True emblems of the singer, Michel Polnareff’s white glasses are now inseparable from his identity. But far from being a simple fashion accessory, these glasses have enabled the artist to overcome his hyper myopia from which he has suffered since childhood. Vision problems which have worsened over the years and which have truly terrified Louka’s dad.
In 1993, the interpreter of the titles Love Me, Please Love Me, La Poupée qui fait non, Le Bal des Laze, Everything, everything for my darling discovered that he was suffering from a double brown cataract which caused him to become almost blind. Paralyzed at the idea of going blind and never seeing his surroundings again, the singer of Russian origin decides to lock himself up for 800 days and 800 nights in room 128 of the Royal Monceau palace in Paris.
But miracle, an operation exists and can save the eyes of Michel Polnareff. Only, the singer is panicked by this very delicate surgery and decides not to see doctors. “He was in a panic of going blind. And therefore a panic fear of having an operation and being examined by a doctor. But if he didn’t have the operation, he lost his sight. That’s why he didn’t want to move. He knew where he was going, where he was going. He could live like a blind man basically“, confided the friend of Michel Polnareff, Jean-René Mariani, in the magazine 8:30 p.m. on Saturday on France 2 on November 20, 2021.
But one day, Michel Polnareff finally lets himself be convinced of the need and above all of the urgency to carry out this operation. “The ophthalmologist came every day. He said: ‘Michel you have to have surgery. I’ll settle that for you, there is no problem ‘. Operated okay, but when and by whom? And then what are the chances of success of an operation of this nature?“, tells Jean-René Mariani to France 2.
In 1994, Danyellah’s companion agreed to take the plunge and undergo surgery. The intervention is carried out successfully and the singer finally manages to regain his sight. However, he never took off his precious white glasses!