Jacques Higelin
French actor and singer (1940-2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer. He was born in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne.
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Career
He became famous in the early 1970s. Early in his career, many of Higelin's songs were blacklisted from French radio because of his controversial left wing political beliefs, and his association with socialist groups.
He began attracting popular attention through his live concerts, typically held in smaller venues, and released his first solo album, in 1971.
Death
Higelin died on 6 April 2018 in Paris of colorectal cancer at the age of 77.[1]
Albums
- 1971 – Jacques "Crabouif" Higelin
- 1976 – Irradié
- 1976 – Alertez les bébés !
- 1978 – No Man's Land
- 1979 – Champagne pour tout le monde, and Caviar pour les autres... (also released as a double album under the title Champagne et Caviar, currently the standard edition)
- 1980 - La Bande du Rex
- 1982 – Higelin 82
- 1985 – Aï (double album)
- 1988 – Tombé du ciel
- 1991 – Illicite
- 1994 – Aux héros de la voltige
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