He considers him to be his spiritual father. Dany Brillant claims to be the number one fan of Charles Aznavour, he knows his entire repertoire. This is why he recorded a cover album in 2020, which became a gold record. Volume 2 has just been released, Dany Brillant sings Aznavour in duet. It is therefore natural that he was chosen for an evening tribute to the singer who died three years ago.
“As early as the 1950s, the great crooners of the time hosted musical shows on television: Sinatra, Dean Martin. It was a way to commune with singers. Sacha Distel did it in France. So I will share songs by Charles Aznavour with artists like Bruel, Obispo, Sheila, Adamo, Carla Bruni… I have about ten duets. ” “Électron Libre Production, Kallouche Cinéma and Jaad Productions came to see me telling me that it would be nice for me to host a TV show., explains Dany Brillant. I told them I had never done it. I had stage fright before, but during the show I didn’t. It wasn’t a TV set, it was like I was on stage. “
“I’ve been doing the stage for 35 years, I’m at home. And the Folies-Bergère is the temple of music hall.”
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Dany Brillant regrets the few tributes at the time of Charles Aznavour’s disappearance in 2018 and considers the author of Bohemian like his spiritual father: “I saw him in concert at 11 with my mother and I never got over it. It is thanks to him that I wanted to do this job. And at the age of 29 I met him at the Montreux festival. He came to see me. At the time I was singing a little light songs, it was the time of ‘Suzette’. He said: ‘As you get older, we’re going to have to start doing more serious, deeper songs.’ He followed me after that. Charles was a friend and a teacher. “
After Let’s sing Aznavour, could we see Dany Brillant again in the costume of the host? “I had a lot of fun doing this show. There is a real sharing, humor, relaxation. We could pay tribute to Bécaud, to Montand … It is important that the young generation know our musical heritage. If it works, I would love to do it again, we talked to the producers about it. All the singers I love had their shows. It’s often in middle age that it happens, so I do it am !”