French singer France Gall has died, the BBC reports. A representative confirmed the news in a statement posted on Gall’s website, writing that she passed away following a battle with cancer. She was 70 years old. Gall was born in Paris to her father, lyricist Robert Gall (who penned songs for Edith Piaf and Charles Aznavour), and her mother Cécile Berthier, who was a singer. Gall’s professional music career began at age 16, with her first single “Ne sois pas si bête.”

In her early career, Gall rose to fame as a yé-yé singer with songs written by Serge Gainsbourg, including “N'écoute pas les idoles” and “Laisse tomber les filles.” In 1965, she won the Eurovision Song Contest representing Luxembourg with the performance of her Gainsbourg's “Poupée de cire, poupée de son.” She later collaborated with other musicians like Giorgio Moroder and singer Michel Berger, whom she married in 1976. The two remained married until Berger’s death in 1992. Gall recorded and performed continuously until she announced her retirement in 1997 following the death of her daughter.