Annie Gautrat, better known by her

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Stone (born in

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on 31 July 1947) is a French singer and actress, and very notably part of the musical duo Stone et Charden with her then-husband

Éric Charden Éric Charden (; born Jacques-André Puissant ; 15 October 1942 – 29 April 2012) was a French singer and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with singer Stone, with whom they formed the band Stone et Charden. Éric Charden was ...

. the duo were successful in the 1970s with some hits in France and internationally.

Biography

In 1966, Gautrat (Stone) was taking part in the "Miss Beatnik" competition where Éric Charden was a member of the jury. They were acquainted after the competition and got married the same year. Already having separate musical careers, they decided to form the duo known as Stone et Charden in 1971, releasing "L'Avventura" in 1972 and "Made in Normandie" in 1973. She also took part in the French musical comedy ''Mayflower'' written by Guy Bontempelli and music composed by Charden. Soon artistic and personal tensions resulted in a divorce and break-up of the duo in 1975 with each member pursuing a separate solo musical career. Éric Charden married Pascale Rivault, whereas Stone later married actor Mario d'Alba with whom she had 2 children, Martin and Daisy. In the early 1980s, she played in ''Le Plus beau métier du monde'' besides Charlotte Julian. The duo Stone et Charden reunited at the end of the 1990s taking part in some television shows and galas. A compilation of their songs was released in 1997. They also took part in the tour "Âge tendre et Têtes de bois" in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Besides singing, she pursued a career in acting in theater most notably in ''Les 3 Jeanne'' and ''Les monologues du vagin'', the French-language adaptation of ''

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''. Both she and her previous husband

of Stone et Charden days were decorated with the

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(in French Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur) on 1 January 2012 just months before the death of Éric Charden.

References

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