In the 1980s, Corinne Touzet and Bernard Lavilliers had a beautiful love story after meeting in a restaurant. Interviewed in 1986, the singer of the title She sings had revealed the secrets of his love at first sight for the actress. “I met Corinne three years ago at Chez Maria, a restaurant in Montparnasse, after seeing her on Antenne 2 playing the role of Marianne, a star for Napoleon. I found her face superb, her green eyes exceptional. She is a gentle, discreet, shy and independent woman. I admire him a lot and especially for his hard work.“, he explained. Together, the singer and the actress praised “a refuge in the countryside north of Paris: a charming pavilion, dating from 1879“.
In Paris I could no longer stand the noise and the dust
There, Corinne Touzet also realized that she had a green thumb and began taking care of plants in their garden. She confided: “I can't stop building and gardening. The brilliant Mr. Sandrin takes care of the pink hydrangeas and prunes the boxwoods, and I take care of the fruit trees, cherry trees, pear trees, apple trees, hazelnut trees, wild strawberries, and the vegetable garden where I grow lettuce, potatoes, radishes, tomatoes, rosemary, lime blossom and mint! But I am happy. In Paris I could no longer stand the noise and the dust. Really waking up at home, breathing healthily, it's wonderful“. A good cook, she also prepared good meals for her sweetheart at the time. “Here he comes to relax, sleep and eat. Bernard Lavilliers singer, I have always loved his searing songs, even before knowing him personally. My grandmother, my father, my aunt are West Indian, so I have always loved salsa, beguine, music and hot dances. I have this in common with Bernard who also really loves traveling.“, also declared the actress of the series A Woman of Honor.
Bernard Lavilliers and Corinne Touzet in the countryside
Father of three children at the time, Bernard Lavilliers welcomed them regularly and they got along wonderfully with their mother-in-law. “They completely accepted having a father like I did, that is to say not always available. They come to see me where they know how to find me, but they never forget me. When people ask me what I have done for ten years, I answer, my children. Guillaume, aged 11, roller skating champion of Ile-de-France, will be an artist like me, he already composes, on the synthesizer, really very original songs. As for Virginie, at 15 years old, she is already very resourceful, just like Anne-Laure, 20 years old, who after her communications studies is undoubtedly predestined for journalism and who already has talent“, he said.
As a reminder, Bernard Lavilliers is the father of Anne-Laure, born in 1967 from a first union, of Virginie, born in 1972 to Évelyne Rossel; of Guillaume born in 1975 and of Salomé born in 1987. He is now married to Sophie Chevallier and had also given her a platinum disc for her participation in the graphic creation of her album at the Olympia in Paris on June 16, 2022 She also acclaimed him on February 9, 2024 during the Victoires de la Musique ceremony when the singers of the group Terrenoire began his song. Saint-Etienne on stage to pay tribute to him before his Victory of Honor.
For her part, Corinne Touzet is the mother of a daughter named Jeanne, born in 1994.
