Françoise Kucheida was a French singer born as Françoise Marie Dufour on May 27, 1946, in Marles-les-Mines. She achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by chanson and for beginning her professional recording career at age 50. Kucheida achieved professional recognition for a career that began after she worked as a primary school teacher and received vocal lessons from her school director. She achieved professional recognition for being discovered by the musician Pierre Barouh at the Festival de Montauban in 1993. Her recording career began with the debut studio recording De la Scarpe à la Seine (1995) released on the label Saravah. The recording achieved professional recognition for receiving the Grand prix du disque from the Académie Charles-Cros in 1996. Her discography included the studio recording Cris du cœur (1998) and the live recording Liévin sur scène (2002). She achieved professional recognition for the studio recording La Mémoire sépia (2006). Kucheida died on July 17, 2023, in Lille.
