2023-08-17 21:21:00
Standing on the front of the stage, dressed all in black, Julien Clerc (Paul-Alain Leclerc of his real name) honored the memory of his “little brother”, who “attended (his) concerts for 50 years”.
“He would have hated that I did not sing (…) I sing to tell my brother that I love him”, he added, one eye on his speech, written on a sheet of paper, in front of the 1,450 spectators attending the concert organized in the Parc des Dryades, as part of the Dryadestivales festival.
When he arrived on stage, the singer was given a long standing ovation by the crowd, who applauded him standing in an amphitheater surrounded by greenery.
Gérard Leclerc, Cnews journalist and former presenter of France 2, died Tuesday in the crash, in Lavau-sur-Loire (Loire-Atlantique) of the passenger plane he was piloting. He was to go to the Julien Clerc concert scheduled for Thursday evening.
“My brother had given me an appointment here tonight, fate decided otherwise,” said the singer, his voice tight.
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“Beyond Death”
“In the debate as it is organized, it was essential. It allowed me to be sometimes a little caricatural because he was precisely always in the nuance, in moderation”, added the journalist.
Sitting a little further in the stands, Emmanuelle Herveau, 65, had come from Guérande to attend the concert, moved to see her “favorite” artist maintain the evening “despite the drama”.
“He’s an artist to the end. And it’s a beautiful message of hope: he continues to communicate beyond death,” she said, sitting next to her husband, in a sailor and Jeans.
Arms crossed, under the trees, Frédéric Renaudin, former pianist of Julien Clerc, hailed the “not simple” concert by an artist of “great modesty”, having “deep respect for his audience”.
On stage, to applause, Julien Clerc began his concert with the title “Comment tu vas”. Singing his chorus in a loud voice and microphone in hand: “Because me, you see, I’m thinking of you”.
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