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Hector
Jean-Pierre Kalfon dit Hector (Paris, October 20, 1946 - Pont l'Abbé, February
19, 2020) began his singing career with the group Les Médiators. After an EP,
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (1963), with two songs written by Jean Yanne and
Gérard Sire, including "T'es pas du quartier", he continued on his own,
recording two more EPs: Alligator (1964) and Abab L'Arabe (1966), featuring
covers by Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Otis Redding. Nicknamed "the Chopin of the
twist", Hector was also known for his sense of provocation: after boiling an egg
on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier under th...
