Jean-Jacques Lafon (born October 5, 1955) is a French singer-songwriter and painter. He remains known for his 1985
one-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with ...
"Le géant de papier", which peaked at No. 6 on the
SNEP
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in ...
singles chart and earned a
Silver
Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...
disc. Lafon is also the writer of the 1987 hit "
Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison Viens may refer to:
* Viens, Vaucluse, a commune in the department of Vaucluse in France
* Viens (surname)
* ''Viens'', album by Ève Angeli
* ''Viens'', 1997 album by Fēlikss Ķiģelis
* "Viens", song by Danyel Gérard
Danyel Gérard (born Gà ...
" for Licence IV, under the pseudonym of Falon.
[Elia Habib, ''Muz hit. tubes'', p. 53 ()]
Discography
Albums
* 1988 : ''Mourir à Toulouse''
* 1993 : ''Les Années Caroline''
* 1996 : ''Autoportrait''
* 2010 : ''Le Jardin de mon père''
Singles
* 1982 : "Sa différence"
* 1984 : "C'est beaucoup mieux comme ça"
* 1985 : "Le Géant de papier" – No. 6 in France, Silver
* 1986 : "Si t'as besoin de moi, fais-moi signe"
* 1986 : "Un Mot pour un autre"
* 1987 : "Elle voit"
* 1987 : "Le Diable au cœur"
* 1988 : "Ne laissez pas le soleil se coucher"
* 1988 : "Mourir à Toulouse"
* 1990 : "Seulement te dire..."
* 1991 : "Les Années Caroline"
References
External links
Official site
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1955 births
French male singers
French pop singers
Living people
French male singer-songwriters
French singer-songwriters