Colette Laffont has joined Jean Ferrat. The widow of the French singer is died on Thursday May 9 last at the age of 88. The information, first shared by Humanity was finally confirmed by his niece, Valérie Gérard.
In a moving message posted on Facebook, she announced: “Colette Ferrat left us on May 9. She left to find her Jean. Colette and Jean is a story of love, sharing, poetry, travel, happiness that lasted 40 years. My Coco, your memory will forever be engraved in our hearts”. The octogenarian was buried in the strictest family privacy, last Tuesday, May 14. She now rests next to her husband.
Jean Ferrat and Colette Laffont had a long love story
It was at the beginning of the 1970s that Colette Laffont made meeting Jean Ferrat. At that time, the interpreter of The mountain had come to her aid when she was broken down. Afterwards, the couple never left each other’s side.
While Jean Ferrat’s first wife, Christine Sèvres, died of cancer in 1981, the singer decided to remarry after 20 years of love. In 1992, his marriage to Colette Laffont was celebrated. Together, they decided to settle in Antraigues-sur-Volane, a small Ardèche village, far from the media hustle and bustle.
Colette Laffont continued to maintain the memory of Jean Laffont
Throughout her husband’s career, Colette Laffont remained her biggest supporter. A role that she continued to play, even after her death on March 13, 2010. Indeed, three years after the death of Jean Ferrat, his widow had imagined and inaugurated the Jean Ferrat House, in Antraigues-sur-Volane. In 2015, she then published a book of memories, Jean a man who sings in my heart.
After the announcement of the death of Colette Laffont, Maison Jean Ferrat wanted to pay homage to him. “She shared Jean’s life for more than 40 years with a love that never wavered. Both were accomplices and complementary” underlined the institution. A beautiful message about the one who will forever remain the singer’s last love.
