They both made millions of French people dance… Mainly known for their slow songs and disco hits released in the 1970s and 1980s, François Valéry has had an exceptional career. Rare in the media, he went to the set of the show Chez Jordan, on C8, Tuesday May 7, 2024. Intrigued about his relationship with Claude François, Jordan de Luxe blurted out: “There was a rumor that things were a little cold between you two, is that true?”.
In complete transparency, François Valéry responded: “No, but he was such a star so everything bothered him! But he’s a good guy, Claude François”. So, the journalist asked him about the moment when it was the most complicated with the interpreter of Bélinda. “He was intrigued to know what I was doing with my money. He said to my producer: ‘Barkoff, What does François Valéry do with his money?‘”he remembered with humor.
François Valéry: “I am very moved every time I see him”
On the set, it was when Jordan de Luxe broadcast a portrait of Claude François that the singer was overcome with emotion. “We miss him a lot, I am very moved every time I see him. I get very angry when people criticize him because the poor darling is no longer there to defend himself. There are still his children, there are people like me who defend him…”he revealed.
Shocked by “rape stuff”François Valéry added to the journalist: “Let’s leave him alone about that! The problem of raped and beaten women is first and foremost the problem of men. Men must behave like men… But it’s easy, he’s dead!”.
François Valéry defends Claude François
A year earlier, on the set of the show Chez Jordan, the singer had already revealed that Claude François had sometimes been jealous of him. “He pissed me off (laughs). I barely knew him, but I still loved him a lot. I was told that when he saw my photos arriving, he was like crazy, he tore them up.”he remembered.
Wishing despite everything to defend the interpreter of As usual, François Valéry added: “I find that he is being tarnished a lot with pedophilia. Claude François was not not a pedophile or a deranged person. It pains me a lot that he is being dragged through the mud like this because he was a good guy who only lived for his job…”.
