It’s hard to imagine a more memorable voice than that of Françoise Hardy. In the 1960s, she sang about the torment of young people. With great successes like the first good time of the day or The time of love. She cultivated a kind of melancholy, which is found a lot in her songs. Particularly in My friend the Rose Or Personal message. His records have rocked generations, and his private life has fascinated the press. Indeed, the singer had a long romance with Jacques Dutronc. From this union a son was born, Thomas Dutroncin 1973.
In recent years, the interpreter of How to say goodbye to you was suffering due to pharyngeal cancer. Illness forced her to end her career. Françoise Hardy lived a trying daily life. And she longed to die with dignity. She had even questioned the President of the Republic on this subject. Also, his loved ones announced the news of his death with sadness mixed with relief. Thomas Dutronc largely supervised his mother’s funeral. In particular his cremation at Père Lachaise, in Paris, on June 20. But while he is still in mourning, he realizes that the French public, as a whole, will never forget the star…
Thomas Dutronc is touched by the tributes paid to his mother
Françoise Hardy’s journey is such that her songs have left their mark on history. They are found in many films. Including on an international scale. As in Moonrise Kingdom, by Wes Anderson. In the days following the announcement of his death, the star’s titles were a hit on listening platforms. In France and abroad. France has lost a music legende. And many fans flocked to Père Lachaise last Thursday to follow the ceremony from afar. This fervor did not escape Thomas Dutronc. Who seems proud to have had such a talented and appreciated mother.
This Sunday, in the middle of the day in Dunkirk, in the North, the star was entitled to a somewhat special tribute, from the belfry from the city. An attention which inevitably upset his son. The latter therefore took the floor on Instagram, to address the public.
“It’s very moving for me and my family to see these tributes everywhere. », he begins in the caption of a video filmed in the North.
Thomas Dutronc knows that Françoise Hardy had finally grown tired of some of her most famous pieces. But he remains impressed by the initiative put in place on June 23 in Dunkirk.
“My mother was a little tired of this song All the boys and girls, which we constantly talked to her about. And we understand it. This homage of the carillon to Dunkirk is quite funny. », laughs the son of Jacques Dutronc.
Hopefully all these attentions would have pleased the deceased. In the comments, Internet users continue to salute the memory of the artist :
“Your mother was a very beautiful artist. », writes a Dunkirk resident.
