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Hugues Aufray, born Jean-Marie Auffray on August 18, 1929, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, is a French singer and songwriter. He performs in the genres of chanson, folk music, ballade, and skiffle. His professional career began in 1959, and he plays the voice and guitar. Aufray has recorded for Barclay, Atlantic Records, and Mercury Records.
He participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 and received the Knight of the Legion of Honour. Aufray is the sibling of Pascale Audret and a relative of Julie Dreyfus. He speaks French and uses the pseudonym Hugues Aufray.
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Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for French-language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New York City, as well as from record shops, and his translations capture the rawness of the original songs. His most famous original songs are "Santiano",…
Known for
- Les Bodin's en folie : La Soirée des 30 ans — Self2025
- Les dernières grandes transhumances — Narrator2025
- Hugues Aufray, l'éternel jeune homme — Self2024
- They Love Each Other... Well, Almost! — Maurice2022
- The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood — Self2020
- La Boîte à secrets — Self2019
- The Secret Song — Self2018
- Roger Kasparian, l'oeil des 60's — Self2014
- Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui2014
- My Summer in Provence — Elie2014
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1929
Discography
Member of
- Les Enfoirés1999–1999
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- Listeners
- 70,700
- Total plays
- 521,101
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Hugues Aufray is a French singer, born on August 18, 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. His real name is Jean Auffray. He has Spanish ancestry and he began his career singing in Spanish. Aufray represented Luxembourg in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, performing the song "Dès que le printemps revient" and finishing fourth. His most famous songs are "Santiano," "Céline," "Stewball" and in Spanish, "Barco de Papel." Aufray is well known for his French adaptations of Bob Dylan's songs. <a href="https:/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean-Marie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1964
- Genre
- ballade
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Official website
- huguesaufray.com
- Image
- Hugues Aufray 20091009 Aix-en-Provence 013 cropped.jpg
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- Hugues Aufray
- date of birth
- 1929-08-18
- birth name
- Hugues Jean-Marie Auffray
- pseudonym
- Hugues Aufray
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- social media followers
- 26500
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