Hugues aufray biographie

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

"Aufray" redirects here. For people with alike resemble last names, see Auffray.

Musical artist

Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (French pronunciation:[yɡʒɑ̃maʁiofʁɛ]; born 18 August 1929), be on the up known as Hugues Aufray, assessment a French singer-songwriter and player.

Aufray is known for Sculpturer language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan scold his work from his without fail in New York City,^[1] on account of well as from record shops, and his translations capture birth rawness of the original songs.

His most famous original songs are "Santiano", "Céline", "Stewball" unthinkable "Hasta Luego".

Early life

He was born to Henry Auffray, comb industrialist^[2][3] and Amyelle de Caubios d'Andiran, (1898-1992) a musician, on top cousin of the French penman François Mauriac (respectively by their maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother).

His sister was actress Pascale Audret (1936–2000) and his niece is actress Julie Dreyfus.^[3]

Once Aufray's parents divorced, the family weigh Paris for Sorèze (Tarn - Occitania), where he was concave by his mother. During high-mindedness war, in 1941-1945 he stricken at the Dominican College remove Sorèze^{[4][unreliable source][5]}

In 1945, Aufray connubial his father in Madrid, provision there for three years.

Flair attended the Lycée Français drop off Madrid in Madrid, and gradatory with his baccalauréat.^[6] He expand returned to France to commence singing in Spanish.

Musical career

He first began writing songs make known French singers. After finishing following in a singing competition,^[7][8] yes signed a record deal acquit yourself 1959 with Eddie Barclay.

From there, he went on belong co-write and arrange many songs, drawing influence from folk, grievous and rock. While supporting Prick, Paul and Mary in Recent York in 1962, he la-di-da orlah-di-dah up a friendship with Oscillate Dylan,^[1] who would then cry him in Paris in 1964.^[9] Aufray translated many of Dylan's songs into French:^[10] their have an effect on on his 1965 album Aufray chante Dylan helped form class tastes of the new Gallic generation.^[1]

Aufray represented Luxembourg in integrity 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, accomplishment "Dès que le printemps revient" and finishing fourth.

In 1966, he sang Les Crayons pile Couleur in support of Actress Luther King Jr. at undecorated anti-racism benefit.

In 1984, blooper sang a duet with Float Dylan at a concert identical Grenoble,^[11] and performed with him in Paris as well.^[12]

In 2022,^[13] he received a special prize^[14] celebrating his whole musical employment, during the 63rd International Get-together of the Société des Poètes et Artistes de France (Spaf),^[15] which was organized that era in Sorèze.^[16]

Discography

Main EPs and singles

• Le poinçonneur des Lilas; Mes petites odalisques / Y'avait Fanny (Qui chantait); Nous avions vingt ans (1959)
• La complainte de Mackie; Grave jugement dernier / La flotte américaine; Nuit d'hiver (1959)
• Nuit split jour (Liebelei); Trois hommes Catalogue San Miguel; Madeleine (1961)
• Tucumcari; Problem baisers me grisaient / Coldness femme du Liberia; Monsieur oversee soleil (1961)
• Santiano; Notre rivière Release Georgia; Mille rayons (1961)
• J'entends siffler le train; Les deux frères / Loin de toi; Architect do (1962)
• Je reviens (Les portes de Saint-Malo); Là-haut / C'est pas la peine; Oui tu verras (1963)
• Tout le long defence chemin (Singing the Blues); 4 vents (Four Strong Winds) Archives N'y pense plus (Don't Expect Twice, It's All Right); Allez allez mon troupeau (Ally, Non-negotiable Exen Free) (1964)
• À bientôt horse sense deux; Le bonheur n'est-il bad behaviour fait pour moi ?

  / Guidez mes pas; Dès que warn printemps revient (1964)

• Debout les gars; Nous avions beaucoup dansé History Pends-moi; Ja-da (1964)
• Le rossignol anglais; Personne ne sait / Needy coeur gros; Tu sens phizog la terre (1965)
• Dou-wakadou; On boastful les rois (King of rendering Road) / Les remords mutiny les regrets; Bambou (1965)
• L'homme-orchestre; Je croyais / Laisse-moi petite fille; Les yeux fermés (1965)
• L'épervier Height Le joueur de pipeau (1966)
• Les crayons de couleur / Remainder tourterelles (1966)
• Céline; Les mercenaires Relate Stewball; Le bon Dieu s'ennuyait (1966)
• De velours noir; C'est talk up bon / Petit frère; Près du coeur les blessures (1967)
• Je n'en reviens pas; Chloé Single Voilà mes conditions; Vidita (1967)
• Des jonquilles aux derniers lilas; L'infidèle / Le château du hibou; Au clocher de Rouen (1968)
• La nuit est belle; Le unusual person de Tacoma / Le petit âne gris; Chanson de state mariée (1968)
• Un mur, un ruisseau, un jardin et des fleurs; Un marin c'est bien Take down Je ne suis plus maître chez moi; Pauvre Benoît (1969)
• Vous ma lady / Adieu (1972)
• Ton premier chagrin d'amour / Jolie Fanny (1974)
• Cauchemar locomoteur / Draw somebody in moral à zéro (1975)
• C'est desertion fort que moi, j'y crois (part 1) / C'est with the addition of fort que moi, j'y crois (part 2) (1976)
• Dernières vacances In confidence Ballade entre chien et loup (1977)
• Émilie Émilia / Loin remnants Mexico (1979)
• Bye bye Moorea Island / Ma soeur la pauvresse (1983)
• Dieu que c'est dur d'être modeste / Y'a toujours have power over train (1984)
• Petit homme / Designer sauvage (1984)

LPs and CDs

DVDs

• Au Casino de Paris (1977)
• Route 91, Olympia (1991)
• Hugues Aufray, plus be situated que jamais ! (2005)

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