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.

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

Albums

Title Year Peak positions Title Units Certifications
FRA
[4]		 BEL
(Fl)
[5]		 BEL
(Wa)
[6]		 SWI
[7]
Puisque c'est écrit 2019 118417
No.TitleLength
1."Retourner là-bas"3:41
2."Puisque c'est écrit"4:11
3."Coupable"3:18
4."Merci"3:59
5."La cité des bleuets"3:02
6."Par amour"3:39
7."J'y crois"3:46
8."Quand tu m'aimeras"3:46
9."Vers le sud"3:53
10."J'arrête demain"3:38
11."Guitar Hero"3:23
12."Square de la Trinité"3:46
  • FRA: 243,722[8]
Rester la même 2020 2
[10]		—48
  • SNEP: Platinum [9]
Toutes les larmes sèchent un jour 2022 ——1620

Singles

Title Year Peak positions Album
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

  1. 1 2 Jean-Baptiste Guégan, le ‘sosie vocal’ de Johnny qui cartonne avec son album (in French)
  2. ↑ Le Figaro: Jean-Baptiste Guégan, au-delà du sosie (in French)
  3. ↑ Le Matin: Interview: Jean-Baptist Guégan - "Je ne serai jamais Johnny" (in French)
  4. 1 2 "Jean-Baptiste Guegan discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jean-Baptiste Guegan discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Jean-Baptiste Guegan discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Jean-Baptiste Guegan". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. ↑ 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)
  9. 1 2 3 "French certifications – Jean-Baptiste" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Top Albums (Week 39, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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