| Paule Desjardins | |
| Birth Name: | Paule Marguerite Dejardin |
| Birth Date: | 1929 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Calais, France |
| Death Place: | Millau, France |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Genre: | Chanson |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 1956–1992 |
Paule Desjardins (19 April 1929 — 31 December 2007), also known as Paule Canat, was a French singer and fashion designer. She represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with the song "La Belle amour" which finished second with 17 points.[1]
In the early 1960s, she ended her musical career to marry the French industrialist Charles Canat. She started a new career as a lingerie designer in Millau.[2] From 1960 to 1992, Paule was responsible for the creation of collections, developing new clothing lines that played an important role in the development of the company.[3]
Paule and Charles had a son, Joël. He ran his father’s company from 1991-1996, before selling it to Saaly Holding.[3] Charles died on 1 December 2007, at the age of 86.[4] Paule passed away exactly 30 days after his death.[5]