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Back on tour: 'yé-yé' queen Sylvie Vartan

While teenagers in the English-speaking world were obsessed with the likes of Elvis and the Beatles, in 1960s France the spotlight was on a new singing sensation and pioneer of the "yé-yé style" - Sylvie Vartan.

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Slideshow: Behind the scenes

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A LEGEND

by Anonyme - 03/03/2010 - 19:18

Vartan is probably the most popular french female singer of all times with Piaf. She sold over 40 millions records, has appeared on 2000 covers magazines and is the recordwoman of performances on stage for a french female singer. She is popular not only in France, but Italy, Canada, Japan, Spain, Brasil. She is still gorgeous at 65 and a french museum dedicated her four months to present a collection on her career. Congrat Miss Vartan

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