Jean Guidoni

Jean Guidoni (3 May 1951 – 21 November 2025) was a French singer and songwriter.

Music career Jean Guidoni started recording in 1975, and in 1977, recorded his first album with a song written by Jacques Lanzmann. Pierre Philippe, wrote for the album Je Marche Dans les Villes ("I walk in the cities") for him, released in 1980.

In 1995, the film-composer Michel Legrand composed the music for his album Vertigo, containing a song about dealing with AIDS, N'Oublie Jamais Qui Tu Es. Juliette Noureddine, who formerly worked with Pierre Philippe, participated in the writing of the 1999 show Fin de Siècle.

His next album was 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 saw the participation of Dominique A, Philippe Katerine and Jeanne Cherhal, among others.

Guidoni died on 21 November 2025, at the age of 74.

Discography Guidoni 77 (1977) Guidoni 78 (1978) Je marche dans les villes (1980) Crime passionnel (1982) Le Rouge et le Rose (1983) Putains (1985) Tigre de porcelaine (1987) Aux tourniquets des grands cafés (1990) Cas particuliers (1993) Vertigo (1995) Trapèze (2004) La Pointe rouge (2007) Chante Prévert – Étranges étrangers (2008) Paris – Milan (2014) Légendes urbaines (2017) Avec des si (2022)

Live albums Chromos (1986) Jean Guidoni à L'Olympia (1988) Concert 1989 Fin de siècle 1 & 2 (1999–2000) Crime passionnel (2001)

Best of Fenêtre sur cœur (1997) Long Box (2003) Scènes de vie (2004)