Papillon, papillons, or le papillon may refer to:

Animals

Butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

Papillon (dog) The Papillon (, French language, French for 'butterfly eared), also called the Continental Toy Spaniel, is a Dog breed, breed of dog, of the spaniel Dog type, type. One of the oldest of the Toy Group, toy spaniels, it derives its name from it ...

, a dog breed * Papillon (horse), a racehorse, winner of the 2000 Grand National

Film and television

* Papillon, a fictional character in the anime series ''Busou Renkin'' * ''Papillon'' (1973 film), an adaptation of Henri Charrière's book, starring Steve McQueen * ''Papillon'' (2017 film), another adaptation of Henri Charrière's book, starring Charlie Hunnam * ''Le Papillon'' (film) or ''The Butterfly'', a 2002 French film starring Michel Serrault * ''Papillon'' (TV series), a live action comedy series

Literature

* ''Papillon'' (book) (1969), a memoir by Henri Charrière about his imprisonment at the Devil's Island penal colony in French Guiana * ''Papillon'' (manga), a manga series by Ueda Miwa

Music and dance

* ''Papillon'' (Hitomi Shimatani album), 2001, or the title song * ''Papillon'' (Lara Fabian album), 2019 * ''Papillon'', a 2015 album by the French artist

Sanseverino Sanseverino may refer to: * House of Sanseverino, Neapolitan noble family * Antonio Sanseverino, (ca. 1477–1543), Neapolitan cardinal * Ferdinando Sanseverino (1507–1572), prince of Salerno and Italian condottiero * Aurora Sanseverino (1669 ...

* ''Le papillon'' (ballet), an 1860 ballet * ''

Papillons ''Papillons'' (French for "butterflies"), Opus number, Op. 2, is a Suite (music), suite of piano pieces written in 1831 by Robert Schumann when he was 21 years old. The work is meant to represent a masked ball and was inspired by Jean Paul's novel ...

'', a series of piano dances by Robert Schumann

Songs

* "Papillon" (Chaka Khan song), originally recorded by Gregg Diamond as "Hot Butterfly", 1978; covered by Chaka Khan, 1980 * "Papillon" (Editors song), 2009 * "Papillon" (Hitomi Shimatani song), a Japanese-language cover of Janet Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter", 2001 * "Papillon", by the Airborne Toxic Event from ''

The Airborne Toxic Event The Airborne Toxic Event is an American Rock music, rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2006. It consists of Mikel Jollett (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Chen (guitar, keyboards), Adrian Rodriguez (electric bass, backing vocal ...

'', 2008 * "Papillon", by Celine Dion from ''

S'il suffisait d'aimer ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' (English: "if only love could be enough") is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her eleventh French-language album. It was released by Sony Music on 31 August 1998. The album was mainly writ ...

'', 1998 * "Papillon", by

Jackson Wang Jackson Wang ( zh, t=王嘉爾, s=王嘉尔; born Wang Ka-yee; 28 March 1994) is a Hong Kong rapper, singer, and songwriter. After a career as a competitive fencer, he joined the South Korean boy band Got7, which debuted under JYP Entertainm ...

, 2017 * "Papillon", by

Nicole Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...

, 1982 * "Papillon", by Patrick Norman, 1974 * "Papillon", by Rilo Kiley from ''

The Initial Friend ''Rilo Kiley'', also known as ''The Initial Friend EP'', is the first release by Los Angeles–based rock band Rilo Kiley. It was initially released independently in 1999 under the title ''Rilo Kiley''. It was subsequently re-pressed in 2000 and ...

'', 1999 * "Papillon", by

Rolf Harris Rolf Harris (30 March 1930 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor. He used a variety of instruments in his performances, notably the didgeridoo and the Stylophone, and is credited with the inventi ...

, 1974 * "Papillon", by Stratovarius from ''

Elements Pt. 1 ''Elements Pt. 1'' is the ninth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 27 January 2003 through Nuclear Blast. The album reached No. 2 on the Finnish albums chart, as well as reaching the top 100 in four other countries. "Eagl ...

'', 2003 * "Papillon", by Secret Garden from ''

Songs from a Secret Garden ''Songs from a Secret Garden'' is the first international album by Secret Garden. Released in 1996, it includes the Norwegian winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, "Nocturne". Reception The Allmusic reviewer Carol Wright awarde ...

'', 1996 * "Papillon", by the Twilight Singers from ''

Blackberry Belle ''Blackberry Belle'' is the second full-length album released by The Twilight Singers. It was released by One Little Indian Records on October 14, 2003 and features guest appearances by Mathias Schneeberger, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Stanton Mo ...

'', 2003 * "Papillon (On the Wings of the Butterfly)", by David Arkenstone from ''

In the Wake of the Wind ''In the Wake of the Wind'' is an album by David Arkenstone, released in 1991. It is the first album in a trilogy that includes '' Quest of the Dream Warrior'' and '' Return of the Guardians''. The music is based on a fantasy story contained in ...

'', 1991 * "Papillon", by Nmixx from '' Fe3O4: Forward'', 2025

Other uses

Le Papillon (restaurant) Le Papillon (the French word for ''butterfly'', ) is a French restaurant located in San Jose, California. Le Papillon is located on a busy street corner between a hotel and a strip mall. Although the surrounding area is prosaic, the restaurant ...

, a French restaurant in San Jose, California * Papillon Hall, Lubenham, a historic house in Leicestershire, England, built in about 1620, remodelled by Edwin Lutyens in 1903, and demolished in 1950 *

Papillon Records Papillon Records was a record label started by the Chrysalis Group (who had sold their Chrysalis Records division to EMI) in 1999 with longtime Chrysalis act Jethro Tull. Whilst Echo Records was formed to provide an outlet by new and indepe ...