Cordet Trivia: She was born Louise Boisot in England, on February 8th 1945.
Cordet Trivia: She is the daughter of Captain Marcel Boisot of the Free French Air Force and the French-born Greek actress Hélène Cordet.
Cordet Trivia: Her mother's parents helped Prince Andrew and Princess Alice of Greece after their exile in 1922, resulting in a lasting friendship between the two families.
Cordet Trivia: She is a goddaughter of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and was educated first at the French Lycée in Kensington, London, and then at a convent school.
Cordet Trivia: When she began singing she took her stage name from her mother, Hélène Cordet, ...
... who had adopted the surname early in her own professional career, as an actress and TV hostess.
Cordet Trivia: For Decca Records, she released "I'm Just a Baby" in 1962, which hit No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
Cordet Trivia: She appeared in the films Just for You and Just for Fun in 1963.
Cordet Trivia: She toured with the Beatles, Roy Orbison and Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Cordet Trivia: Gerry Marsden is said to have initially written the song "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" for Cordet.
Cordet Trivia: She recorded a four-track EP for French Decca – three tracks in French (including a French-language version of the English song, "Around and Around"), ...
... plus her version of the Beatles' song "From Me to You").
Cordet Trivia: Her final single was a cover version of the Motown tune "Two Lovers", composed by Smokey Robinson.
Cordet Trivia: She also toured in 1963 with "Paul & Paula", "Tony Meehan" and "Jet Harris" ... but by 1965 she had stopped recording.
Cordet Trivia: She is married to a Greek national and has three children. Her eldest son is the singer Alexi Murdoch. She now lives in Greece, but also has a home in London.