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Jean Guidoni (3 May 1952 in Toulon, Var) is a French singer and songwriter.
Music career
Jean Guidoni starts recording in 1975, and in 1977, records his firt album with a song written by Jacques Lanzmann. But he doesn't feel fit in this repertoire. He finds a daring author in Pierre Philippe, who writes for him the album Je Marche Dans les Villes ("I walk in the cities") released in 1980. The major themes are homosexuality and BDSM, and the album is awarded the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque for French Song by the Académie Charles Cros in 1981.
The Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla compose the music for the next album, still with lyrics by Pierre Philippe, Crime Passionnel. His 1985 album Putains ("Whores") is considered scandalous.
In 1987, he writes the lyrics of his album Tigre de Porcelaine, which receives one more award from the Académie Charles Cros. In a serie of shows, he performs in drag.
In 1995, the famous film-composer Michel Legrand composes the music for his album Vertigo, containing a song dealing with AIDS, N'Oublie Jamais Qui Tu Es. Juliette Noureddine, who formerly worked with Pierre Philippe, participates in the writing of the 1999 show Fin de Siècle.
His next album is only released in 2004, with lyrics by writers Marie Nimier and Jean Rouaud, on music by new Francophone singers such as Daniel Lavoie and Édith Fambuena. La Pointe Rouge sees the participation of Dominique A, Philippe Katerine and Jeanne Cherhal, among others.
In 2008, he pays homage to French poet Jacques Prévert with an album of his songs, two of which on a music by Thierry Escaich.
Personnal life
Jean Guidoni never hid his homosexuality, and chose to perform a lot of songs with LGBT-related themes.