![Marie-Paule Belle, interprète de «La Parisienne», est décédée à l'âge de 80 ans [JOEL SAGET / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/159049644/e7cee640c63746986bdba65ad081581bd681770666e93da9f51a225232f0bb53)
Overview
- Her press officer confirmed to AFP that she died in Neuilly-sur-Seine after a long illness on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
- She rose to national fame with the 1976 song that defined her image and was certified a gold record, giving her a lasting place in French chanson.
- Belle began performing on television in 1973 and built a steady career that included concerts at venues such as the Olympia and a farewell recital at the Théâtre de Passy in May 2026.
- Her repertoire combined whimsy and sharp lyrics to tackle topics like euthanasia and homosexuality, and her decade-long relationship with writer Françoise Mallet-Joris informed both her public life and work.
- Beyond music, she published a 2020 tribute to Mallet-Joris and a 2024 poem that openly referenced her cancer, leaving a body of songs and writings that will shape assessments of late-20th-century French songcraft.