While they were waiting for him on March 11 in the legendary Grand Rex hall, his fans had been disappointed: Alain Chamfort, affected by Covid-19 contamination in the midst of the epidemic’s rebound, had to cancel the date, postponing his gig for a few days. This Wednesday, March 23, the 73-year-old singer therefore sold out on the Grands Boulevards to present his album Symphonic Dandy.
In a shiny suit, with a bow tie and his usual charm, he fully deserved the name of his album! A true dandy, accompanied by a full orchestra, he sang all the songs from his new album, which are actually symphonic rearrangements of his greatest hits. And the audience followed him, singing his most famous tunes like Manureva, Bamboo or Time that flies by.
An audience made up of several celebrities, who came to admire him on stage. Some of his colleagues had, for example, made the trip like Pascal Obispo. The two singers know each other very well: they had shared the stage of Taratata a few months ago for a cover of Music, from France Gall. The interpreter of fell for her found in the public his friend Natasha St-Pier, with whom he has collaborated a lot in the past.
The two artists had notably sung together You will find or their legendary duo Die Tomorrow and remained very close. Another singer, but from the 80s and 90s, Liane Foly had also decided to go see Alain Chamfort in concert and did not fail to take a little photo with him backstage.
Another singer, Matthew Peter, seen in season 11 of The Voice, also took advantage of the concert, perhaps drawing inspiration from the immense career of his eldest to build his own… Finally, former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and his wife Véronique went to the concert together, while like the journalist Gérard Leclerc, half-brother of Julien Clerc and every day on C News. He had also come as a couple, with his wife Julie.