Jean-Paul Corbineau, one of the three “Jeans” of the legendary Celtic music group Tri Yann, died on Friday December 16 at the age of 74, Agence France-Presse (AFP) learned from a member of the folk rock band.
“Jean-Paul died of a long illness”said Jean Chocun, quoting the family of the deceased and confirming information from West France. “We are in shock with Jean-Louis” Jossic, Tri Yann’s third man, “we knew that Jean-Paul was sick but we hoped”also declared Mr. Chocun, very moved.
After fifty years on stage, Tri Yann said goodbye to the public on September 11, 2021 in Nantes, ending a career with exceptional longevity for this group which had largely contributed to popularizing Breton music with hits like Michao’s mare or In the prisons of Nantes.
“People carried us. They were both happy and unhappy to see us go and we were both happy and unhappy to say goodbye to them.had launched that evening Jean-Paul Corbineau, already sick.
Tri Yann has to his credit more than three million albums sold, concerts at the Zénith, Bercy, and even at the Stade de France, as well as in many foreign countries. In France, they broke the longevity record of the Jacques Brothers.