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Jean-Jacques Lafon
Person · male · France · Toulouse · born 1955
French singer-songwriter
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1950s
Biography
English biography157 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1344422482
Biography
Jean-Jacques Lafon (born 5 October 1955) is a French singer-songwriter and painter. He remains known for his 1985 one-hit wonder "Le géant de papier", which peaked at No. 6 on the SNEP singles chart and earned a Silver disc. Lafon is also the writer of the 1987 hit "Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison" for Licence IV, under the pseudonym of Falon.
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"
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
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Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jean-Jacques Lafon head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Jacques_Lafon_%282017%29.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3166323seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Lafonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Lafon
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Kevindax1809 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3166323 · MusicBrainz: 0cf371ee-a536-49a2-bd5f-9179dc687410
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