Raised in a long legal battle between their grandparents and their mother Christine, they were quickly struck by a second tragedy: in 1995, when the two boys were 17 and 15 years old, it was precisely their mother who suddenly lost her life. after an asthma attack.
A very difficult moment for the brothers, who are fortunately well surrounded: “Our life has changed a lot. Our family and friends have supported my brother Julien and me“, he confided to Gala last year, explaining that they had been able to count on their grandfather Jules and their uncle Jean-Louis, quasi-paternal figures.
But Jonathan’s resemblance to his father does not stop there: the forty-something is also a singer and has released a tribute album in which he covered some of his best songs. A profession that he shares with his brother Julien, also a singer and very popular in the countries of Eastern Europe.
Married and father of two children, Jana and Jahlil, the eldest son of Joe Dassin is therefore one of the many “sons of” who have followed the example of their parents, like Thomas Dutronc, Matthieu Chédid, David Hallyday or Charlotte Gainsbourg. But not everyone really has the same will: the two sons of Claude François, Marc and Claude Junior, for example, are extremely secretive and manage their father’s inheritance with the utmost discretion.