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Jacques Higelin

Jacques Higelin

Jacques Higelin has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 30 January 2015. Jacques Higelin's music has been featured on 27 episodes.

Jacques Higelin (born Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin on 18 October 1940 in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, France; died 6 April 2018 in Paris) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Early in his career, many of Higelin's songs were effectively blacklisted from French radio because of his controversial left wing political beliefs, and his association with socialist groups. He and his wife, Kuelan, are the parents of three children, including musician Arthur H. and actor Ken Higelin.

Higelin's entertainment career began at age 14, when he left school to work as a stunt double. While playing a number of small roles in various motion pictures, Higelin was taught to play the guitar by Henri Crolla, an Italian film composer. By the early sixties, Higelin was attending the René Simon drama school, where he won the François Perier award.

For two years starting in 1961, Higelin served in the French military. Upon returning to France, he resumed his cinematic career, but increasingly began to focus on music over film. By the end of the decade, he was also very active in the artistic underground in Paris, and he began to channel his music towards radical militancy. He began attracting popular attention through his live concerts, typically held in smaller venues, and released his first solo album, in 1971. By the middle of the 1970s, Higelin had become one of France's most successful musicians, and he continued to be influential.

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Jacques Higelin

Jacques Higelin has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 30 January 2015. Jacques Higelin's music has been featured on 27 episodes.

Jacques Higelin (born Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin on 18 October 1940 in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, France; died 6 April 2018 in Paris) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Early in his career, many of Higelin's songs were effectively blacklisted from French radio because of his controversial left wing political beliefs, and his association with socialist groups. He and his wife, Kuelan, are the parents of three children, including musician Arthur H. and actor Ken Higelin.

Higelin's entertainment career began at age 14, when he left school to work as a stunt double. While playing a number of small roles in various motion pictures, Higelin was taught to play the guitar by Henri Crolla, an Italian film composer. By the early sixties, Higelin was attending the René Simon drama school, where he won the François Perier award.

For two years starting in 1961, Higelin served in the French military. Upon returning to France, he resumed his cinematic career, but increasingly began to focus on music over film. By the end of the decade, he was also very active in the artistic underground in Paris, and he began to channel his music towards radical militancy. He began attracting popular attention through his live concerts, typically held in smaller venues, and released his first solo album, in 1971. By the middle of the 1970s, Higelin had become one of France's most successful musicians, and he continued to be influential.

Original source: Last.fm

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Brigitte
Brigitte Fontaine feat. Areski, Benoît Charvet, Daniel Vallancien, Georges Arvanitas, Jacques Higelin, Jean-Charles Capon, Julie Dassin, Louis Guilbert, Olivier Bloch-Lainé, Philippe Maté
Saravah1972
Cet Enfant Que Je T'avais Fait
Fontaine, Higelin
Saravah1983
Le Minimum
Higelin
Pathé1976
La rousse au chocolat
Jacques Higelin
EPM Musique1995
Je Veux Des Coupables
Higelin, Areski
Saravah0
Cigarette
Higelin
EMI1974
Beauté Crachée
Higelin
EMI France1990
Marcelle
Brigitte Fontaine feat. Areski, Benoit Charvet, Georges Arvanitas, Jacques Higelin, Jean-Charles Capon, Julie Dassin, Louis Guilbert, Olivier Bloch-Lainé, Philippe Maté
Saravah1972
Vingt Secondes
Brigitte Fontaine feat. Areski, Benoît Charvet, Daniel Vallancien, Georges Arvanitas, Jacques Higelin, Jean-Charles Capon, Julie Dassin, Louis Guilbert, Olivier Bloch-Lainé, Philippe Maté
Saravah1972
Moi Aussi
Brigitte Fontaine feat. Areski, Benoît Charvet, Daniel Vallancien, Georges Arvanitas, Jacques Higelin, Jean-Charles Capon, Julie Dassin, Louis Guilbert, Olivier Bloch-Lainé, Philippe Maté
Saravah1972