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"She broke all the codes": the heartbreaking tributes to Juliette Gréco

2020-09-24T08:06:01.784Z


From Emmanuel Macron to Line Renaud, many are the personalities who salute the memory of the muse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, who died Wednesday at 93 years old.


Following the death of Juliette Gréco at the age of 93, those who knew her, sang with her or simply enjoyed listening to her remember a singer with "

immense talent

", and a woman of

great talent.

"

Elegant freedom

".

Artists, politicians, animators ... Since Wednesday evening, their tributes have been pouring in.

Read also: Juliette Gréco, free singer and champion of freedom, died at 93

The world the song in mourning

Singers Mireille Mathieu and Line Renaud salute the memory of their colleague.

The first evokes with AFP "

a very great lady of the French song, iconic of the Paris of Saint-Germain-des-Près

".

The second will keep in memory an “

infinitely free woman

”, “

the poets

'

teller

”.

Olivia Ruiz, who had imagined two songs for Juliette Gréco in 2009, paid tribute to her elder on Instagram.

"

Have fun Juliet in paradise!"

(...) Thank you miss.

For everything,

”wrote the interpreter of

La Femme Chocolat

.

Benjamin Biolay, who wrote and composed for Juliette Gréco the album

Love each other or else disappear…

, released in 2003, published a photo of the muse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, soberly accompanied by a heart.

The admiration of political figures

In addition to the artists, political figures also paid tribute to Juliette Gréco.

For Emmanuel Macron, “

she was elegance and freedom.

His face and his voice will continue to accompany our lives.

The

muse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

is immortal

”, writes the President of the Republic.

To read also: "It lacks poetry and writing, today", the last interview of Juliette Gréco at

Le Figaro

Anne Hidalgo salutes the memory of "

the icon of Paris of Boris Vian, Jacques Prévert, Raymond Queneau

".

"

Talented singer and actress, free woman, her voice so recognizable will be sorely missed

", continues the mayor of Paris.

For François Hollande, "

Juliette Gréco will have preceded and accompanied the great movements of French society

".

The former President of the Republic keeps in mind that "

for freedom, she will have sung the greatest authors, interpreted the greatest roles, shared the greatest texts

".

Same emotion for Roselyne Bachelot.

"

It is a huge figure of French song, of the art of French culture which is disappearing today

", reacted the Minister of Culture on RTL.

What I like, what I liked about Juliette Gréco is that she broke all the codes.

Culture is now locked up in boxes… And it was everywhere with the biggest names,

”recalls the tenant from rue de Valois.

The emotion of television men

Nikos Aliagas, remembers Juliette Gréco as a "

light in the night, exhilarating, irrefutable

".

Goodbye Madame Gréco.

Be at peace.

I keep your voice and your songs as we keep a precious book that reminds us of the path to elegant freedom

”, writes the host of“ The Voice ”.

Another television man, Stéphane Bern, expressed his "

infinite sadness

" following the death of an "

iconic figure of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

".

As for Jean-Pierre Foucault, he split a tweet to tell of a memorable meeting between Paul McCartney and Juliette Gréco.

Source: lefigaro

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