Artist:Gillian Hills
Song:Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut
Album:Tres Chic: More French Girl Singers of the 1960s
Gillian Hills was one of several young women who had chart success in France in the 60s. The music was known as Ye Ye. The big difference with Gillian is she isn't French. She was born June 5, 1944 in Cairo, Egypt. Her father was British author Denis Hills. Gillian grew up in Nice, France. At age 14 she was discovered by French filmmaker Roger Vadim and he cast her in the 1959 film Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Of course Vadim directed Brigitte Bardot in And God Created Woman. So obviously he thought Gillian could be the new Brigitte Bardot. Gillian starred in the 1960 British exploitation film Beat Girl. This film was very controversial at the time. Then she recorded for Barclay Records from 1960-65. She was one of several popular Ye Ye singers from that era. The 1965 single Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut is a French version of Busy Signal by The Lollipops. Gillian moved to England and appeared in the 1966 film Blowup. She concentrated on acting for the next few years. After she appeared in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, Gillian moved to New York and became a magazine illustrator. After Gillian's song Zou Bisou Bisou appeared in the TV series Mad Men, Gillian got back into music and has recorded a couple of albums. Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut appeared in the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit. You can get Tut. Tut, Tut, Tut on this Ace Records various artists comp. Here's a video for Tut, Tut, Tut, Tut by Gillian Hills.
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