Louise Cordet
| Louise Cordet | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Louise Boisot |
| Born |
8 February 1945 Wraysbury, Berkshire, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, publicist |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1962–1965 |
| Labels | Decca |
Louise Cordet (born Louise Boisot, 8 February 1945, England) was an English pop singer who also sang in French, best known as a one-hit wonder for her 1962 single, "I'm Just a Baby".
Louise Cordet is the daughter of Captain Marcel Boisot of the Free French Air Force and the French-born Greek actress Hélène Cordet.
In 1940, as a trainee cadet pilot with no more than 20 hours' flying time, her father flew a Morane 315 training aircraft without navigation equipment or maps from Meknès in Morocco to Gibraltar in response to Charles de Gaulle's appeal of 18 June.
Her mother's parents helped Prince Andrew and Princess Alice of Greece after their exile in 1922, resulting in a lasting friendship between the two families.
Cordet is a goddaughter of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and was educated first at the French Lycée in Kensington, London, and then at a convent school.
When she began singing she took her stage name from her mother, Hélène Cordet, who had adopted the surname early in her own professional career, as an actress and TV hostess.
After signing to Decca Records, she released "I'm Just a Baby" in 1962, which hit No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was composed by Jerry Lordan and produced by the former Shadows drummer Tony Meehan.
She appeared in the films Just for You and Just for Fun in 1963.
Cordet undertook tours with the Beatles, Roy Orbison and Gerry and the Pacemakers. Gerry Marsden is said to have initially written the song "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" for Cordet, though the Gerry and the Pacemakers recording was released almost simultaneously, in April 1964. She recorded a four-track EP for French Decca – three tracks in French (including a French-language version of the English song, "Around and Around", plus her version of the Beatles' song "From Me to You"). Her final single was a cover version of the Motown tune "Two Lovers". Composed by Smokey Robinson, "Two Lovers" featured Jimmy Page on guitar on Cordet's version. She also toured in 1963 with Paul & Paula, Tony Meehan and Jet Harris, with the concert promoter Arthur Howes, but by 1965 she had stopped recording.
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