During the new issue ofA Sunday in the countryside broadcast this November 24 on France 2, Kendji Girac agreed to confide in Frédéric Lopez about the shooting he was responsible for last April.
His words on this subject are rare. On the night of April 21 to 22, Kendji Girac shot himself after an argument with his wife in his caravan. The singer walled himself in silence for several months then returned to the forefront of the media scene with a new album, Vivrereleased in October. This Sunday, November 24, on the occasion of a new issue ofA Sunday in the countryside hosted by Frédéric Lopez in the company of Dany Boon and Virginie Grimaldi, the artist agreed to return to this episode of his life. “I have always wanted to preserve the lives of my loved ones so that they are not disturbed by others, so that no one enters their lives and leave them alone“, he testifies upstream.
“I cut myself off from everything“: Kendji Girac speaks for the first time about his gunshot accident on television in A Sunday in the countryside
Subsequently, the host returns to the moment when his guest found himself on the front page of the news, in the newspapers and the continuous news channels. He asks him how he experienced this moment. “I cut myself off a bit from everything, I didn't see TV for a month, nor my phone. I really needed to take the time and recharge my batteries. The only thing I needed was my family, my wife, my family. Of course they were there for me at that time. It was simply love that rebuilt me incredibly quickly. The love of my family, my loved ones, those around me, even the public. It feels weird, it's the first time I'm talking about it“, he gets excited.
“She was shocked“: Kendji Girac puts an end to rumors of separation from his wife in A Sunday in the countryside
During the discussion, Kendji Girac returns to the love his fans have for him. “It's just incredible and it really lifted me up because there are people who adore me, I really saw it. I can only thank them and thank life for giving me so much strength because I took them, I used them and now, I am happy as ever“, he emphasizes. Was he afraid of losing the love of the public? “I was afraid but life allowed me to see this love which is immense and I intend to recharge my batteries from this love“, he replies. Pour close this sequence, Frédéric Lopez questions the singer about the support of The company Soraya. “My wife was there every moment, every moment, she gave me strength, tenderness like never before. And she was a little shocked at what was said about her because none of it was true. She is a very strong, wonderful woman who managed to get me back on my feet.“, he smiles. In the coming months, Kendji Girac will be at the heart of a new issue of Meet in unknown land with Frédéric Lopez, filmed two weeks before the events.
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