His haircut is a bit of his trademark. On the occasion of her 80th birthday, Chantal Goya, who recently confided in her relationship to cosmetic surgery, returned this Friday, June 10 at the microphone of RTL, on her blonde square with fringe which strongly contributed to her success in the 70s and 80s. “I cut my own bangs now” then reveals the singer, against all odds. “I’m tired of being cut off, so hop, a scissor when it’s too long” she continues, very amused. This desire to take matters into their own hands results in particular from the fact that her hairdresser was “bewildered“to the idea of cutting and missing the star’s hairstyle.”I told him look ‘paf paf paf done’ she remembers, mimicking the gesture.
A mythical fringe that accompanied the singer for almost 50 years of career, making her a real star of French song in the 80s. With in particular timeless hits like A rabbit, Pandi-Panda or The Doll, and more than twenty recorded studio albums. This success, Chantal Goya owes it in part to her husband Jean-Jacques Debout, whom she met in 1964 and whom she married two years later, before giving birth to her two children. Clarissa and Jean Paul. Her husband was working at the time in the production of television shows and then offered to sing on stage.
A cult haircut
She quickly became famous throughout the country, shining in particular thanks to performances aimed at children. For example, in December 1979, the musical The Magic Forest is played at the Olympia to sold-out crowds. The hits are linked for her, especially in the 80s with another title Snoopy, certified diamond and platinum disc. All obviously with his mythical fringe on the forehead. “I don’t see myself with very short hair, I don’t see myself with my hair back” she explained to Purepeople.
But it is also good to remember that Chantal Goya has more than one string to her bow since, in addition to her talents as a singer, and now as a hairdresser, she also had a career in the cinema. Spotted by the Franco-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, she worked alongside the greatest such as Brigitte Bardot, Serge Gainsbourg, Fabrice Luchini and Gérard Depardieu. His performance in Male Female was particularly noticed at the time.