(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)