Jean DREJAC
French lyricist and singer-songwriter born in Grenoble (France) on June 3, 1921,
Jean Dréjac devoted himself early on to song as a performer, joining the
Cinfonia group as a singer when he was just 17. He borrowed songs from artists
such as Charles Trénet and Paul Misraki. He then tried his luck in Paris, where
he was booked in a number of cabarets. At the same time, he was cast alongside
Fernandel in the 1939 film L'Héritier des Mondésir, in what was to be his only
film experience. World War II put the brakes on his rise to fame, but he went on
to leave his mark on French chanso...
