 Popp akaberekerwa mumhuri yechiGerman-chiDutch, muFontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. Akatanga basa rake somuridzi wembambo wechechi, achitsiva abbot akanga adanwa kuti ashande muHondo Yenyika II muna 1939. Popp akadzidza nziyo paSaint Joseph Institute. Mumakore ekuma1950 akashanda panhepfenyuro yeFrance RTF, achinyora nziyo dzeClub dEssai uye, kubva muna 1953 kusvika muna 1960, La Bride sur le cou. Akaronga nhamba yeJuliette Gréco albums mukupera kwema1950 uye kutanga kwema1960. Mumakore ekuma1960, akanyora, naPierre Cour, nziyo nhatu dzeEurovision Song Contest: Tom Pillibi, iyo yakakunda makwikwi eFrance payakaimbwa nemunhu ane makore gumi nemasere ekuberekwa Jacqueline Boyer muna 1960, Le chant de Mallory, 1964 French entry, yakaitwa nemumwe mutsva, Rachel, uye Lamour est bleu Rudo rune Bhuruu iyo yakauya yechina kuLuxembourg muna 1967, asi iyo gare gare yakava nhamba-imwe yakarova instrumental muU.S. nokuda kwaPaul Mauriat. 