Yé-yé
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Yé-yé was a style of pop music that emerged out of France and Québec in the early 1960s. Its roots were the early rock 'n' rollers of America such as Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry. Later influences on yé-yé included British Invasion bands and American girl groups.
Notable yé-yé singers were Sylvie Vartan, Johnny Hallyday, Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, Sheila, France Gall, Frank Alamo, Eddy Mitchell, Claude François, and Chantal Goya.
Yé-yé was an influence on later musical trends, such as the Japanese shibuya-kei scene, as well as bands such as Les Wampas, Les Breastfeeders and Make-Up.
Cultural References
- A 1964 Life article entitled "Hooray For the Yé-Yé Girls" attempted to introduce three popular female yé-yé singers, Sylvie Vartan, Sheila and Françoise Hardy, to American readers. It erroneously implies that fans shouting "yé-yé" whenever the singers perform is where the term "yé-yé" comes from.
- In her 1964 essay "Notes on 'Camp'", Susan Sontag cited yé-yé as an example of an entire genre being annexed by the camp sensibility.
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