Barbara

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1930–1997)

  • Audience33.3K
  • Fame74.9
  • Momentum7.6
Source-basedRising
33.3K youtube followers
  • Audience33.3K
  • Fame74.9
  • Momentum7.6
  • France rank#144
  • Wikipedia24.6K
Lived 1930–1997, aged 67France
FranceFranceMusiciansSinger / Musician
  • Biggest on YouTube
    33.3K
    @@barbaraofficiel
  • Wikipedia
    35 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in France
    #144
    Musicians
  • Era
    1930–1997
    Aged 67
  • Known for
    The Swarm
    1978
Summary
Updated 2026-09-07

Monique Andrée Serf, known as Barbara, was a French singer. She took her stage name from her grandmother, Varvara Brodsky, a native of Odesa, Ukraine. Barbara became a famous cabaretière in the late 1950s in Paris, known as La Chanteuse de minuit, before she started composing her own tracks, which brought her to fame. Her most famous songs include "Dis, quand reviendras-tu ?" (1962), "Ma plus belle histoire d'amour" (1966) and "L'Aigle noir" (1970), the latter of which is said to have sold over 1 million copies in just twelve hours.

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74.9
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Momentum7.6
Historical24.1
Now attention34.6
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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#144
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