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.Career
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 firstPersonal 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. Higelin died on 6 April 2018 in Paris.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) ;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) ;Albums with Brigitte Fontaine *1966: '' 12 chansons d'avant le déluge'' *1976: '' 15 chansons d'avant le déluge, suite et fin''Includes six songs written by Boris Vian and sung by Higelin ;Album with Areski Belkacem *1969: '' Higelin et Areski'' ;Compilations *1973 – ''Jacques Canetti présente Jacques Higelin'' *1980 – '' Inédits 1970'' *2005 – ''Entre deux gares''Filmography
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