Ce Friday January 24, TF1 took viewers back in the 80s with the show Thank you Dorothée who paid homage to him. The fans were delighted to find the legendary host and his accomplices like Jacky, Hélène Rollès, Bernard Minet and many others.
The evening was punctuated with surprisessongs, cult extracts, including an appearance by some of the members of the groupe Cocktail ChicDominique Poulain, Martine Latorre and Francine Chantereau. Enough to revive memories for generations of the time.
A look back at Dorothée’s unique journey
The show Thank you Dorothéehosted by Nikos Aliagas, was a real success, bringing together 4.4 million viewerseither 23.3% audience share. The nostalgia and emotion were palpable in the audience and among the guests of course. Many former actors and actresses were there, delighted to see Dorothée again, but also extracts from sitcoms, cult shows like No pity for croissantsor even cartoons like Dragon Ball or The Mysterious Cities of Gold. Without forgetting the moving tributes to missing people such as that Ariane, Framboisier and Corbier.
The presence of three singers from Cocktail Chic also came to close this pretty troop. This group is far from unknown in French musical history. He had in fact represented France at Eurovision in 1986 with the song Europeans. Even if they only took 17th place out of 20 with a score of 13 points, their performance is engraved in the memories of nostalgic fans.
The group consisted of sisters Dominique Poulain and Catherine Bonnevay as well as their cousins Francine Chanterau and Martine Latorre. A legendary quartet which was also part of favorite singers of Claude Françoisknown under the stage name Darts. Their voices were therefore essential at the time.
-Thank you Dorothée, a well-deserved spotlight
Thus, the return of Cocktail Chic in Mthank you Dorothée is not trivial, because the iconic host has always been surrounded by quality artists. Thanks to her, generations have discovered not only the world of Japanese series and cartoons, but also many musical talents.
So, Dorothy leaves a unique legacy behind which has spanned generations and this show has brought comfort to everyone's hearts. No wonder so many former actors and actresses responded, because the Dorothée's TV was a big family.
