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Jacques Higelin

1940 - 2018

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Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʒozɛf viktɔʁ iʒlɛ̃]; 18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Higelin is the 1,393rd most popular singer (down from 1,231st in 2024), the 4,519th most popular biography from France (down from 4,277th in 2019) and the 79th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jacques Higelin ranks 1,393 out of 4,381. Before him are Mary J. Blige, Bobby Vee, Yardena Arazi, Jimi Jamison, Eddy Wally, and Valery Meladze. After him are Anna Jantar, Jovanotti, Namie Amuro, Brita Borg, Helen Reddy, and Mary Garden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jacques Higelin ranks 393. Before him are John Esposito, Fausto Bertinotti, Franco Bitossi, Silva Batuta, Adriana Hoffmann, and Zoran Janković. After him are Vladimir Korenev, Aracy Balabanian, Jürgen Heinsch, Eladio Silvestre, Mirjam Pressler, and Richard Attwood. Among people deceased in 2018, Jacques Higelin ranks 353. Before him are Mario Segale, Doina Cornea, Carla Marangoni, Toshiko Fujita, Nikolai Volkoff, and Oleg Anofriyev. After him are Kader Khan, David Cherkassky, Daniel Robin, Shinobu Sekine, Helena Almeida, and Yurik Vardanyan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Higelin ranks 4,519 out of 6,770. Before him are Albert Dupontel (1964), Clotilde Courau (1969), Michèle Laroque (1960), Jacqueline du Bief (1930), Stéphane Bruey (1932), and Maurice Huet (1918). After him are Louis Perrée (1871), Jacques-Louis Lions (1928), Max Bense (1910), Eugène Martin (1915), Guy de Luget (1884), and Jean Cayrol (1911).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Jacques Higelin ranks 79. Before him are Claude Nougaro (1929), Désirée Artôt (1835), Mady Mesplé (1931), Michèle Torr (1947), Viktor Lazlo (1960), and Marcel Amont (1929). After him are Joséphine Fodor (1789), Danièle Dupré (1938), Emma Shapplin (1974), Philippe Jaroussky (1978), Paule Desjardins (1929), and Corinne Hermès (1961).

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