Remembering Jacno ... France's first punk

The new wave icon, who died last month, founded the Parisian punk scene and pioneered French electropop"Denis Denis, oh with your eyes so blue/Denis Denis, I've got a crush on you." So sang Debbie Harry on Blondie's first European hit in 1978. At the time, there were persistent rumours that the Denis in question was none other than Denis Quilliard – better known as Jacno – who died from cancer at the age of 52 last month. After embodying the post-punk years in France, Jacno (his so...

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