Hugues Aufray Explained

Hugues Aufray
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Hugues Jean Marie Auffray
Birth Date:1929 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (in French pronounced as /yɡ ʒɑ̃ maʁi ofʁɛ/; born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Aufray is known for French language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New York City,[1] as well as from record shops, and his translations capture the rawness of the original songs.

His most famous original songs are "Santiano", "Céline", "Stewball" and "Hasta Luego".

Early life

He was born to Henry Auffray, an industrialist[2] [3] and Amyelle de Caubios d'Andiran, (1898-1992) a musician, second cousin of the French author François Mauriac (respectively by their maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother).His sister was actress Pascale Audret (1936–2000) and his niece is actress Julie Dreyfus.[3]

Once Aufray's parents divorced, the family left Paris for Sorèze (Tarn - Occitania), where he was raised by his mother. During the war, in 1941-1945 he studied at the Dominican College in Sorèze[4] [5]

In 1945, Aufray joined his father in Madrid, living there for three years. He attended the Lycée Français de Madrid in Madrid, and graduated with his baccalauréat.[6] He then returned to France to start singing in Spanish.

Musical career

He first began writing songs for French singers. After finishing second in a singing competition,[7] [8] he signed a record deal in 1959 with Eddie Barclay.

From there, he went on to co-write and arrange many songs, drawing influence from folk, blues and rock. While supporting Peter, Paul and Mary in New York in 1962, he struck up a friendship with Bob Dylan,[1] who would then visit him in Paris in 1964.[9] Aufray translated many of Dylan's songs into French:[10] their appearance on his 1965 album Aufray chante Dylan helped form the tastes of the new French generation.[1]

Aufray represented Luxembourg in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, performing "Dès que le printemps revient" and finishing fourth.

In 1966, he sang Les Crayons de Couleur in support of Martin Luther King Jr. at an anti-racism benefit.

In 1984, he sang a duet with Bob Dylan at a concert in Grenoble,[11] and performed with him in Paris as well.[12]

In 2022,[13] he received a special prize[14] celebrating his whole musical career, during the 63rd International Congress of the Société des Poètes et Artistes de France (Spaf),[15] which was organized that year in Sorèze.[16]

Discography

Main EPs and singles

LPs and CDs

DVDs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ian Bell, Once Upon a Time (London 2013) p. 215
  2. News: Louis-Jean. Calvet . Cent ans de chansons française . Archipel. 2006. 13.
  3. http://www.rfimusique.com/artiste/chanson/hugues-aufray/biographie « Biographie d'Hugues Aufray »
  4. Web site: Hugues Auffray . roglo.eu. 9 May 2011.
  5. http://www.soreze.com/pro4.htm Annuaire de Sorèze
  6. "Biographie résumée." Hugues Aufray Official Website. Retrieved on 23 September 2015. "1945-1948 : Au lycée français de Madrid (Espagne), il passe son baccalauréat"
  7. Emission Du côté de chez Dave du 6 mars 2015
  8. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/actualites/conferen/donnedieu/haufray.html « Discours de Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres : remise des insignes de commandeur dans l'ordre des arts et des lettres à Hugues Aufray »
  9. Ian Bell, Once Upon a Time (London 2013) p. 335
  10. C. Heylin, Behind the Shades (London 2011) p. 157
  11. http://www.bjorner.com/DSN07010%20-%201984%20Europe%20Tour.htm#DSN07270 Site personnel bjorner
  12. Ian Bell, Once Upon a Time (London 2013) p. 215n
  13. https://www.lepetitjournal.net/82-tarn-et-garonne/2022/10/04/congres-2022-les-artistes-occitans-honores/#gsc.tab=0 Le Petit Journal du Tarn-et-Garonne 04/10/2022
  14. https://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/10/08/le-president-de-la-republique-recompense-hugues-aufray-10722005.php La Dépêche du Midi, édition du Tarn, 08/10/2022
  15. https://www.lepetitjournal.net/46-lot/2022/10/25/le-president-de-la-republique-a-recompense-hugues-aufray-2/#gsc.tab=0 Le Petit Journal du Lot 25/10/2022
  16. http://spafoccitanie.eklablog.com/congres-2022-a-soreze-a213233233 Official website of the Société des Poètes et Artistes de France délégation Occitanie

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