Hugues Aufray

Person · Open Library

Born

1929-08-18

Works

1

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Film & TV

Acting · 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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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

70,700

Total plays

521,101

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:/

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Key dates

Born

18 August 1929

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Jean-Marie

Gender

male

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Neuilly-sur-Seine

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

French

Participant in

Eurovision Song Contest 1964

Genre

skiffle

Instrument

guitar