According to the agency, the singer died in the Swiss city of Genole. The cause of death of Lafore is not reported.
URGENT - La chanteuse et actrice Marie Laforêt est décédée aujourd'hui à Genolier (Suisse) à l'âge de 80 ans, a annoncé sa famille à l'AFP.
Les causes de la mort de l'interprète des "Vendanges de l'amour" ou "Viens, viens" n'ont pas été précisées. # AFPpic.twitter.com / 0KK558oBlv
Marie Laforet (birth name of Maiten Marie Brigitte Dumenac. - RT ) was born in the small French city of Sulac-sur-Mer in 1939.
In Russia, her songs such as Manchester et Liverpool ("Manchester and Liverpool"), Mon amour, mon ami ("My Love, My Friend"), La tendress ("Tenderness") and others were very popular.
Moreover, Laforet is also known as a movie actress. She has played in dozens of films and series, the most famous of which are: “In the bright sun” (Plein soleil, director Rene Clement, 1960), “Adventurers” (Les morfalous, director Henri Verney, 1984), the series “Octopus-3” (La piovra - 3, directed by Luigi Perelli, 1987).
In early October, it became known about the death at the age of 86 of the British actress Anna Quayle, known for her role as Mrs. Monroe in the series "Grange Hill".