Any song that was presented as a chouchou went straight to the top places in the charts. The Salut les copains phenomenon continued with a magazine of the same name that was first published in in France, with German, Spanish, and Italian "Ciao Amici" editions following shortly afterward. We, the singers, were much, much less numerous than today — and there were fewer radios. It was also the heyday of Salut les copains , and the press played an extremely important role, it could promote beginners.
I remember being on the front page of Paris Match very quickly, without being very well known or doing anything special for that; this would no longer be possible nowadays. In fact, in the s, we saw the advent of the mass media.
At the same time, fashion had assumed a considerable importance, which it had never before had. Singers like me became emblems of fashion, in addition to chanson , which helped to maintain notoriety.
When will I know how it feels to have someone? France had a large market for the consumption of French-language songs at the time. Unlike other European nations such as West Germany , the French were more willing to support artists from their own country, singing in their native tongue. Sheila portrayed the image of a well-behaved young girl.
Some girl groups emerged, such as Les Parisiennes, influenced by acts like the Shangri-Las. Italian singer Mina became her country's first female rock-and-roll singer in After her scandalous relationship and pregnancy with a married actor in , Mina developed her image into that of a grown-up "bad girl". Lio had a string of hits during , the most famous of which was " Amoureux Solitaires ". That said, in lieu of a desperate and codependent voice, a fun and flirtatious point of view was often depicted.
