It was more than 70 years ago… On December 28, 1951, Gilbert Montagné uttered his first cry in the family apartment located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Born five months pregnant, the singer was transferred to the very premature unit in Port Royal. If he was not born blind, he was the victim of an overdose of oxygen in his incubator, which burned the tissues and his optic nerve. Saturday November 2, 2024, in 50' inside, on TF1, the artist declared: “They did everything they could with a dosage of oxygen which was surely too strong. But ultimately, if I had given a little less, I might not be there!” Unfailingly optimistic, the singer of the title On va s'aimer added: “For me, it has never been a problem to be blind. I like the difference, on the contrary! I like Well my way of seeing it, I love it, it’s different, ok, it’s not the same as yours, but vice versa.” A bit curious, Isabelle Ithurburu asked him what would be the first thing or the first person he would like to know if he had the possibility of regaining the use of his sight. “I still think that I would like to see the eyes of my wife, my grandchildren…”, he replied.
Not suffering at all from his blindness, the singer then indicated: “You are so addicted to eyes, the sighted… 'I looked, it was extraordinary what was happening in his eyes'. Me, It’s really abstract for me, but I think (…)
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