After Coquerelle secured a cabaret spot in Pigalle, she released her debut single "Nous les Amoureux" in 1961 under the name Isabelle Aubret.

[2] Aubret won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962, representing France and singing "Un premier amour" ("A first love")[1][2] with music composed by Claude-Henri Vic and lyrics by Roland Stéphane Valade.

[citation needed] In 1968, she returned to Eurovision and again represented France, this time singing "La source" ("The Spring/Fountain")[1][2] with music by Daniel Faure and lyrics by Henri Dijan and Guy Bonnet.

[1][2] Working with French composer Michel Colombier, Aubret co-produced the song "C'est Ainsi Que Les Choses Arrivent" for Jean-Pierre Melville's 1972 film Un Flic.

She was rehearsing a flying trapeze number for the Union of Artists Gala [fr] with her partner, boxer Jean-Claude Bouttier, when she fell and broke both legs.