Poupée de cire, poupée de son

France Gall’s 1965 Eurovision winner for Philips became an unlikely international hit, its bubblegum yé-yé charm and nursery-rhyme French lyrics disguising clever satire about artifice and image. Produced by Serge Gainsbourg, the track married chanson tradition with the infectious pop sensibility of early-sixties French youth culture, turning a competition novelty into a cultural artifact that still resonates across generations.