Their complicit smiles and Nagui’s small allusions in the show Taratata had deceived no one: Clara Luciani and Alex Kapranos, the singer of the group Franz Ferdinand, have been living a beautiful love story for several months. A romance that is written away from the cameras, discreetly… except for the moments when the singers meet on stage!
Both indeed like to mix their voices and do not hesitate to do it on stage as soon as their respective schedules allow it, as the British confided in the last Paris Match. “I love singing with her, even though we have very different voices“, he explained. “And then, I’m really lucky to have made duets with a lot of icons: Jane Birkin, Debbie Harry, and Clara…“
A nice statement from the one who is however not invited by his girlfriend on his latest album, ubiquitous on television and radio in recent weeks. And for a very simple reason: she doesn’t “did not ask“! Yet, if we are to believe their performance on Tainted Love in Taratatathe result could be very beautiful… Maybe she is waiting for the ideal song!
Especially since Alex Kapranos speaks French rather well, he who is very attached to the culture of our country. Author of a book on cooking, he also likes to call on the best French musicians when he is looking for new musical sensations. Recently, when he wanted “keep people dancing“, he had contacted a renowned artist, unfortunately since deceased.
“For our last album, I called on Philippe Zdar. I loved remaking the world with him, around a good bottle of wine“, he recalled. Unfortunately, this moment will not happen again: on June 19, 2019, the member of the Cassius group had leaned on the railing of his balcony of his apartment. This one had yielded, causing his death at 52, when he had three children including a teenager with actress Aure Atika.
Paris Matchedition of May 5, 2022.