Michel Fugain, singer recognized for his essential titles like It's a beautiful novel or Do like the birdleft his mark on the French music scene with his successful career. In 2002, his life was turned upside down when his daughter Laurette, aged 22, died from leukemia. This tragedy left a indelible imprint on the man and the artist.
Despite this ordeal, Michel Fugain found a glimmer of hope thanks to a woman who transformed his life. In moving confidences, he shared how she helped him get back on his feet and rediscover the taste for living.
This drama which turned the life of Michel Fugain upside down
This Friday January 3, 2025, Michel Fugain was the guest of Faustine Bollaert in The Secret Box on France 3. Moved, the singer returned to the most painful ordeal of his life : the loss of her daughter Laurette, which occurred in 2002. This young woman full of life, then aged 22, succumbed to leukemia after complications related to a bone marrow transplant. This tragedy left a indelible imprint in his life and abruptly interrupted his musical career.
In the past, the interpreter of It's a beautiful novel evoked this difficult moment with poignant words. “When my daughter died, I was on stage less than a week later. And there, you have to sing 'It's party' because people expect it. It's not easy. This requires forgetting oneself (…) »he confided in the show As an aside on Canal+. These memories, always present, testify to the immense strength necessary to overcome such grief.
The meeting that changed his life
But one of the moments the most moving of the show was the story of his meeting with Sanda, the one who succeeded in him restore the taste for living. “I put Laurette’s ashes under an olive tree. Two months later, I heard an incredible voice in a piano bar in Corsica. It was Sanda, and she became my wife »he confided with deep gratitude. For Michel Fugain, this meeting was a real turning point.
Thus, he describes Sanda as his “mermaid”the one who has it “caught and brought to the surface” while he was overcome by pain. “I died with my daughter. She made me take my first breath of air”he added with emotion. This woman, “inexhaustible source of strength and support”undoubtedly helped him rebuild his life. Today, at 82 years old, Michel Fugain radiates an energy which, according to him, is greatly part due to this saving love.
The singer's new life in Corsica
During the show, Michel Fugain also mentioned his childhood in Voreppenear Grenoble, and his choice to settle in Corsica. This place has become a refuge for hima space for reconstruction far from the excitement of his previous life. “I had a first life around Paris, but it ended with the tragedy that we experienced”he explained with sincerity.
He also mentioned the differences in how he and his ex-wife handled the ordeal. Corsica has become a “haven of peace” for the singer, because it offers a framework conducive to the meditation and healing. Today, he seems to have found a form of inner peace on this island that he loves so much.
