Vigon Bamy Jay was a French international R&B musical trio established by M6 in 2013 made up of three very well-established long-standing singers Vigon, Érick Bamy and Jay. The trio's album Les Soul Men released on 25 March 2013 was hugely popular peaking at number 7 on the SNEP Official French Albums Top 200 chart and certified gold. The album contains interpretations of classics from Ray Charles, the Four Tops, Bill Withers, Righteous Brothers etc. The trio engaged in a long series of tours to promote the album.[1]
Vigon Bamy Jay | |
|---|---|
| Origin | France |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Members | Vigon Érick Bamy Jay |
| Website | vigonbamyjay |
A re-edited version of the album was released on 25 November 2013 with 7 additional classic tracks. Until end of May 2014, the album has spent 56 weeks in the chart. "Feelings" from the album briefly appeared in the SNEP Singles Chart. The trio also released the follow-up rendition "I'll Be There".[2]
The trio released a follow-up album Love Me Tender in 2015. This was released posthumously as Érick Bamy part of the trio had died on 27 November 2014.
Members
editVigon Bamy Jay is made up of:
Vigon
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Born 13 July 1945 in Rabat, Morocco (real name Abdelghafour Mouhsine) . Vigon had created a great buzz in 2011 singing James Brown's "I Feel Good" in season 1 of the French The Voice: la plus belle voix with (season 1) at the age of 67 being the oldest of the show's contestants.[3]
Érick Bamy
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Born 30 November 1949 in Guadeloupe, Bamy, also known as Érick Stevens, was part of Johnny Hallyday's backing vocal group. He had become a finalist in French Got talent called La France a un incroyable talent on M6. He died on 27 November 2014.
Jay
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Johan Legiel, known as Jay, born 7 April 1979 in Seine-Saint-Denis was a member of the group Poetic Lover and Class Vegas and a number of successful French musicals.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] | |||
| 2013 | Les Soul Men | 7 | Gold[5] |
| 2015 | Love Me Tender | 37 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] | |||
| 2013 | "Feelings" | 117 | Les Soul Men |
| "I'll Be There" | – |
References
edit- ^ Le Parisien: Les Sol men cartonnent
- ^ StarAgora: Les Soul men Vigon Bamy Jay dévoilent le clip "I'll Be There" (in French)
- ^ Le Parisien: Ils ont créé la surprise (in French)
- ^ a b "Vigo Bamy Jay discography, SNEP French Singles Chart". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Annee 2013 - Certifications au 05 Novembre 2013 (in French)