An icon of the 1960s and the cinema, Brigitte Bardot also enjoyed a successful
career as a yéyé and pop singer, most notably for Serge Gainsbourg. Born in
Paris on September 28, 1934, Bardot was soon known by her initials B. B. made
her cinema breakthrough with Roger Vadim's film Et Dieu créa la femme (1956),
whose score by Paul Misraki led to a mini-album (25cm) featuring dialogues and
the young star on the cover. Her singing career, which began in 1961 with the
45-turn single "Sidonie", developed at the height of the yéyé wave, alongside
her roles in La Vérité (1960), Vie privé...