Johnny Hallyday vocal double, this is the label pasted for 2 years on the back of Jean-Baptiste Guégan and which he would like to get rid of. Because the young man, winner of the thirteenth season of France has an unbelievable talent in 2018, now intends to stand on its own two feet. For his second album, he therefore intends to show himself, as he is, and thus come out of the sometimes cumbersome shadow of the Taulier. "My identity must be shown to everyone. It is the most important. And no longer Johnny Hallyday in fact. I have nothing to do with Johnny Hallyday", he said in 50 'Inside, broadcast on Saturday June 13, 2020 on TF1. The Breton does not forget his idol. "It is part of my life.", he assures. But artistically and even visually, whoever intended to become a carpenter-cabinetmaker wishes to no longer be associated with the dad of David and Laura. "This is the challenge. And with all my team, we will, I hope, succeed.", certifies the artist.
Jean-Baptiste Guégan surrounded himself with big names for his second album
In order to erase the still very present image of Johnny Hallyday's vocal double, Jean-Baptiste Guégan is now working on his image. It displays for example a more sober look for the promotion of this new album. New opus for which he has brought together great lyricists like Marc Lavoine, Didier Barbelivien or Slimane. The latter, who has just won the song trophy of the year with Vitaa, wrote him a song that seems to have won over Jean-Baptiste Guégan. "Now we move on to something else really. It's Jean-Baptiste Guégan. With the paw of Jean-Baptiste Guégan. ", says the 37-year-old Breton.
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