Her death saddened all of French song and the countless fans she had across all generations: Tuesday June 11, at 10:30 p.m., Françoise Hardy finally closed her eyes for the last time. A terrible loss which nevertheless represented a certain relief for many: “Despite the pain, we all felt relieved. She was finally free from so many years of suffering“, confided his great friend and ex-companion Jean-Marie Périer at the time of his death.
It must be said that in recent times, the end had become inexorable. And particularly in the last days of her life: confiding to those close to her that she was “very, very bad” and this “felt like I was dying“, the singer had to install a “medical bed“according to our colleagues at Paris Match and was finally hospitalized on June 5.
A truly heartbreaking experience for her which led her to ask to be returned home the following Sunday, two days before her death. But this was refused by his medical team, aware that his state of health would not allow it. They had also quickly informed his relatives.
A long vigil
“Françoise will not be able to find her apartment“, explain the doctors at the American Hospital of Neuilly to his inner circle, in particular to his niece Claire Dutronc and to Marc, nicknamed Marco, his former press attaché. “Everyone understood. And his whole first circle goes organize yourself to stay with her, so that she is never alone. The vigil will last nearly two days“, it is written in the weekly which assures that his family is doing “as if life continues“while holding back”his tears“.
Until June 11: surrounded by her loved ones, who chat and try to laugh, Françoise Hardy passes away around 10:30 p.m.. Devastated, Claire and “Marco” first call Thomas, her son, who was being held in custody. province just these days, after keeping informed of his mother’s health hour by hour. “She left soothed and rested“, they tell him. They then call Jacques, who “find the words” to console Marco.
Quickly joined by Etienne Daho, who “jump in a taxi“, the duo close to Françoise Hardy met Thomas a few days later, after a concert in Pas-de-Calais, which he considered cancelling before doing so anyway, as his mother would have wanted. Jacques Dutronc, who came from Corsica, also arrived quickly and attended the funeral. The latter was full of emotion, emotion worthy of the great lady that Françoise Hardy was.
