Louis-José Houde not only brilliantly hosted the ADISQ gala for the eighteenth and final time on Sunday evening, but he made the most elegant exit that one could imagine by going there from an inspiring plea for the French language.
“Originally, when I was asked to host this gala, the main reason I accepted was not so much my love of music as my love of the French language. I find Quebec French beautiful and rich, it’s the most beautiful thing we have. […] When we are lucky enough to have a language as a working tool, we have the chance to support it, to embellish it, to make it dance, to make young people want to embrace it. »
Then, quoting Jim Corcoran – this other song enthusiast and undoubtedly the English speaker most in love with the French language that you can find – he said: “A language that is no longer sung is a dead language. A living language is a language that is sung. So, keep singing, dear friends, more than ever, keep singing. It was a great honor…”
To this legacy which honors the memory of Félix and to this honor which he gave us during all these years, we are undoubtedly more than one to want to pay homage to him in our turn and dedicate to him this title of a song by Michel Jonasz: “I don’t want you to go away…”
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