Nathalie (song)

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| name = Nathalie

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| type = single

| artist = Gilbert Bécaud

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| A-side = Nathalie

| released = 1964

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| genre = Chanson, pop

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=07}}

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| writer = Gilbert Bécaud (music)
Pierre Delanoë (lyrics)

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| misc = {{External music video|1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH-M5csKASY "Nathalie" (official live, 1964)]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTwNUYHQelg "Nathalie" (official live, 1966)]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1cc9D1df3M "Nathalie" (at the Olympia Hall, 1997)]
on YouTube}}

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"Nathalie" is a 1964 song by French singer Gilbert Bécaud.

Its lyrics were written by Pierre Delanoë and its music composed by Gilbert Bécaud. The song was released in May 1964 and was a big success.{{cite book|author=Thomas Gomart|title=Double détente: les relations franco-soviétiques de 1958 à 1964|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=de3nXbi_LJ4C&q=Nathalie+Gilbert+B%C3%A9caud+Pierre+Delano%C3%AB+1964&pg=PA406|year=2003|publisher=Publications de la Sorbonne|isbn=978-2-85944-497-6|pages=406–}}

The song talks about the brief romance between a French visitor and a beautiful Soviet tourist guide. It is claimed that the song "Nathalie" reflected the beginning of reapprochement between France and the USSR.

In 1983, Bécaud sang a continuation of the story in "La Fille de Nathalie", with lyrics again written by Delanoë and music composed by Bécaud. The song is in the form of a letter by the teenage daughter born to the French tourist and his Soviet guide and also makes references to the hardships in the USSR at the time.