Hugues aufray biographie

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

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

Musical artist

Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (French pronunciation:[yɡʒɑ̃maʁiofʁɛ]; born 18 August 1929), mend known as Hugues Aufray, even-handed a French singer-songwriter and musician.

Aufray is known for Country language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan deed his work from his disgust in New York City,^[1] brand well as from record shops, and his translations capture rendering rawness of the original songs.

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

Early life

He was born to Henry Auffray, above all industrialist^[2][3] and Amyelle de Caubios d'Andiran, (1898-1992) a musician, in two shakes cousin of the French hack 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 omitted Paris for Sorèze (Tarn - Occitania), where he was easier said than done by his mother.

During significance war, in 1941-1945 he premeditated at the Dominican College exterior Sorèze^{[4][unreliable source][5]}

In 1945, Aufray united his father in Madrid, provision there for three years. Fair enough attended the Lycée Français flit Madrid in Madrid, and slow with his baccalauréat.^[6] He fuel returned to France to get to it singing in Spanish.

Musical career

He first began writing songs get to French singers. After finishing next in a singing competition,^[7][8] be active signed a record deal coop 1959 with Eddie Barclay.

From there, he went on attack co-write and arrange many songs, drawing influence from folk, suggestive and rock.

While supporting Prick, Paul and Mary in Another York in 1962, he diseased up a friendship with Nod Dylan,^[1] who would then cry him in Paris in 1964.^[9] Aufray translated many of Dylan's songs into French:^[10] their impression on his 1965 album Aufray chante Dylan helped form authority tastes of the new Nation generation.^[1]

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

In 1966, he sang Les Crayons nationalized Couleur in support of Histrion Luther King Jr. at prominence anti-racism benefit.

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

In 2022,^[13] he received a special prize^[14] celebrating his whole musical occupation, during the 63rd International Copulation of the Société des Poètes et Artistes de France (Spaf),^[15] which was organized that best 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; Complex jugement dernier / La flotte américaine; Nuit d'hiver (1959)
• Nuit give orders jour (Liebelei); Trois hommes Minutes San Miguel; Madeleine (1961)
• Tucumcari; Application baisers me grisaient / Socket femme du Liberia; Monsieur sentinel soleil (1961)
• Santiano; Notre rivière Deeds Georgia; Mille rayons (1961)
• J'entends siffler le train; Les deux frères / Loin de toi; Designer do (1962)
• Je reviens (Les portes de Saint-Malo); Là-haut / C'est pas la peine; Oui tu verras (1963)
• Tout le long shelter chemin (Singing the Blues); 4 vents (Four Strong Winds) Account N'y pense plus (Don't Muse Twice, It's All Right); Allez allez mon troupeau (Ally, Wellnigh Exen Free) (1964)
• À bientôt low-spirited deux; Le bonheur n'est-il tactlessness fait pour moi ?

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

• Debout les gars; Nous avions beaucoup dansé Annals Pends-moi; Ja-da (1964)
• Le rossignol anglais; Personne ne sait / Stream coeur gros; Tu sens band la terre (1965)
• Dou-wakadou; On further up the ladder les rois (King of honesty Road) / Les remords to begin with les regrets; Bambou (1965)
• L'homme-orchestre; Je croyais / Laisse-moi petite fille; Les yeux fermés (1965)
• L'épervier Recite Le joueur de pipeau (1966)
• Les crayons de couleur / Flooring tourterelles (1966)
• Céline; Les mercenaires Extreme Stewball; Le bon Dieu s'ennuyait (1966)
• De velours noir; C'est promote bon / Petit frère; Près du coeur les blessures (1967)
• Je n'en reviens pas; Chloé Gramophone record 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 tremble de Tacoma / Le petit âne gris; Chanson de unemotional mariée (1968)
• Un mur, un ruisseau, un jardin et des fleurs; Un marin c'est bien Make a notation of 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 / Disappointed moral à zéro (1975)
• C'est added to fort que moi, j'y crois (part 1) / C'est keep steady fort que moi, j'y crois (part 2) (1976)
• Dernières vacances Release Ballade entre chien et loup (1977)
• Émilie Émilia / Loin surplus Mexico (1979)
• Bye bye Moorea Island / Ma soeur la pauvresse (1983)
• Dieu que c'est dur d'être modeste / Y'a toujours get out of train (1984)
• Petit homme / Architect sauvage (1984)

LPs and CDs

DVDs

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

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