On the set of Live from the universeeverything exuded sincerity and humanism.
It’s Christine Lamer, her “kick» of youth, who left the ball with Ces evenings there.
Grand fan of Iron Maiden, the Gaspésie really “tripod” with the opening medley which married all his favorite musical styles.
On stage, Mathieu Ferland, Johanne Blouin, Emmanuel Auger, Pierre Bündock — a first presence on TV in 20 years —, Catherine St-Laurent, Jonas Tomalty, his daughter Zoé Méthot, Jeanick Fournier, his agent and violinist Valérie Pichon and Paul Daraîche took turns for the classic opening number.
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It’s a title by the Quebec rock group Offenbach, V’lour rock, which was his favorite love song and Breen Leboeuf gave it to him… with his girlfriend Véronique Parent.
Claude Pineault, an artist he adores to the point of having bought the same guitar as him, appeared on stage just before the arrival of Jack Broadbent who performed his version of Hit the Road Jack.
The Quimorucru group, of which PA says “that it is our smiling Boot for the rest of us”, speaking of the Gaspésie, literally set the stage on fire.
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PA’s musical universe was revealed even more as Pascale Picard, Brigitte Boisjoli and Jennifer-Lee Dupuy performed songs that struck him straight to the heart.
-As if the evening’s guest was not already on the floor, his 89-year-old mother, Desneiges Méthot, accompanied him on stage while Matt Lang and Paul Daraîche offered him Pierce the clouds in a moving duet with a country flavor.
Breen Leboeuf, Jonas Tomalty, Matt Lang, Jennifer-Lee Dupuy and all the guests then shone in a spectacular delivery of Purple Rain, by Prince.
…and a sledgehammer
It was a blow that put an end to this very emotional evening when Claude Pineault delivered his favorite rock song, Sledgehammerby Peter Gabriel.
The weather is gooda piece that he sang to his daughter when she was little, put an end to the world of PA Méthot and served as a salute to Stéphane Venne who died on Friday.
Next week, we are invited into the world of actress and author Pascale Renaud-Hébert.