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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Gérard Jaffrès
Person · male · France · Saint-Pol-de-Léon · born 1956 · recording since 2003
French singer, writer and performer of Breton-Celtic rock
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Chansons Bretonnes et Celtiques
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
Biography
English biography128 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363254429
Biography
Gérard Jaffrès (born 15 December 1956 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon) is a French singer, writer and performer.
He started playing the guitar at the age of 15, playing mostly folk repertoire (Alan Stivell, Tri Yann...) and rock music (Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin...). In 1973, he joined Burt Blanca's band. He stayed with it for 11 years as a bass player. The same year, he moved to Belgium, his current home.
Jaffrès started a solo career in 1985, recording ten discs with gramophone records. He has published a new album every two years since 1991.
Jaffrès' music is a blend of Celtic music and rock'n'roll/folk which he uses to depict the landscape of Brittany and tell legends from the area of Leon (North Finistère). His texts sometimes mix Breton and French.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
Chansons Bretonnes et Celtiques
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 49:37
1Viens dans ma maison2:512Santiano3:163La jument de Michao2:534La maison sur les dunes3:355Tri Martolod4:166Lettre à mon amie3:177Au creux de ma terre3:098Gwenneg ebet3:209Au café du port2:4910Droit devant3:0911Va où le vent t'oubliera3:1112Berceuse pour un p'tit Celte3:1513Le silence des anciens4:0414Entre la pluie et le vent3:0515Kenavo3:272007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:06
1Aujourd'hui je reviens3:402Le dernier café2:513Mon pays t'attend3:194Emile lit les lettres d'Emilie3:385Enmenez-moi avec vous3:436Ce Garçon là3:167Le groupe de reprise3:198Voler mon amour3:199Monsieur de Paris3:0510Julie n'est past rentrée3:5611De la lumière chez elle3:2312Où est passée... la Blanche Hermine?3:372018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 38:31
1C'est l'ete chez moi3:542Le fou de bassan2:463La p'tite gayole3:144Soizou (la cigale et la fourmi)3:125Chanson pour les filles2:596La fontaine des fees2:467Mariage à l'ancienne3:168Les princes de l'ocean4:129Madame Gwen et Madame Du3:3110J'ai tout appris dans la rue3:1411Pen ar c'hoaz2:4212Feunteun ar c'horriganed2:45
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ses grands succèsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 54:141Droit devant3:07 2Océane la jolie breizh îlienne3:43 3Le fou de bassan2:47 4La fille du marin pêcheur3:25 5Le dernier café2:49 6Dix filles à marier2:53 7La route dans le sang3:38 8Lettre à mon amie3:14 9Gwenneg ebet3:18 10En piste en virée4:27 11On s'aimera longtemps4:13 12Au café du port2:47 13Petit marin de bois3:40 14Ou est passée la blanche hermine3:37 15Voler mon amour3:13 16Kenavo (comme on dit chez moi)3:23 | Compilation | 1 November 2012 | |
| 2015 | Gérard Jaffrès Ses grands succès Volume 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:09:301Les gens sympathiques3:22 2Mon ami Pierre3:24 3Viens dans ma maison2:48 4Le dernier jour de l'été4:30 5Les chouettes vacances3:46 6Youenn le marin3:40 7Va où le vent t'oubliera3:09 8Au creux de ma terre3:07 9Je n'ai aimé que toi3:06 10Toutes les marées reviennent3:33 11Les mots de sable3:45 12Chanson pour les filles3:01 13Mariage à l'ancienne3:17 14Aujourd'hui, je reviens3:38 15Rockabilig3:25 16Entre la pluie et le vent3:03 17Le silence des anciens4:02 18Julie n'est pas rentrée3:54 19L'artiste3:47 20Belle3:13 | Compilation | 2015 | |
| 2018 | Gérard Jaffrès Ses grands succès Volume 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks1Où est le bout du monde ? 2La petite fée dans la brume 3Chico n'avait pas peur 4La route qui mène vers toi 5Tout est vide...sans toi 6La maison sur les dunes 7Mme Gwenn et Mme Du 8La fontaine des fées 9Les îles lointaines 10Le vieux Sébastien 11Emile lit les lettres d'Emilie 12Emmenez-moi 13Monsieur de Paris 14Mon pays t'attend 15J'ai tout appris dans la rue 16Le beau voyage 17Chanson pour Marie-Jeanne 18Pen ar c'hoas | Compilation | 2018 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Gérard Jaffrès head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2633aeab-6c6e-4411-85ee-ba53be520424core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1390669seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Jaffr%C3%A8sbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database
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Wikidata: Q1390669 · MusicBrainz: 2633aeab-6c6e-4411-85ee-ba53be520424
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