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Hugues Aufray

Born
Aug 18, 1929 · Age 97
Place of birth
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Gender
Male
Movie credits
15
TV credits
29
Also known as (1)
  • Hugues Jean Marie Auffray

Biography

Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for French-language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New York City, 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". Aufray was born to Henry Auffray, an industrialist, and Amyelle de Caubios d'Andiran (1898–1992), a musician and second cousin of the French author François Mauriac…