June 4 at age 88 after a long illness, her agent announced.
• She began her career at 17 as a dancer with the Comédie-Française before emerging as a celebrated singer.
• The catchy refrain “Chabadabada” from the film Un homme et une femme made her an international figure in the 1970s.
• Director Claude Lelouch lauded her unique voice as the inspiration and emotional heartbeat of his films.
• Across a career spanning some 20 albums, her signature melody was later covered by Mireille Mathieu and lent its name to a term in French politics.