Jean Guidoni
Jean Guidoni | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 3 May 1951 |
| Origin | Toulon, France |
| Died | 21 November 2025 (aged 74) Bordeaux, France |
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| Years active | 1975–2025 |
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| Website | Official website |
Jean Guidoni (3 May 1951 – 21 November 2025) was a French singer and songwriter.
Music career
[edit | edit source]Jean Guidoni started recording in 1975, and in 1977, recorded his first album with a song written by Jacques Lanzmann.[1] Pierre Philippe, wrote for the album Je Marche Dans les Villes ("I walk in the cities") for him, released in 1980.[1] The major themes were homosexuality and BDSM, and the album was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque for French Song by the Académie Charles Cros in 1981.[1]
The Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla composed the music for his next album, still with lyrics by Pierre Philippe, Crime Passionnel.[1] His 1985 album Putains ("Whores") was considered "scandalous".[1]
In 1987, he wrote the lyrics of his album Tigre de Porcelaine, which received one more award from the Académie Charles Cros.[1] In a series of shows, he performed in drag.[2]
In 1995 the film-composer Michel Legrand composed the music for his album Vertigo, containing a song about dealing with AIDS, N'Oublie Jamais Qui Tu Es.[3] Juliette Noureddine, who formerly worked with Pierre Philippe, participated in the writing of the 1999 show Fin de Siècle.
His next album was released in 2004, with lyrics by writers Marie Nimier and Jean Rouaud, on music by new Francophone singers such as Daniel Lavoie and Édith Fambuena.[4] La Pointe Rouge saw the participation of Dominique A, Philippe Katerine and Jeanne Cherhal, among others.[4]
In 2008, he paid homage to French poet Jacques Prévert with an album of his songs, two of which with music by Thierry Escaich.[4]
Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]Jean Guidoni never hid his homosexuality, and chose to perform many songs with LGBT-related themes.[1][5][6]
Guidoni died on 21 November 2025, at the age of 74.[7]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- Guidoni 77 (1977)
- Guidoni 78 (1978)
- Je marche dans les villes (1980)
- Crime passionnel (1982)
- Le Rouge et le Rose (1983)
- Putains (1985)
- Tigre de porcelaine (1987)
- Aux tourniquets des grands cafés (1990)
- Cas particuliers (1993)
- Vertigo (1995)
- Trapèze (2004)
- La Pointe rouge (2007)
- Chante Prévert – Étranges étrangers (2008)
- Paris – Milan (2014)
- Légendes urbaines (2017)
- Avec des si (2022)
Live albums
[edit | edit source]- Chromos (1986)
- Jean Guidoni à L'Olympia (1988)
- Concert 1989
- Fin de siècle 1 & 2 (1999–2000)
- Crime passionnel (2001)
Best of
[edit | edit source]- Fenêtre sur cœur (1997)
- Long Box (2003)
- Scènes de vie (2004)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e f g Biography on the RFI radio website.
- ^ Score Productions – Jean Guidoni Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, the last video on the page of his production house.
- ^ Chronicles from Je Chante Magazine,
- ^ a b c Discography on his official website
- ^ Actualite Gay, Jean Guidoni Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jean Guidoni, July 21, 2011.
- ^ Le chanteur et parolier Jean Guidoni est mort à 74 ans (in French)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Jean Guidoni discography at Discogs
- Jean Guidoni at IMDb
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- 1952 births
- 2025 deaths
- Musicians from Toulon
- French male songwriters
- French songwriters
- French gay musicians
- French LGBTQ singers
- French LGBTQ songwriters
- Gay singers
- Gay songwriters
- 20th-century French male singers
- 21st-century French male singers
- 20th-century French LGBTQ people
- 21st-century French LGBTQ people