France Gall — Zénith de Paris, Le Tour de France 88

Filmed live concert by France Gall at the Zénith de Paris, captured during the run of late-1987 shows from which the live album Le Tour de France 88 was drawn, released in 1988. At the peak of her popularity after the triumph of the album Babacar, the singer performs a repertoire written by Michel Berger, mixing unifying hits and more intimate songs. The full concert features the classics of her golden age — Résiste, Babacar and the worldwide success Ella, elle l’a — carried by staging and arrangements characteristic of grand French chanson on stage in the 1980s. A precious document for understanding the creative partnership between France Gall and Michel Berger, this live concert conveys the luminous presence of a performer who marked several generations. Filmed by Bernard Schmitt, it speaks as much to those nostalgic for French variété as to fans of carefully produced concert captures, and documents a key moment in the artist’s stage career at the Zénith de Paris.