The singer, whose family had fled communist Bulgaria, brought together five of her songs in a CD of support for the Ukrainian people, of which she says she “understands the feeling”.
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Shocked by the images of Ukraine under the bombs, Sylvie Vartan decided to bring together five of her songs, including a cover of Conceived by John Lennon, in a special CD in support of Ukraine which will be released on May 27 in physical and will be available for download on platforms from May 13. All profits from this record will be donated to Unicef for the benefit of Ukraine.
“When I saw the images of these Ukrainian people under the bombs, trying to flee, it was a shock. Inevitably, it brought back in me many images and intense feelings of my childhood.“Says Sylvie Vartan, 77, in a press release. Together with her parents and her brother Eddie, Sylvie Vartan, then 8 years old, fled Bulgaria in 1952, then ruled in a totalitarian manner.
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This CD whose songs evoke exile, resilience and freedom, contains The Maritza, Nicholas, The Blue of the Black Sea as well as Odessa, a song from 1998 specially re-recorded on April 12 in Paris.
“This Slavic people and neighbor of Bulgaria speaks to me. We have the same DNA. Even if the situation was very different because we were not fleeing a war but a brutal dictatorship, I understand the feelings of the Ukrainian peopleadds the singer. It’s a strange mixture of relief to flee the horror, fear of the unknown and sadness to leave behind one’s country, one’s family, one’s friends, one’s home without certainty of return.”