Seeing Catherine Deneuve sing is nothing new, on the other hand, seeing her go on stage in the middle of a concert is a first! On Wednesday March 30, 2022 in Paris, the public at the Grand Rex was surprised to see the actress appear as they attended the concert of the Canadian-American singer Rufus Wainwright. Together, the two artists took over the title God is a cigar smokerwhich Catherine Deneuve sang with Serge Gainsbourg in 1980, for the film I love you (directed by Claude Berri).
As reported by a journalist from Parisian present Wednesday evening at the Grand Rex, the 78-year-old actress was treated to a “long ovation” when she arrived on stage. “I recently learned that tonight is really the first time you sing on stage. Can you explain a bit to me?“, then questioned Rufus Wainwright. What the French star explained: “It’s madness yes for me. It’s him, it’s his voice, his name, that’s what decided me. I never went on stage, I never sang live. I sang a lot at the cinema in lip sync, of course. Corn it was he who gave me a crazy challenge, an incredible madness. But hey, it’s done. And we hope that…“