For nearly forty years without interruption, its unique success to shake the halls with the same force. A chorus is effective, a melody, a tenacious and choreography the iconic have made his song a rite of passage for many evenings of French and francophone. J. J. Lionel, the interpreter of " the Dance of The ducks ", departed from us on Tuesday, July 14, at the age of 72 years, according to the information of France Bleu.

J. J. Lionel, real name Jean-Jacques Blairon, became famous in 1981, the year of the release of " the Dance of The ducks ", which, at the time, breaking sales records. She quickly became the French-language song is the most sold in France at the end of the summer of 1981, dethroning "For fun" Herbert Léonard, written by Julien Lepers, who trustait the first place for several months already. The song also features in the Guinness book of world records in the year 1983 with its 2.5 million copies sold.

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Unfortunately for him, J. J. Lionel has not really made a fortune after a success yet spectacular. It was, in effect, that the performer of the song and not the composer to the author of the words. But, for years, the singer has defended his title on the French scenes and was part of the guests of the recurrent show of Patrick Sebastien The Years happiness.