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Nicole Croisille

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Nicole Croisille was a French singer and actress. She was born on 9 October 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine and died on 4 June 2025 in Saint-Cloud, aged 88. Between 1961 and 2005 she appeared in twenty-four films, and from 1961 she recorded several albums. Her best-known work is probably the soundtrack of Un Homme et Une Femme, Claude Lelouch's film from 1966. In it she sang a solo, Today It's You, and sang several songs together with Pierre Barouh.

Music and breakthrough

In 1974 she tried to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest with Tu m'avais dit and Je t'aime un point c'est tout, but in the end Dani was chosen, who did not take part because of the death of Georges Pompidou. Among her best-known records are I'll Never Leave You, Téléphone-Moi, Une Femme avec Toi, J'ai besoin de Toi, J'ai besoin de Lui and Parlez-moi de Lui, the title of her 1974 album. Her single Woman in Your Arms reached number 71 in Australia in May 1976. Later she made jazz-oriented records, such as Jazzille from 1987, Black & Blanche from 1990 and Nougaro, le jazz et moi from 2006.

Influence

Nicole Croisille stands for the French chanson that opens itself to jazz and film music. Her voice was heard worldwide thanks to Lelouch's film, one of the best-known French films of the 1960s. She shows how film music and song art continually influenced each other in France.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to her solo Today It's You from the film Un Homme et Une Femme and notice how she gives colour to a film scene with her voice alone. Hear how the accompanying film music stays soft and floating.

Discography

Studio albums

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