It’s a day that Sylvie Vartan has never managed to forget… Monday January 6, the icon of the yéyé years was on the set ofAs an asideon Canal +. Accompanied by the voice of Nathalie Lévy, she was able to (re)discover the most significant moments of her career. But while she spoke of her tumultuous relationship with Johnny Hallyday, who died in December 2017 of a terrible cancer, the 80-year-old singer remembered the terrible car accident she experienced in 1970. A misadventure which, according to her words, encouraged her to leave France.
Sylvie Vartan marked by her accident: she reveals the reasons for her departure
According to him, that day, while the couple was in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. But very quickly, Johnny Hallyday (who was driving the vehicle) quickly lost control by slipping on a patch of ice. If the two former lovers did not lose their lives during this accident, they nevertheless emerged very marked by it. For good reason, it was following this event that David Hallyday’s mother decided to go to the United States. “It was necessary to not be harassed, to have a certain peace of mind. But it must also be said that I am very lucky“, she confided. Before adding: “In fact, it was the second car accident in two years, which was a lot. And then that year 70 was a dark year, I lost my dad, it was a terrible year. I needed to get away.”
Sylvie Vartan annoyed by the media: “Obviously the media have always exaggerated“
But faced with the news, the media quickly reported the facts. Which really annoyed Sylvie Vartan. “Obviously the media always exaggerated by saying that I was disfigured“, she said. And added, on a more positive note: “Thank God, yes I was injured quite seriously, but not as much as the first time when unfortunately I lost someone dear [l’une de ses amies proches, en 1968, ndlr]. The second time, it was again a tragedy and I told myself that it was all over. But at the same time, I was alive.“
