this song bought by “two members” of his family

William Leymergie had a busy career as a journalist: he obviously officiated on Telematinbut also in the 1 p.m. news on France 2, and more recently at the helm of his show William at noon!. But did you know that the 77-year-old host had also tried his hand at singing?

William Leymergie aka “Willy”: this song that was a flop

At the beginning of the 1980s, the journalist was immersed in the world of youth programs. He was notably editorial manager of the broadcasts Disney Sunday et Recreation A2. So, in 1985, he was chosen to perform the French theme song and the clip for the animated series which was derived from the video game Pac-Man !

He therefore interpreted the title Pac Man’s song under the stage name “Willy” and was even featured on the cover of the single! “Round like a balloon/ And yellower than a lemon/ It’s him Pac-Man, Pac-Man/ He fears no one/ Not even the bad ghosts“, he sang in particular. This denotes the seriousness that he showed most of the time when he was in charge of Telematin !

William Leymergie, on the verge of a career in singing?

Moreover, William Leymergie was not his first attempt since a few years earlier, in 1980, he already appeared on the album Récré A2 songs alongside Dorothée, Ariane Gil and Patrick Simpson-Jones. In 2018, on the show William at noon!the father of three children, Gery, 44 years old, Sacha, 42 years old, and Anna, 37 years old, born from his union with his late wife Maryline, was invited to react to this experience.

“It was a masterpiece (…) Apart from two members of my family who loved me very much, there weren’t many people who bought it“, he said with humor after listening to an extract of the piece on set, while columnist Caroline Ithurbide teased him: “You moved on from a career in singing“. Does Sophie Davant’s companion regret not having broken into Music? Nothing is less certain!