Vigon is the stage name of Abdelghafour Moushine, a Moroccan singer born in Rabat on July 13, 1945. Born into a poor family, the young man dreamed of the stage, listening to the great post-war American singers they discovered on military bases. At the age of 17, he left for France and was spotted at Golf Drouot, the cult Parisian rock scene. Alongside Michel Jonasz in the group Les Lemons, Vigon performed all over the place, opening for stars such as Otis Redding and Stevie Wonder. At the Olympia. In 1972, he published a best of album, Vigon Greatest Hits, before returning to Morocco and falling into oblivion. Back in Paris 23 years later, the showman returned to the spotlight with a major two-part reissue of his best songs, The End of Vigon (2008). He was also selected for the TF1 TV talent show The Voice in March 2012, when the Best of Vigon compilation was released.
