Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on August 18, 1929, Hugues Jean Marie Auffray
is a folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best-known for his original
compositions “Santiano”, "Céline", "Stewball", "Elle descend de la montagne",
and "Hasta Luego". Outside of his original material, he is also credited as
introducing France to the music of Bob Dylan through his French-language cover
versions. Aufray’s own career began as a songwriter for others, but he soon
became an artist in his own right when he signed his first record deal in 1959.
His debut release was the 1959 EP Le P...