Jil Caplan

Jil Caplan is a French singer and songwriter. She was born Valentine Guillen-Viale on October 23, 1965, in Paris, France. While studying theater at the Cours Florent, she met producer and composer Jay Alanski. He encouraged her to sing, which led to the release of her first album, 1987’s À Peine 21. The album spawned the single "Oh! Tous les soirs" which was a success, entering the French Top 40 chart. This was the beginning of a musical partnership that would produce much more music, including 1990’s La Charmeuse de Serpents, considered by many as her major commercial breakthrough. The album spawned the hit single "Natalie Wood" as well as "Tout C’qui Nous Sépare," both of which were Top 10 hits. The album was certified double gold and charted in the French Top 20. This also resulted in Jil Caplan earning the Victoire de la Musique award for Female revelation of the Year in 1992. Jil Caplan continued releasing music throughout the 1990s, including Avant Qu'il Ne Soit Trop Tard (1993) and Jil Caplan (1996). In 2001, she released Toute Crue, produced by Jean-Philippe Nataf (former member of Les Innocents). Around this time, she also became more involved in filmmaking, producing and directing a film for the group Lilicub. Over the next few years, she released the albums Comme Elle Vient (2004) and Derriere la Porte (2007), the latter as a collaboration with her former producer Jay Alanski.

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