The funeral of Françoise Hardy was filled with emotion… and laughter! An “error” that occurred during the ceremony did not fail to get people talking and Thomas Dutronc even made a joke. The singer’s ex-companion tells…
Those close to Françoise Hardy were able to say goodbye to the singer who died on June 11 at the age of 80. This June 20, the artist’s funeral took place in the dome of the crematorium of the Père-Lachaise cemetery. And there were many personalities who attended the ceremony: from Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni to Marc Lavoine, including Nolwenn Leroy, Sheila and Dave. The deceased’s ex-companion, Jean-Marie Périer, was also present and recounted the little hiccup that took place during the singer’s funeral.
A “mistake” at the funeral of Françoise Hardy: her ex-companion tells
“The day was beautiful and Thomas Dutronc magnificent in his kindness, humor and elegance of words.“, said the photographer and ex-companion of the singer on his Instagram account. For the funeral of Françoise Hardy, emotion was there, but good feelings triumphed over sadness.
A quack even provoked laughter in the assembly. “I had the feeling I saw her laughing at the warm improvisation due to a sound system error which had the effect of relaxing the atmosphere among the audience.“, said Jean-Marie Périer, specifying that “her friends came to mourn her” have “ended up laughing with the loving audience, as if dying was a bad joke best laughed at“.
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But what “error” spoke Jean-Marie Périer? While the time of love resonated within the dome, the tape of the song began to accelerate, according to Paris Match. Thomas Dutronc, who addressed the assembly, then explained that other pieces would be broadcast instead. Then, he didn’t hesitate to drop a little joke: “I understand why she stopped the scene“. Then he added: “There it’s finished. She didn’t want a ceremony but I’m sure this one would have made her laugh“.
“This ceremony strangely resembled the humor of the Great“, continued Jean-Marie Périer on Instagram. The ex-companion of Françoise Hardy even had the sensation of receiving a wink from the one who shared his life in the 60s, at the end of the funeral.”The guests spoke to each other as if to prolong the pleasure of the moment and I had the chance to meet two magnificent women whom I did not yet know with the strange feeling that Françoise was sending them to me as a last gift“, he explained. A beautiful farewell.
