While some members of the Union of Artists (UDA), including your columnist, would pay dearly to spend a Saturday evening well installed on the “swivel pad” of the Pointe-Saint-Charles studio, the actor returns there for a second time.
The lucky one!
It’s on Shake It Offby Taylor Swift, and There are no complications that the evening began. The one who describes himself as a “professional hummer” and an “acrostic enthusiast” confides that he received his love for the arts from his grandmother.
The medley opening was launched on the riffs of SabotageBeastie Boys with Paul Doucet who also “humming” L–OVE pour son grand ami.
Damien Robitaille, his father Guy Bertrand, the actress Kathleen Fortin, Marc-François Blondin, his goddaughter Clara Levac Blondin, Alexandre Masson, Claire Pimparé, Émilie Bibeau and Coral Egan took turns on the set to the great pleasure of the guest of the evening.
The very young actress Marguerite Laurence offered her Love took its time on the piano. It was enough to completely seduce Antoine Bertrand who did not hesitate to take her in his arms.
Guillaume Cyr, one of his great friends on the sets, made hishow» on screen and The Man I Lovethe favorite song of his partner who, a few minutes later, gave him L’hymn to love. It was at this moment that the colossus literally collapsed. Antoine could not resist the intensity of his life partner’s performance.
Jici Lauzon, whom he had met on the set of Virginiamade an appearance with a rendition of The Bonniers, appreciated by the star of the evening.
Antoine said that he made the playlist of his mother’s funeral in his company and Julien Clerc, through the magic of the screen, offered him an extract from It’s nothinga piece that her mother had chosen herself for her last moment of life.
Marie-Pierre Arthur, whom he places among the most beautiful female voices in Quebec and with good reason, offered him a magnificent version of Blackbird, of the Beatles, while Marie-Thérèse Fortin did the same with Here are the keysa song he attributes to his brother Nicolas.
A touch of country
Two members of Vulgaires Machins, Guillaume Beauregard and Marie-Éve Roy, took up the guitar to perform And even if.
Laurent Turcotte did a duet with Émilie Bibeau on Island in the Streama piece written by the Bee Gees, but popularized by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers while several artists have performed Thank God I’m a Country Boyrevealing here the little country side of Antoine Bertrand.
This evening, which included notes of friendship and love, ended around the piano with Damien Robitaille with Autumn Man and its “chum from the steps”, the actor Paul Doucet, on I’m Still Standing, d’Elton John.
Next week, for the last of the season before the end-of-year special, we will discover the world of actor David Savard.
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