talon is of fon origins and was born in ouidah. he descends from slave traders. his father was from ouidah while his mother came from a guédégbé family in abomey. he obtained a baccalaureate in dakar, senegal. after obtaining a "c" grade in his bachelor's degree in science studies at the university of dakar, he was transferred to the national school of civil aviation in paris. with dreams of becoming a pilot, talon failed a medical test and this dream became an impossibility.