Marie LaforĂȘt (MaĂŻtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach, Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, France, 5 October 1939 â 2 November 2019) was a French-Swiss singer and actress. Her career began accidentally in 1959 when she replaced her sister at the last minute in a French radio talent contest Naissance d'une Ă©toile and won. Director Louis Malle then cast the young starlet in the film he was shooting at the time, LibertĂ©, a project he finally abandonded, making Read more on Last.fm