Jean-Baptiste Guégan (born c. 1983 in

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, France) is a French singer known for his interpretations of

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songs popularly known as "la voix de Johnny" (Johnny's voice).Jean-Baptiste Guégan, le ‘sosie vocal’ de Johnny qui cartonne avec son album
''Le Figaro'': Jean-Baptiste Guégan, au-delà du sosie
He was a fan of Hallyday since he was 9 years old when he saw Hallyday perform live in

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in 1992.''Le Matin'': Interview: Jean-Baptist Guégan - "Je ne serai jamais Johnny"
He took part in 2018 in the French

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'' interpreting Hallyday songs and winning the title. He released his debut album ''Puisque c'est écrit'' on 30 August 2019. Recorded in

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, it contained songs written by Michel Mallory, a major songwriter for Hallyday. The album topped the

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French Albums Chart in its first week of release also topping the

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Belgian Wallon (French) Albums Chart and making it number 7 on the Hitparade Swiss Albums Chart. It was certified gold. He also engaged on a tour of 28 dates including many Zénith venues.

Discography

Albums

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

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