Chantal Goya

Born Chantal Deguerre in Saigon in 1946, Goya moved to Paris when she was four. At the behest of Jean-Jacques Debout, Goya auditioned at RCA Records for legendary R&B guitarist Mickey Baker. The audition was a success, and, in 1964, Goya's first single, C'est bien Bernard, propelled her into yé yé stardom. In 1966, while filming Masculine Feminine, she became pregnant with Debout's child, and the two married. The couple enjoyed an artistic partnership: Debout… (more)