- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJules Jean Vanobbergen
- Nickname
- Lange Jojo
- Grand Jojo was born on July 6, 1936 in Elsene, Brussels, Belgium. He died on December 1, 2021 in Grand-Bigard, Groot-Bijgaarden, Brussels, Belgium.
- On 11 May, 1998, Vanobbergen was knighted in the Order of Leopold.
- In 2016 he was made an honorary citizen of the Marolles (a popular historic neighbourhood of downtown Brussels).
- He enrolled in the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, because he wanted to become a painter. At the academy he received the nickname Grand Jojo/Lange Jojo.
- Grand Jojo mainly performed drinking songs such as "Chef, un p'tit verre, on a soif", "Sergent Flagada", "La petite bête à bon Dieu", and "Jules César".
- For his debut performances, he chose surrealistic tango songs such as "Le Tango du Congo", "Victor le footbaliste" and "Sitting Bull".
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