Singer Patrick Juvet died on April 1, 2021, in Barcelona. He was 70 years old. A year and a half after his death, a documentary is dedicated to him and his beloved sister, Nancy, confides. Cash, she did not evade any subject, including that of alcohol, the long-time addiction of the interpreter ofI Love America.
It is near Gala that Nancy confided in her. Referring to the career and success of Patrick Juvet, she recognized that this festive life, in the midst of glitter and various solicitations, could have made her brother fall into alcohol. “The incessant galas, parties, Patrick loved going out at night. Of course, not everyone falls into excess, unfortunately, he does. I do not know why. He was such a sensitive person [il était par exemple tombé amoureux de Jean-Michel Jarre mais cette attirance n’était pas réciproque, ndlr]on edge, perhaps too much…“, she says.
Patrick Juvet, who had chosen to live in anonymity in Spain the last years of his life, has long struggled against alcoholism. For his sister Nancy, this addiction to drink has poisoned her life. “Alcohol does no one any good. At times he sank, sometimes he got up and lived very well without… It was like that“, she adds. The loneliness as well as the death of their mother, Janine, also greatly undermined the morale of the singer, thus favoring a regular return to the bottle… As underlined Galaduring their last visit to Patrick Juvet in his Barcelona apartment, his piano was closed, as a sign that even music could no longer provide him with enough happiness in life.
Since his death – a call for heirs was launched last year – the rest of his family now lives with the memories and the songs that play on the radio, like the cult Where are the women. His sister Nancy specified that he had been cremated and that his ashes are in Switzerland, the country where he was born.
Galaedition of Thursday, August 18, 2022.