Jacques Higelin live at Aux Zarbs festival on July 2007.

Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (born 18 October 1940 in Brou-sur-Chantereine, Seine-et-Marne, France) is a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brou-sur-Chantereine is a French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France région Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 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. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution He and his wife, Kuelan, are the parents of three children, including musician Arthur H and actor Ken Higelin. Arthur Higelin (born Paris, France 27 March 1966 better known under his stage name Arthur H, is a Pianist, Songwriter and Singer

Higelin's entertainment career began at age 14, when he left school to work as a stunt double. A stunt double is a type of Body double, specifically a skilled replacement used for dangerous film or video sequences, in Movies and Television 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. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance 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. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Military of France encompasses an army, a navy, an air force and a military police force. 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. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He began attracting popular attention through his live concerts, typically held in smaller venues, and released his first solo album, in 1971. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. In Popular music, a solo album is an Album made by a current or former member of a band. Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall By the middle of the 1970s, Higelin had become one of France's most successful musicians, and he remains influential to this day.

Discography

• 1969 – Higelin et Areski (with Areski Belkacem)
• 1970 – Inedits 1970 (with Areski Belkacem)
• 1971 – Jacques "Crabouif" Higelin
• 1973 – Jacques Canetti presente Jacques Higelin
• 1974 – BBH 75
• 1975 – Irradie
• 1976 – Alertez les Bebes
• 1978 – No Man's Land
• 1979 – Caviar Pour les Autres and Champagne Pour Tout le Monde
• 1982 – Higelin 82
• 1985 – Ai
• 1988 – Tombe du Ciel
• 1990 – Follow the Live
• 1991 – Illicite and Au Coeur d'Higelin
• 1992 – Le Rex
• 1994 – Aux Heroes de la Voltige
• 1998 – Paradis Paien
• 2000 – Higelin Live 2000
• 2005 – Entre Deux Gares
• 2007 – Amor Doloroso

References

• "Biography - Jacques HIGELIN. Events Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts Areski Belkacem (born January 23, 1940 in Versailles, France) is a Composer, a multi-instrumental musician actor and singer Events Charles Wuorinen, aged 32 becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 " June 2005. RFI Musique. Last accessed on 25 January 2006.
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