France 2 is organizing a major concert live from the Olympia this Tuesday, during which a call for donations will be relayed in collaboration with the Fondation de France to help the victims and populations affected by this earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
After the exceptional earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6, 2023, killing nearly 50,000 people and destroying tens of thousands of homes, France Télévisions is mobilizing to support and help the victim populations of this most deadly disaster in the region for centuries.
France 2 is organizing a major concert live from the Olympia this Tuesday, March 14, during which a call for donations will be relayed in collaboration with the Fondation de France to help the victims and populations affected by this earthquake. Léa Salamé and Stéphane Bern will present this evening of solidarity in which French, Turkish and Syrian artists will participate. The national editorial staff of France Télévisions will be closely associated with this mobilization. France Inter will also broadcast the program on its antennas, presented by Laurent Goumarre.
Zaz, Adamo, Maxime Le Forestier, Bruel, Voulzy…
Many artists will follow one another on stage to perform songs of their choice. So Zaz decided to take over If it were enough to love by Celine Dion and Salvatore Adamo will perform the famous Beatles hit Conceived, of which he has rewrote some lyrics in French. Maxime Le Forestier, as a matter of course, will interpret his own text To be born somewhere.
Throughout the show, a host of artists will perform songs from our musical heritage: Patrick Bruel, Zaz, Gims, Laurent Voulzy, André Manoukian, Claudio Capeo, Mentissa, Yaël Naïm, Chimène Badi, Maxime le Forestier, Fazil Say, Fatma Saïd, Isabelle Boulay, Santa, Salvatore Adamo, Marina Kaye, Suzane, Ycare… Solo performances, duets, collectives of artists will celebrate hope and hope alongside Léa Salamé and Stéphane Bern .
This evening aims, in music and images, to raise awareness and inform the French people and to continue to appeal to their generosity. Thus, the national editorial teams of France Télévisions and the magazine 13:15, also mobilized, return to the sites of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, to meet the inhabitants and survivors in order to report on the reality on the ground and the immensity of the needs of the populations after this tragedy.
Procedures for appealing for donations:
– On the internet: go to the fondationdefrance.org website
– By check payable to Fondation de France, to be sent to: Fondation de France Solidarité Turkey – Syria, 60509 Chantilly Cedex