A former fan accuses Frédéric François of having made him work for several years, without a contract of employment and without salary.
A complaint has been filed for
"concealed work"
, reports
La Voix du Nord
.
The 72-year-old singer is due to appear on May 22 before the industrial tribunal in Boulogne-sur-Mer, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
David was a big fan of Frédéric François.
On Facebook, he shared the latest news from the singer.
About ten years ago, the singer's son contacted him.
“
He invited me to a concert where I was able to meet Frédéric François
”
.
“
The father and the son told me that they liked my work very much, that I was going to continue to do it, but with information coming directly from them
”, he continues.
He would even have accompanied the interpreter of
Je t'aime à l'Italienne
on tour and participated in the production of his
Duo
album ,
"by organizing the duets with
Voulzy
, Bénabar, Dave,
Adamo
"
.
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He would thus have gone from simple fan to true member of the team.
Except that he does not receive any salary.
“I was on all fronts.
Everyone knew me
,” David continues.
And he would not have been the only one to work for the singer in this way.
About
"fifteen"
other fans would have ensured the communication and marketing of the singer, in order to promote his tours.
Questioned by
La Voix du Nord
, David's lawyer, Tiphaine Auzière, underlines that
"there was no declaration at the time of hiring, nor payment of the related salaries"
.
“The opposing party refuses to recognize it but we have documents which justify it”
, she continues.
According to our colleagues, other complaints could be filed in the coming weeks.
