Françoise Dorin
Françoise Andrée Renée Dorin was born in 1928 in the 17th arrondissement of
Paris. She began her artistic career as a stage actress, working with Michel
Piccoli and Roger Hanin before joining her father René Dorin’s revue at the
Théâtre des Deux Ânes. In 1965 she wrote “Que c’est triste Venise” for Charles
Aznavour, which was a great success. That same year she wrote “N’avoue jamais”,
which Guy Mardel sang as France’s entry at the Eurovision Song Contest, where
his performance placed third. Over the next decade she wrote songs for Dalida,
Mireille Mathieu and Régine, including “L...
