J. J. Lionel
Belgian musician (1947–2020)
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Jean-Jacques Blairon (9 August 1947 – 14 July 2020)[1] was a Belgian musician active in the 1980s under the name J. J. Lionel.[2]
Born
9 August 1947
Jean-Jacques Blairon
9 August 1947
Binche, Belgium
Died14 July 2020 (aged 72)
Comines-Warneton, Belgium
GenresAlternative rock, rock and roll, gospel, Blues
OccupationSinger
Jean-Jacques Lionel | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Jean-Jacques Blairon 9 August 1947 Binche, Belgium |
| Died | 14 July 2020 (aged 72) Comines-Warneton, Belgium |
| Genres | Alternative rock, rock and roll, gospel, Blues |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Bass |
| Years active | 1970–2020 |
| Formerly of | Wallace Collection |
He is best known for La Danse des canards, released in 1981. This version became the best-selling French-language song in France in the 1980s.[3] It appeared in the 1983 Guinness Book of Records with 2,500,000 copies sold. Thirty years after the song's release, this amount had risen to 3.5 million.[4]
