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Chico & the Gypsies is a French musical formation of rumba catalana, flamenco and Latin pop and rock tunes led by Jahloul Chico Bouchikhi, who was one of the founders of the Gipsy Kings. After he left the Gipsy Kings due to differences with the band, Bouchikhi formed Chico and the Gypsies in 1992.

Members

Chico & the Gypsies is made up of:

• Jahloul (Chico Gypsies) Bouchikhi - frontman, guitar
• Joseph (Jose Gypsies) Gautier - guitar, lead vocalist 2009 to 2020. Joseph Gautier aka Zuzep went solo in mid 2020.
• Christophe (Kema) Baliardo - solo guitar
• Jean (Tané) Farre - guitar
• Jean-Claude (Mounin) Vila - guitar, vocals
• Alain (Babato) Bourguet: guitar, vocals. Babato was suspended from the group around 2017 following accusations by a woman of sexual assault. He never returned to the group.
• Jean-Pierre (Rey) Cargol Baliardo (son of Hippolyte Baliardo and nephew of Manitas de Plata) - guitar, vocals. Performer (Jean-Pierre Cargol, main role : Victor) in 1969 of the film The Wild Child (L'enfant sauvage)[1]
• New band member Kassaka joined the group around May - June 2013

Extras on stage:

• Tony Ballester: bass
• Benchaa Abbas: percussion
• Eric Lafont: drums
• Julio Font Pavon: keyboards
• Manolo Gimenez - earlier (ex) lead vocalist

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Charts		Certification
		FR [2]	BEL (Wa) [3]
1992	Tengo Tengo	–	–
1996	Vagabundo	39	–
1998	Nomade	–	–
2003	Bamboleo	–	–
2004	Disque d'or	–	–
2005	Freedom	12	–
2008	Suerte	43	–
2011	Chantent Charles Aznavour	78	–
2012	Chico & The Gypsies... & Friends	8	20
2013	Fiesta	11	34
2014	Chico & The Gypsies & International Friends	60	103
2016	Color 80's	9	54
	Color 80's Vol. 2	47 [4]	33
2018	Mi corazón	4	26
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year	Album	Charts	Certification
		FR [2]
1992	Live - Olympia Bruno Coquatrix	96
2012	Live from Olympia Theater Paris

Singles

Year	Single	Charts	Certification	Album
		FR [2]
1996	"Marina"	30
1998	"Nomade 'Ya Rayah' "	65		Nomade

See also

• New Flamenco
• Flamenco rumba
• Chico Bouchikhi
• Gipsy Kings

References

External links

• Official Website
• Chico & The Gypsies on Facebook
• Chico & The Gypsies' channel on YouTube
• Chico & The Gypsies on Last.fm
• Chico & The Gypsies at AllMusic

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Chico & the Gypsies ist eine französische Musikgruppe mit Rumba, Flamenco, Pop und Rock. Ihr Leiter ist Chico Bouchikhi, ein ehemaliges Mitglied der Gipsy Kings. Ein weiteres bekanntes Mitglied ist Jean-Pierre Cargol, der Hauptdarsteller aus François Truffauts Das wilde Kind.

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