Barbara (singer)

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Barbara
Barbara in Amsterdam in 1965
Background information
Birth name	Monique Andrée Serf
Born	9 June 1930 Paris, France
Died	24 November 1997 (aged 67) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Genres	Chanson, French pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter and actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Years active	1958–1996
Labels	Universal Music Group

Monique Andrée Serf (9 June 1930 – 24 November 1997),^[1] known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odesa, Ukraine. Barbara became a famous cabaretière in the late 1950s in Paris, known as La Chanteuse de minuit ('the midnight singer'), before she started composing her own tracks, which brought her to fame. Her most famous songs include "Dis, quand reviendras-tu ?" (1962), "Ma plus belle histoire d'amour" (1966) and "L'Aigle noir" (1970), the latter of which sold over 1 million copies in just twelve hours.^[2]