Line Renaud

Early life Line Renaud was born in Pont-de-Nieppe on July 2, 1928. Her mother Simone was a shorthand typist and father, a truck driver during the week, who played trumpet on the weekends in a local brass band. She showed the first signs of her talent in the primary school, when at the age of 7 she won an amateur competition. During the Second World War, Jacqueline’s father was mobilised, spending five years away from the family.