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Grand Jojo (Jules Jean Vanobbergen) was born on 6 July, 1936 in Capital Region, Belgium, is a singer-songwriter. Discover Grand Jojo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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Jules Jean Vanobbergen |
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| Age |
85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
6 July, 1936 |
| Birthday |
6 July |
| Birthplace |
Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Date of death |
December 01, 2021 |
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| Nationality |
Belgium |
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He is a member of famous singer-songwriter with the age 85 years old group.
Grand Jojo Height, Weight & Measurements
At 85 years old, Grand Jojo height not available right now. We will update Grand Jojo's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Grand Jojo Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Grand Jojo worth at the age of 85 years old? Grand Jojo’s income source is mostly from being a successful singer-songwriter. He is from Belgium. We have estimated
Grand Jojo's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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singer-songwriter |
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Timeline
In 2011, Grand Jojo returned to Universal Music Belgium. In December 2013, Grand Jojo performed at the Cirque Royal in March and at Forest National. Grand Jojo announced his retirement on 29 June 2021. Vanobbergen died on 1 December 2021 at the age of 85.
Grand Jojo published his autobiography Tout va très bien in October 2015. In 2019, Grand Jojo officially inaugurated his own museum at Boussu-lez-Walcourt with his friends Frédéric François and Claude Barzotti.
In 2006 (in Francopholies de Spa, a music festival in Belgium), Grand Jojo made a come back and joined the stage with ska punk bands such as Skaïra, as well as Poulycroc, who for the occasion released an album paying tribute to Grand Jojo. A Grand Jojo tribute concert took place in Louvain-la-Neuve on 7 September 2007, after an invitation from the régional athois and the CESEC—a student organization in economic, social and political sciences—during a celebration of their 30th anniversary.
On 11 May, 1998, Vanobbergen was knighted in the Order of Leopold. Grand Jojo was made an honorary citizen of Brussels in 2015. Manneken Pis wore a Jules César costume in his honour at the award ceremony. That same year he was awarded the Silver Medal of the National Order of the Golden Fry Cone as recognition of being the sponsor of "Week of the Fry 2015". In 2016 he was made an honorary citizen of the Marolles.
In 1985, as R.S.C. Anderlecht won its third consecutive title in the Belgian First Division A, he released a single called "Anderlecht champion" and then decided to adapt the lyrics in "E viva Mexico", a song he published for the 1986 FIFA World Cup where the Belgium national football team made it to the semifinals.
His 1979 single "Chef, un p'tit verre, on a soif" was notably used by the presumed killer of Grégory Villemin, a four-year-old who was kidnapped and killed in France in 1984. Three years before the kidnapping, the main suspect in that case, called "corbeau" (meaning raven), had harassed Grégory's parents on the phone by playing the song every time he called.
Jules Jean Vanobbergen (6 July 1936 – 1 December 2021) was a Belgian singer-songwriter better known as Grand Jojo in French and Lange Jojo in Dutch. Grand Jojo is best known as the co-writer of "Anderlecht Champions (Allez, Allez, Allez)", which later became "Olé, Olé, Olé", and "Chef, un p'tit verre, on a soif" (Barman, a little drink, we are thirsty).
Vanobbergen was born on 6 July 1936 in Ixelles. He enrolled in the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, because he wanted to become a painter. At the academy he received the nickname Grand Jojo/Lange Jojo. After graduating, he first worked as a marketing draughtsman then as a cartoonist.
