Patrick Bruel is present this week in Montpellier for the Enfoirés concerts. He waited until the concerts were over to go to Los Angeles where his house in Pacific Palisades was ravaged by flames.
Since the start of the week, Patrick Bruel has been in Montpellier to perform seven Enfoirés concerts at the Sud de France Arena. Present for 33 years, the singer has not missed a single edition in favor of Restos du coeur since his first participation. This year is no exception despite the dramatic circumstances for the interpreter of “Crack your voice”. Indeed, his Los Angeles home was destroyed by fire who have been ravaging California for ten days. Patrick Bruel wondered this year about his coming to Les Enfoirés, as he confided to the journalists present at the end of the show this Sunday, January 19.
Patrick Bruel (Les Enfoirés 2025): “Les Restos du coeur is an institution for me”
The 65-year-old singer once again gave his voice for a good cause, despite losing his house a few days ago “The question of my presence here obviously aroseto return the next day directly to LA to see the damage, to be there. But the Restos du coeur is an institution for me, I’m always there, I’ve never missed an edition, I’ve never missed a concert.”underlines the singer. And to add: “To weigh in the balance, I also knew that heat, the solidarity, the kindness, the love that surrounded me when I arrived in Montpellier, and as is always the case, it would be touching and comforting“. For Patrick Bruel, who sang Place of great men to the audience at the Sud de France Arena between two changes of scenery: “The show must go on”.
Patrick Bruel after his house fire in Los Angeles: “It’s eight years of life and a lot of memories”
The singer is expected to return to Los Angeles next week, but first needs to make sure the Pacific Palisades area is safe. “Today, I say to myself ‘did I do the right thing to postpone my departure by a week?’ Well yes, I think so. That doesn’t alleviate the pain, it is very, very strong, even if obviously we always say to ourselves thatwe are not the ones to complain the most. But that doesn’t take away the violence of the thing. It’s eight years of life, eight years of installation, a lot of memories“, lists Patrick Bruel. “When there are no victimswe say everything is fine, it’s material. Yes, you change a washing machine, but you don’t change children’s drawings“he adds sadly.
