“We will never forget you. » Star Academy students paid tribute to Grégory Lemarchal on Saturday evening during a bonus celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fourth season of telecrochet. The singer who died of cystic fibrosis in 2007 won this edition and left a lasting mark on the French musical landscape.
This year, the students were even able to unveil a new title, And if you feelwritten by Grégory Lemarchal shortly before his death. It was the parents of the former academician, Pierre and Laurence Lemarchal, who decided to offer this text to the residents of the castle. The singer's mother specifies in Gala have submitted several texts for production. “It’s a text that certainly spoke to Grégory, but these are words that can speak to everyone,” she adds. We wanted something universal.”
“Grégory died on April 30, 2007. He wrote this song on March 15, 2007, in the hospital. He was on hold and not yet on the transplant list. He wrote a song in which all the words will resonate for each of you,” explained Lucie Bernardoni, an unsuccessful finalist against the singer in 2004, to the students during rehearsals.
A tribute criticized on social networks
The singer and actress Camille Lou, a big fan of Grégory Lemarchal, and the academician Marine also sang a song by the artist, I am writing to you. A duet accompanied by the piano which moved the parents of the former winner to tears. “What we are experiencing is a timeless moment. The more the years pass, the more I am filled with gratitude. As long as you keep the artist alive, you allow us to continue the fight against cystic fibrosis. A huge thank you to those who have supported us for seventeen years,” said Laurence Lemarchal.
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But on social networks, the almost annual tribute was not to everyone's taste. Many Internet users criticized an “uncomfortable, immodest” tribute. “At what point do we decide to say stop to this macabre annual celebration? », annoys Pacôme, targeting in particular the production of TF1. Others, on the contrary, highlighted the importance of the fight led by the parents of Grégory Lemarchal and their association to fight against cystic fibrosis.
