Hugues Aufray

Biography

Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for French-language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New York City, as well as from record shops, and his translations capture the rawness of the original songs. His most famous original songs are "Santiano", "Céline", "Stewball" and "Hasta Luego". Aufray was born to Henry Auffray, an industrialist, and Amyelle de Caubios d'Andiran (1898–1992), a musician and second cousin of the French author François Mauriac (respectively by their maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother). His sister was actress Pascale Audret (1936–2000) and his niece is actress Julie Dreyfus. Once Aufray's parents divorced, the family left Paris for Sorèze (Tarn - Occitania), where he was raised by his mother. During the war, in 1941-1945 he studied at the Dominican College in Sorèze. In 1945, Aufray joined his father in Madrid, living there for three years. He attended the Lycée Français de Madrid in Madrid, and graduated with his baccalauréat. He then returned to France to start singing in Spanish. Aufray first began writ…

Movies & TV Shows

1. My Summer in Provence (2014) — Elie
2. Star Academy (2001) — Self
3. They Love Each Other... Well, Almost! (2022) — Maurice
4. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
5. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
6. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
7. Taratata (1993) — Self
8. Renaud, le Rouge et le Noir (2002) — Self (archive footage)
9. Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000 (1999)
10. C à vous (2009) — Self
11. Les Bodin's en folie : La Soirée des 30 ans (2025) — Self
12. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
13. 30 millions d'amis (1976) — Self
14. Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
15. Télématin (1985) — Self
16. Midi Première (1975) — Self
17. Píseň pro Rudolfa III. (1967) — Self
18. Dim Dam Dom (1965) — Self
19. Numéro un (1975) — Self
20. Fan School (1977) — Self
21. La Chance aux chansons (1984) — Self
22. Stars 90 (1990) — Self
23. Roger Kasparian, l'oeil des 60's (2014) — Self
24. So Much Love Lost (1958)
25. The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood (2020) — Self
26. À bout portant (1968) — Self
27. The Secret Song (2018) — Self
28. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
29. Les Jeux de 20 heures (1976) — Self
30. Discorama (1959) — Self
31. Samedi soir (1971) — Self
32. Midi trente (1972) — Self
33. La Boîte à secrets (2019) — Self
34. Hugues Aufray : Route 91 (1993) — Self - Voice
35. Hugues Aufray, l'éternel jeune homme (2024) — Self
36. Les dernières grandes transhumances (2025) — Narrator
37. Le meilleur des Francofolies (2026) — Self
38. Cadet Rousselle (1971) — Self
39. Système 2 (1975) — Self
40. Le monde est à vous (1987) — Self