Jacques Hélian

Jacques Hélian (1906–1986, France) was a French bandleader, composer, and occasional actor. He rose to prominence in the post-World War II era as the conductor of his own orchestra, performing swing and jazz-influenced music in Parisian cabarets and on radio. Hélian appeared in over a dozen French films, including *Toi, c’est moi* (1947) and *Une si jolie petite plage* (1949), often portraying himself or musical performers, and composed soundtracks that helped define the light entertainment genre in mid-20th-century French cinema.