Papillon
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Papillon, papillons, or le papillon may refer to:
Animals
Butterfly
Papillon (dog), a dog breed
Papillon (horse), a racehorse, winner of the 2000 Grand National
Film and television
Papillon, a fictional character in the anime series Busou Renkin
Papillon (1973 film), an adaptation of Henri Charrière's book, starring Steve McQueen
Papillon (2017 film), another adaptation of Henri Charrière's book, starring Charlie Hunnam
Le Papillon (film) or The Butterfly, a 2002 French film starring Michel Serrault
Papillon (TV series), a live action comedy series
Literature
Papillon (book) (1969), a memoir by Henri Charrière about his imprisonment at the Devil's Island penal colony in French Guiana
Papillon (manga), a manga series by Ueda Miwa
Music and dance
Papillon (Hitomi Shimatani album), 2001, or the title song
Papillon (Lara Fabian album), 2019
Papillon, a 2015 album by the French artist Sanseverino
Le papillon (ballet), an 1860 ballet
Papillons, a series of piano dances by Robert Schumann
Songs
"Papillon" (Chaka Khan song), originally recorded by Gregg Diamond as "Hot Butterfly", 1978; covered by Chaka Khan, 1980
"Papillon" (Editors song), 2009
"Papillon" (Hitomi Shimatani song), a Japanese-language cover of Janet Jackson's "Doesn't Really Matter", 2001
"Papillon", by the Airborne Toxic Event from The Airborne Toxic Event, 2008
"Papillon", by Celine Dion from S'il suffisait d'aimer, 1998
"Papillon", by Jackson Wang, 2017
"Papillon", by Nicole, 1982
"Papillon", by Patrick Norman, 1974
"Papillon", by Rilo Kiley from The Initial Friend, 1999
"Papillon", by Rolf Harris, 1974
"Papillon", by Stratovarius from Elements Pt.
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