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Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (French pronunciation: ​[ʒak ʒozɛf viktɔʁ iʒlɛ̃]; 18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s.

Jacques Higelin
Jacques Higelin performing at Zarbs Festival, July 2007
Background information
Birth name	Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin
Born	(1940-10-18)18 October 1940 Brou-sur-Chantereine, Île-de-France France
Died	6 April 2018(2018-04-06) (aged 77) Paris, France
Genres	French pop Chanson
Occupation(s)	French singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, piano, banjo, accordion, harmonica, melodica, harspichord
Years active	1969–2018
Website	www.jacqueshigelin.fr

Early life

Higelin was born on 18 October 1940. His father, Paul, a railway worker and musician of Alsatian descent, introduced his two sons to various forms of music, while his mother, Renée, of Belgian descent, raised them both.[1][2]

Career

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Higelin's entertainment career began at age 14, when he left school to work as a stunt double. While playing a number of minor roles in motion pictures, Higelin was taught to play the guitar by Henri Crolla, a French-Italian jazz guitarist and a composer of film scores. By the early 1960s, Higelin was attending the René Simon drama school, where he won the François Perier award.

For two years beginning in 1961, Higelin served in the French military in various countries. Upon returning to France, he resumed his film career but increasingly began to focus on music. By the end of the decade, he had become very active in the artistic underground in Paris and began to channel his music towards radical activism.

Higelin 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 pop musicians, and he remains influential to this day.

In the 70's Higelin was in a relationship with a French-Vietnamese woman called Kuelan Nguyen. She accompanied him during the recording of an album at Château d'Hérouville Studio, where Iggy Pop was also recording his debut solo album "The Idiot". Iggy Pop became infatuated with Nguyen, who rejected him, but the incident inspired the song China Girl, which later became a hit when re-recorded by David Bowie.

Personal life and death

Higelin had three children, all of whom became artists:

• Arthur H, singer, born to Nicole Courtois in 1966
• Kên Higelin, actor, born to Kuelan Nguyen in 1972
• Izïa, singer, born to dancer Aziza Zakine in 1990. Higelin married Zakine in 2011.[3]

Higelin died on 6 April 2018 in Paris.[4]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums (non-charting)

• 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
• 1998 – Paradis paien
• 2005 – Jacque Higelin chante Vian et Higelin
• 2006 – Amor Doloroso
• 2010 – Coup de foudre
• 2013 – Beau Repaire

Studio albums (charting)

Year	Album	Credited to	Peak positions
			FRA [5]	BEL (Wa)	SWI
1974	BBH 75	Benarroch, Boissezon, Higelin (BBH)	117	–	–
1998	Paradis païen	Higelin	7	–	–
2006	Amor doloroso	Jacques Higelin	7	83	97
2010	Coup de foudre	Higelin	2	20	51
2013	Beau repaire	Higelin	5	49	–
2016	Higelin 75	Higelin	6 [6]	36	74

Live albums (non-charting)

• 1981: Higelin à Mogador (triple album, 2 CDs)
• 1983: Casino de Paris (1 album, 1 CD)
• 1986: Higelin à Bercy (triple album, 2 CD)
• 1990: Follow the Live (double album, 1 CD)
• 1992: Higelin Le Rex (double album, 1 CD)

Live albums (charting)

Year	Album	Credited to	Peak positions
			FRA [5]	BEL (Wa)	SWI
2000	Higelin Live 2000	Jacques Higelin	60	–	–
2005	Higelin enchante Trenet	Jacques Higelin	36	83	–
2007	En plein Bataclan	Jacques Higelin	151	–	–
2010	Paris/Zénith 18 October 2010	Higelin	200	–	–

Albums with Brigitte Fontaine

• 1966: 12 chansons d'avant le déluge
• 1976: 15 chansons d'avant le déluge, suite et fin[7]

Album with Areski Belkacem

• 1969: Higelin et Areski

Compilations

• 1973 – Jacques Canetti présente Jacques Higelin
• 1980 – Inédits 1970
• 2005 – Entre deux gares

Filmography

• 2004 : Colette, une femme libre, directed by Nadine Trintignant (TV Mini-Series)

References

External links

• Official website
• RFI Biography – Jacques Higelin
• Europop Music – Jacques Higelin (English)

На других языках

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[de] Jacques Higelin

Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (* 18. Oktober 1940 in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Département Seine-et-Marne; † 6. April 2018 in Paris) war ein französischer Sänger, Komponist, Film- und Theaterschauspieler und Autor. Seine Lieder sind vom Chanson, Hot Jazz, Blues, Rock ’n’ Roll, Reggae, Funk, New Wave sowie von der arabischen Musik beeinflusst und weisen teilweise experimentelle und theatrale Aspekte auf. Er sang in französischer sowie gelegentlich in englischer Sprache und arbeitete u. a. mit Areski Belkacem, Brigitte Fontaine, dem Art Ensemble of Chicago und Youssou N’Dour zusammen.

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- [en] Jacques Higelin

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