what happens to his sons Jonathan and Julien?

On August 20, 1980, singer Joe Dassin died suddenly at the age of just 41. The famous singer who made a whole generation dance had settled down in Tahiti for a family vacation, accompanied by his mother and two children, Jonathan then two years old and Julien, barely five months old. In mid-July, the singer, who had already lost a first son, was the victim of a heart attack and had to cancel all his concert dates. His doctor then asked him to rest, which he intended to do on the other side of the world where he had a house.

But his heart was already weakened and the singer was not going to recover from a second heart attack. In the documentary Joe Dassin: the novel of his lifewe discover that these last words were “Oh shit, what’s happening to me?” when he collapsed at the restaurant where he was meeting his friend for lunch. “He came to the restaurant, in great shape, tanned, happy to live (…) The moment he sat down, he was literally struck by lightning.” remembers one of the restaurant managers. 42 years later, Joe Dassin is always in the memory of the French. But what has become of his sons since?

Joe Dassin: who are his sons?

Before dying, Joe Dassin was the father of two children, Jonathan and Julien. Wool, Jonathan was only two years old when his father died. Today, he is 44 and has come a long way. He also followed in his father’s footsteps and proudly wears the cap of singer-songwriter. He launched his career with the piece The desert and continues with the title My neighbor as well as a tribute in the virtual duets album And if you didn’t exist not with singer Hélène Ségara. On November 12, 2013, he unveiled his very first album. The same year, he confided in his childhood in an interview with Gala magazine. “My little brother and I stayed in our big house in Feucherolles. Of course we had legal guardians, but they didn’t live nearby. It was a bit strange. We were alone in 800 m² with the Yugoslav couple who worked for my mother before her death” said Jonathan Dassin. Julien Dassin as for him found his happiness on stage. Actor and singer, he would have become a real “showman”, as described by the Parisian. He first studied in a business school before turn to the theater and start his show 100% Dassin.