{"id":2528,"date":"2026-08-18T10:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2026-08-18T11:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:07:10","slug":"hugues-aufray-fete-ses-97-ans-aujourdhui-il-est-ne-le-18-aout-1929-a-neuilly-sur-seine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/hugues-aufray-fete-ses-97-ans-aujourdhui-il-est-ne-le-18-aout-1929-a-neuilly-sur-seine\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugues Aufray f\u00eate ses 97 ans aujourd&rsquo;hui il est n\u00e9 le 18 ao\u00fbt 1929 \u00e0 Neuilly-sur-Seine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"p-rc_52e2dbe3a6ff0dd0-23\" data-path-to-node=\"0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"98\"><span class=\"citation-23\">Hugues Aufray f\u00eate ses 97 ans aujourd&rsquo;hui<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-23 citation-end-23\"> (il est n\u00e9 le 18 ao\u00fbt 1929 \u00e0 Neuilly-sur-Seine).<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Inoxydable troubadour de la chanson fran\u00e7aise, il traverse les g\u00e9n\u00e9rations avec une \u00e9nergie et une long\u00e9vit\u00e9 assez exceptionnelles.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">\ud83d\udccc L&rsquo;identit\u00e9<\/h2>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"4\">\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_52e2dbe3a6ff0dd0-24\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-22 citation-end-22\">Nom complet :<\/span><\/b> <span class=\"citation-21 citation-end-21\">Hugues Jean Marie Auffray<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_52e2dbe3a6ff0dd0-25\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-20 citation-end-20\">Naissance :<\/span><\/b> <span class=\"citation-19 citation-end-19\">18 ao\u00fbt 1929 \u00e0 Neuilly-sur-Seine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Signes particuliers :<\/b> Voix \u00e9raill\u00e9e, guitare en bandouli\u00e8re, passionn\u00e9 d&rsquo;\u00e9quitation et de sculpture.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"6\">\ud83c\udfb8 Les grandes \u00e9tapes de sa vie &amp; carri\u00e8re<\/h2>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">1. Le passeur de la culture folk am\u00e9ricaine<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Apr\u00e8s des d\u00e9buts dans les cabarets parisiens \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1950, Hugues Aufray part aux \u00c9tats-Unis et y d\u00e9couvre la sc\u00e8ne folk. Il est le tout premier \u00e0 traduire et adapter en fran\u00e7ais les chansons d&rsquo;un certain <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"217\">Bob Dylan<\/b> (<i data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"228\">Girl from the North Country<\/i> devient <i data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"264\">La Fille du nord<\/i>, <i data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"282\">Blowin&rsquo; in the Wind<\/i> devient <i data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"310\">Dans le souffle du vent<\/i>). Il contribue \u00e9norm\u00e9ment \u00e0 populariser la musique folk et la guitare acoustique aupr\u00e8s de la jeunesse fran\u00e7aise des ann\u00e9es 1960.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"9\">2. Une fabrique \u00e0 tubes interg\u00e9n\u00e9rationnels<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">Ses chansons font partie du patrimoine populaire fran\u00e7ais, encore entonn\u00e9es aujourd&rsquo;hui autour des feu de camp et dans les \u00e9coles :<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Santiano<\/i><\/b> (1961) \u2014 L&rsquo;hymne marin incontournable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hugues Aufray - Santiano (1961)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u1RIf_ovLPU\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">C\u00e9line<\/i><\/b> (1966) \u2014 Succ\u00e8s ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nal et m\u00e9lancolique.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Stewball<\/i><\/b> (1966) \u2014 L&rsquo;histoire tragique de ce cheval de course qui a fait pleurer des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Le Petit \u00c2ne gris<\/i><\/b> (1968)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"11,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"11,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Hasta Luego<\/i><\/b> (1973)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"12\">3. Eurovision et engagement<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">En 1964, il repr\u00e9sente le Luxembourg \u00e0 l&rsquo;Eurovision avec la chanson <i data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"68\">D\u00e8s que le printemps revient<\/i>, terminant \u00e0 une tr\u00e8s honorable 4\u1d49 place. Tout au long de sa carri\u00e8re, il conserve une image d&rsquo;artiste humaniste, proche de la nature, des chevaux et des causes fraternelles.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"15\">\ud83c\udf1f La vie personnelle &amp; l&rsquo;incroyable vitalit\u00e9<\/h2>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"16\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Artiste accompli :<\/b> Outre la musique, il s&rsquo;adonne depuis toujours \u00e0 la <b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"70\">sculpture<\/b>, une passion o\u00f9 il excelle particuli\u00e8rement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p-rc_52e2dbe3a6ff0dd0-26\" data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">C\u00f4t\u00e9 c\u0153ur :<\/b> <span class=\"citation-18 citation-end-18\">Apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 mari\u00e9 pendant des d\u00e9cennies \u00e0 Helena Ross (d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e en 2022), il a refait sa vie et s&rsquo;est remari\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge de 94 ans en septembre 2023 avec sa compagne Muriel Megevand.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2531\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/abaca_931519_066-scaled-e1787047468139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Nasser Berzane\/ABACAPRESS.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"16\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Toujours sur les planches :<\/b> Alors que beaucoup profiteraient d&rsquo;une retraite paisible, Hugues Aufray a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 monter sur sc\u00e8ne et \u00e0 faire des tourn\u00e9es bien apr\u00e8s ses 90 ans, portant haut son amour de la sc\u00e8ne et du public.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">Un tr\u00e8s joyeux 97\u1d49 anniversaire \u00e0 <b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"98\"><span class=\"citation-23\">Hugues Aufray<\/span><\/b> monument de la chanson populaire !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hugues Aufray f\u00eate ses 97 ans aujourd&rsquo;hui (il est n\u00e9 le 18 ao\u00fbt 1929 \u00e0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[706,1261],"tags":[1262],"class_list":["post-2528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anniversaire","category-hugues-aufray","tag-hugues-aufray"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2048-e1787046988515.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2534,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528\/revisions\/2534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}