- Reportedly beset by emotional and financial problems, Mars jumped from a window of her flat in La Défense on 31 January 1989. She died three weeks later, on 20 February in the Foch Hospital at Suresnes.
- In 1972, Mars was chosen to sing the Botton-penned "Comé-comédie" as the French representative in the 17th Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 25 March in Edinburgh. "Comé-comédie" is an unmistakably French chanson-style song, which finished in 11th place of 18 entries.
- Mars was the youngest of ten children.
- Into the 1980s, Mars tended to drift out of sight as fashions changed and her performance style fell out of favour.
- She was a French singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.
- In 1971 she was spotted singing in cabaret by composer Frédéric Botton, who offered her the song "Monsieur l'étranger" which became her first recording.
- Mars continued recording through the 1970s, including duets with Mike Brant and Alain Barrière, and she moved into film work, appearing in Michel Audiard's 1974 film "Bons baisers... à lundi", and Claude Lelouch's "Si c'était à refaire "in 1976.
- More notoriously, she starred in the 1975 softcore film Emilienne, which was seen as an obvious attempt to cash in on the Emmanuelle phenomenon of the time.
- By age 16 she was appearing in revues and spent the 1960s travelling as a lead performer in shows around Europe and the Americas.
- Mars was the youngest of ten children and from an early age showed a flair for dance and acrobatics.
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