1960s – 1970sPeak: 1960s
Ye-ye / 60s Pop
About Ye-ye / 60s Pop
The ye-ye movement exploded in early-1960s France around the Salut les copains radio show and magazine, as teenagers embraced pop music sung in French. France Gall, Francoise Hardy, and Claude Francois became the faces of a generation that transformed French popular culture overnight.