Jean Gabilou (born Gabriel Lewis Laughlin on 28 February 1944) is a Tahiti based singer who represented France in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.
Laughlin was then approached by Petiot, a guitarist for a group called The Barefoot Boys, which he joined at the age of 23.
In 1971, he sang at the hotel Tahara'a and was noticed by a lady named Paulette Vienot who, during that year, gets Laughlin signed for a contract in Paris with Eddie Barclay[1] compiling the song "Moi girls".
A few years later, Moeata staged her own dance troupe "Tamari'i Poerava", whose dancers then began performing alongside Gabilou.
Despite the bad news, he fought to regain his voice and left for France where he met speech therapist Dr Veil.
[1] After attending numerous rehabilitation sessions he regained his voice and released the album "Rohipehe" In 2000 Gabilou decided to produce his own songs together with his friend and singer Andy Tupaia.