Jean-Jacques Lafon (born October 5, 1955) is a French singer-songwriter and painter. He remains known for his 1985
one-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder or viral hit is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most commonly used in regard to music p ...
"Le géant de papier", which peaked at No. 6 on the
SNEP singles chart and earned a
Silver
Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
disc. Lafon is also the writer of the 1987 hit "
Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison
"Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison" (approx. ''Come home to have a drink'') is a 1987 song recorded by the French band Licence IV. Released as a single in March 1987, the song achieved a huge success in France, becoming one of the best-sellin ...
" for Licence IV, under the pseudonym of Falon.
[Elia Habib, ''Muz hit. tubes'', p. 53 ()]
Discography
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"
References
External links
Official site
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1955 births
French male singers
French pop singers
French singer-songwriters
Living people
French male singer-songwriters