The British Band Blur Pay Tribute to Françoise Hardy

The iconic British band Blur paid tribute to Françoise Hardy who passed away at the age of 80. Françoise Hardy was the band's former collaborator. 

The sad news of Françoise Hardy was confirmed by her son Thomas Dutronc on June 11th. Additionally, the cause of her death has yet to be disclosed. 

Françoise Hardy was a singer-songwriter, actor, and model from France. She was a Blur collaborator in the making of the band’s single. The single was entitled To The End and was included on the band’s third studio album, 1994’s ‘Parklife’.

Hardy then teamed up to create To the End (La Comedie) and it was serviced as a single in France. This collaboration appeared on French editions of Blur’s album. Additionally, the collaboration was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios, London. 

In commemoration of Françoise Hardy, the frontman Damon Albarn paid tribute through a caption on the Instagram account of Blur. He wrote, “Françoise Hardy was our introduction to French culture and she was hugely important to us. It was a real privilege to spend time with her and to visit her amazing, entirely black house, an experience that has stayed with me all my life. She was the definition of chic, understated charisma.” The caption was written under the post of a photograph of the band posing in the studio with Hardy. 

On the other side, the Blur guitarist also paid tribute to Françoise Hardy. On his X/Twitter account, Graham Coxon posted a picture of Hardy as well as a caption. He wrote in his caption, “Farewell, Francoise. Nice to have known you for just a little while.x.”