Death of Jacques Delaporte, author of the La Salsa of the Demon Salsa

The musician and actor Jacques Delaporte, author in 1980 of the song The demon salsa And founder of the large splendid orchestra, died of an illness on March 13 in Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine), at the age of 78, announced on Tuesday at AFP Bruno Moynot, director of Splendid.

“The friends of Jacques Delaporte have the great sadness to announce his death. He was also the author of Macao, the big soft licker And many other songs. Jacques also composed film music (The firecracker brothers, drunken night …) He was also an actor in cinema and theater “said Bruno Moynot, member of the Splendid troupe with Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot and Thierry Lhermitte.

“In the series La Vie is crap at the moment, our friend and accomplice Jacques Delaporte went to see elsewhere. With you too, we were so marked ”posted Josiane Balasko on social networks.

The Splendid troupe was bertired in October by the unexpected death of Michel Blanc at the age of 72, following an anaphylactic shock during a routine exam. Known for its parodic or insolent songs, the large splendid orchestra was created in 1977 after a “beef” Musicians on the scene of the splendid theater. In 2017, the training had celebrated its 40th anniversary at Olympia and on tour.