Hugues Aufray

French singer
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Hugues Aufray

Summary

Hugues Aufray is a human[1]. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine[2]. He was born on August 18, 1929[3]. He worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], and singer-songwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,059 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Hugues Aufray's place of birth was Neuilly-sur-Seine[2].
  • Hugues Aufray was born on August 18, 1929[3].
  • Hugues Aufray held citizenship in France[8].
  • Hugues Aufray worked as a singer[4].
  • Hugues Aufray's professions included songwriter[5].
  • Hugues Aufray worked as a singer-songwriter[6].
  • Hugues Aufray was educated at Lycée Français de Madrid[9].
  • Hugues Aufray received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[10].
  • Hugues Aufray received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[11].
  • Hugues Aufray received the Victory of honor[12].
  • Hugues Aufray is recorded as male[13].
  • Hugues Aufray's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Hugues Aufray's genre is chanson[15].
  • Hugues Aufray's genre is folk music[16].
  • Hugues Aufray's genre is ballade[17].
  • Hugues Aufray's genre is skiffle[18].
  • Hugues Aufray's record label is recorded as Barclay[19].
  • Hugues Aufray's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[20].
  • Hugues Aufray's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[21].
  • Hugues Aufray's discography is recorded as Hugues Aufray discography[22].
  • Hugues Aufray's Commons category is recorded as Hugues Aufray[23].
  • Hugues Aufray's family name is recorded as Auffray[24].
  • Hugues Aufray's given name is recorded as Hugues[25].
  • Hugues Aufray's given name is recorded as Jean-Marie[26].
  • Hugues Aufray's pseudonym is recorded as Hugues Aufray[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1929-08-18[30]

  • Genre(s): chanson française, contemporary folk, singer-songwriter[31]

  • Community tags: chanson française, contemporary folk, french, singer-songwriter[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9ec13aa9-43e9-4a86-95be-d2b5c188dd20[33]

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Origins and Family

Hugues Aufray's place of birth was Neuilly-sur-Seine[2]. He was born on August 18, 1929[3].

Education

Hugues Aufray was educated at Lycée Français de Madrid[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], and singer-songwriter[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[10], a grade of an order[34], in France[35]; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[11], a grade of an order[36], in France[37]; and Victory of honor[12], a class of award[38], in France[39], founded in 1990[40].

Why It Matters

Hugues Aufray ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,059 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Hugues Aufray born?

Hugues Aufray's place of birth was Neuilly-sur-Seine[2].

What did Hugues Aufray do for work?

Hugues Aufray worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], and singer-songwriter[6].

Where did Hugues Aufray go to school?

Hugues Aufray was educated at Lycée Français de Madrid[9].

What awards did Hugues Aufray receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[10], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[11], and Victory of honor[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Légifrance. wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in Eurovision Song Contest 1964
    Given name Hugues, Jean-Marie
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender male
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