An American citizen since 1969, Jean-Paul Vignon was born in Ethiopia of a French father and an Italian mother, spent his childhood in Djibouti (formerly French Somaliland) and studied in France. That exotic background made him a sensuous singer and a man with a passion for life. As a teenager, Jean-Paul had been an admirer of the great French composers Charles Trenet and Charles Aznavour and had been listening to every Frank Sinatra’s records he could find. That’s why his musical taste goes beyond the trend of a moment and gives him a unique universal appeal. In Paris, Jean-Paul sang in cabarets, recorded on Barclay Records, starred in three movies, one with French star Francoise Arnoul (ASPHALTE), and appeared many times on television. In the U.S., he made his debut at the “Blue Angel” in New York City, opening the show for a young Woody Allen… Ed Sullivan saw him there and signed him for eight appearances on his TV program. He performed in every major night club from New York to Las Vegas, recorded for Columbia Records, co-starred in David Wolper’s film “THE DEVIL’S BRIGADE” with William Holden, appeared on many television shows like “The Tonight Show”, “The Merv Griffin Show”, “Colombo”, “Murder She Wrote”, “L.A. Law”, “Dallas”, and even starred in his own TV program in Canada “The Sensuous Man”, produced by Dick Clark. DreamWorks hired him to sing in the blockbuster film “SHREK”, and he played the French Narrator in “500 DAYS OF SUMMER”. He recorded a song “YOU” with a young Farrah Fawcett, that was never released due to Show Biz politics ! He wrote the lyrics for a Xmas song that he just recorded “LAST YEAR ON NEW YEAR’S EVE”. It’s a traditional and original story that will touch you very much. What a great Christmas gift, for only 99 cents ! Jean-Paul has that old world charm, that natural humor and that special charisma which appeals to both men and women. That is why Maurice Chevalier said “I like Jean-Paul Vignon very much !” and you will love him too.