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Jean-Baptiste Guégan (born c. 1983 in Brittany, France) is a French singer known for his interpretations of Johnny Hallyday songs popularly known as "la voix de Johnny" (Johnny's voice).[1][2] He was a fan of Hallyday since he was 9 years old when he saw Hallyday perform live in Bercy in 1992.[3] He took part in 2018 in the French Got Talent series La France a un incroyable talent interpreting Hallyday songs and winning the title.
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 Jean-Baptiste Guégan, @ Irréductible Festival 2024 (Fr-Quimper). | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jean-Baptiste Guégan |
| Also known as | Johnny Junior, La Voix de Johnny |
| Born | 14 May 1983 Trégueux (Brittanny, France) |
| Origin | Lannion (Brittanny, France) |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Smart |
| Spouses | Nadège (m. 2000–2018)(3 ch.: Diego (2013), Ewan & Luna (2017)) Virginie Bustin (m. 2022) |
| Website | jbguegan |
He released his debut album Puisque c'est écrit on 30 August 2019. Recorded in Nashville, it contained songs written by Michel Mallory, a major songwriter for Hallyday.[1] The album topped the SNEP French Albums Chart in its first week of release also topping the Ultratop 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
editAlbums
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BEL (Fl) [5] |
BEL (Wa) [6] |
SWI [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Puisque c'est écrit | 2019 | 1 | 184 | 1 | 7 |
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| Rester la même | 2020 | 2 [10] |
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| Toutes les larmes sèchent un jour | 2022 | — | — | 16 | 20 |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
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| FRA [4] |
BEL (Wa) [6] | |||
| "Retourner là-bas" | 2019 | – | 46* (Ultratip) |
Puisque c'est écrit |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
edit- ^ a b Jean-Baptiste Guégan, le ‘sosie vocal’ de Johnny qui cartonne avec son album (in French)
- ^ Le Figaro: Jean-Baptiste Guégan, au-delà du sosie (in French)
- ^ Le Matin: Interview: Jean-Baptist Guégan - "Je ne serai jamais Johnny" (in French)
- ^ a b "Jean-Baptiste Guegan discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Jean-Baptiste Guegan discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Jean-Baptiste Guegan discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Jean-Baptiste Guegan". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Min, 7 Janvier 2020 | 9 H. 12 (2020-01-07). "Angèle, Nekfeu et Johnny Hallyday en tête des meilleures ventes d'albums en 2019". aficia (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "French certifications – Jean-Baptiste" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 39, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 September 2020.