(FILES) French singer Marie Paule Belle performs for the International Women's Day at the Zenith hall in Paris on March 8, 1984. French singer, composer and pianist Marie Paule Belle, best known for "La Parisienne," a hit in the French music in the 1970s, died on July 25, 2026 at the age of 80, her press agent announced to AFP. (Photo by Joel ROBINE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French singer and musician Marie Paule Belle poses during a photo session in Paris on December 15, 2023. French inger, composer and pianist Marie Paule Belle, best known for "La Parisienne," a hit in the French music in the 1970s, died on July 25, 2026 at the age of 80, her press agent announced to AFP. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph taken on March 9, 1984 shows French singer and pianist Marie Paule Belle during a symposium "Women and future" in Paris. French inger, composer and pianist Marie Paule Belle, best known for "La Parisienne," a hit in the French music in the 1970s, died on July 25, 2026 at the age of 80, her press agent announced to AFP. (Photo by Georges BENDRIHEM / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French singer and musician Marie Paule Belle poses during a photo session in Paris on December 15, 2023. French inger, composer and pianist Marie Paule Belle, best known for "La Parisienne," a hit in the French music in the 1970s, died on July 25, 2026 at the age of 80, her press agent announced to AFP. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French singer and musician Marie Paule Belle poses during a photo session in Paris on December 15, 2023. French inger, composer and pianist Marie Paule Belle, best known for "La Parisienne," a hit in the French music in the 1970s, died on July 25, 2026 at the age of 80, her press agent announced to AFP. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) From left: Singers Daniel Guichard, Alice Dona, Serge Lama, Dalida, Patrick Sébastien, Marie Paule Belle, and Michel Fugain pose as they celebrate birthday of French singer Serge Lama at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, on February 11, 1979. French inger, composer and pianist Marie Paule Belle, best known for "La Parisienne," a hit in the French music in the 1970s, died on July 25, 2026 at the age of 80, her press agent announced to AFP. (Photo by JOEL ROBINE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French singer Marie Paule Belle poses with a cat during a cat show in Paris on October 5, 1981.. French inger, composer and pianist Marie Paule Belle, best known for "La Parisienne," a hit in the French music in the 1970s, died on July 25, 2026 at the age of 80, her press agent announced to AFP. (Photo by Yves PARIS / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) French President François Mitterrand (C) flanked by French actress Jeanne Moreau (R) and French singer Marie Paule Belle, whom he has just presented with the insignia of Officer of the National Order of Merit, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on October 6, 1988. French inger, composer and pianist Marie Paule Belle, best known for "La Parisienne," a hit in the French music in the 1970s, died on July 25, 2026 at the age of 80, her press agent announced to AFP. (Photo by JOEL ROBINE / AFP via Getty Images)