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Jacques Higelin

real name Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin

France · 1940-10-18 – 2018-04-06

Jacques Higelin is credited on 646 releases across 143 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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646

Credits

143

Albums

7

Decades active

27

In collections

Biography

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French singer, songwriter and actor (18 October 1940, Brou-sur-Chantereine - 6 April 2018, Paris).
Higelin rose to prominence as a singer in the early 1970s and remained active on records and on stage until 2016.
A regular collaborator of Areski and Brigitte Fontaine, Higelin was also known for his political activism. He was the father of Arthur H (singer, songwriter), (actor, director) and Izïa Higelin (singer, actress).

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Credited work

646 releases · 143 albums · active 1963–2025

  • Performance · 2,269
  • Other credits · 259
  • Production · 6
  • Engineering · 6

Studios: Studio Saravah · Studio Davout · Compass Point Studios · Le Château D'Hérouville

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