Author, composer and performer, Jean-François Bodart, alias Jeff Bodart, was born on September 30, 1962 in Charleroi, Belgium. He began his career with punk bands Spasmes and Aphrodisiax, with whom he released the self-produced single "Sex Symbol". He made his name with the rock band Gangsters d'Amour, formed in 1982, with two albums and numerous singles, including "Meurtre à Hawaï" and "Coûte que coûte ". After the group split up, Jeff Bodart embarked on a solo career, releasing his first single in 1994, "Chacun Son Histoire", which was featured on his debut album, Du Vélo sans les mains, released the following year. The artist has evolved towards a more pop, acoustic repertoire. Du vélo sans les mains" exudes joie de vivre and appeals to a wide audience in search of lightness. His second album, Histoires Universelles, featured a number of tracks written by Kent, as well as a guest appearance by Benoît Poelvoorde on "Tout le Monde m'Aime Sauf Moi" . His next three albums were released by Pias: Ça ne me suffit plus (2001), T'es rien ou t'es quelqu'un (2003), featuring the hits "Canadair " and "boire, boire, boire ". Et parfois c'est comme ça (2007) is the last album by Jeff Bodart, who suffered a stroke and died on May 20, 2008. He left his mark on the Belgian music scene, which paid tribute to him with the creation of the Sabam Jeff Bodart Prize (awarded at the Octaves de la Musique) in 2011. His keyboardist Pierre Gillet brought together a number of artists, including Jean-Luc Fonck (Sttellla), Samir Barris, Kent and Marie Warnant, for a tribute album released in 2018, entitled Reviens gamin .
