Patrick Bruel scans the decor with a look.
Here, two school desks facing a blackboard.
There, a pennant of the Dutch football club, Ajax.
Further on, on a wall, the Restos du Coeur poster.
"
It seems that you haven't forgotten anything
", he notes smiling from the first minutes of "Sans Filtre".
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In this program, Eric Jean-Jean receives an artist in an apartment whose decoration is made up of nods to the great moments of his life.
After Amel Bent last November, it is the turn of the interpreter of
Breaking the voice
to play the game. And this, just after the rebroadcast at the start of the evening of "Patrick Bruel: itinerary of a gifted", a portrait that retraces the career of the singer from archive images and interviews (Amanda Sthers, Vianney, Gérard Presgurvic….).
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Alongside Eric Jean-Jean, Patrick Bruel opens up.
"
There are elements in this decor that already provide an emotion
," he says.
The classroom refers to his childhood in Argenteuil, where he settled with his mother, a teacher, after leaving Algeria.
He has lived alone with her since his parents separated.
She introduces him to music, theatre, opera… As a child, he even sees
Aida
in the arena of Verona.
“
I had a wonderful childhood.
I didn't see the worries, I didn't see the problems.
She obviously met some (…) It certainly wasn't easy but I didn't feel it
, ”he comments.
The interview is also an opportunity to talk about his two sons,
Oscar (19) and Leon (16).
"
Being a dad is waking up in the morning for someone other than either
, ”he summarizes.
Fan of Johan Cruyff
Eric Jean-Jean then discusses the various passions that drive the singer.
The sight of a soccer ball makes him react immediately.
“
It changes my life
,” he says of his early years.
Fan of Johan Cruyff, he does not fail to admire the jersey of this player who sits in the decor.
The footballer's son even leaves him a message.
There is also talk of poker (he was world champion), chess (he was president of the chess club at Lycée Henri IV), and even wine.
Subsequently, the discussion revolves around commitment, friendship, without forgetting his career and Bruelmania.
And when, after a 50-minute conversation, Eric Jean-Jean talks to him about the passage of time, the 59-year-old singer specifies: "
I am not old, I have been young a little longer than you
”.
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Currently, Patrick Bruel is on an acoustic tour.
He recently confirmed the release of a new album, scheduled for November 18, four years after
Ce soir, on sort
.
