Michou, king of the Parisian nightlife, died

Called the "blue prince of Montmartre", Michou, famous director of Parisian cabaret, died at the age of 88. A page of Parisian nights turns. He "died early this morning in a hospital in Paris," said François Deblaye, his press secretary. Always dressed in blue, Michel Catty - for civil status - had founded in 1956 his famous cabaret "Chez Michou" near Montmartre. For 60 years, he had welcomed celebrities and strangers every day to dine before the spectacle of transformist artists taking up the songs of the great stars of the time. Michou, an exuberant style show biz figure made a knight of the Legion of Honor in 2005, has never forgotten his modest origins: he invited the elderly from Montmartre to his cabaret every month. Pierre-Jean Chalençon, collector and friend Michou, talks about a figure of tolerance in France.