In a few weeks, a program devoted to Florent Pagny will be broadcast. While the 61-year-old artist is still fighting lung cancer since January 2022, he is back on stage as part of a charity evening for the ELA association. baptized “With Florent, everyone ELA”this evening will bring together more than 20 artists to reinterpret songs from its repertoire, as well as cult French songs.
Vianney, Soprano, Patrick Fiori, Amel Bent or even Slimane should be present for the filming which started this Tuesday, June 20. As well as Kendji Girac, Marc Lavoine, Lara Fabian, Calogero, Jenifer, and many other artists. In a press release, we learn that during this “unforgettable” evening, we will “dive into the heart of Florent Pagny’s musical universe, revisiting his greatest hits, his defining moments and his prestigious collaborations”.
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Jenifer and Florent Pagny reunited, emotion at the rendezvous
While the show has not yet been finalized, a few videos of interpretations have appeared on the Web. The opportunity to discover a duo filled with emotion between Florent Pagny and Jenifer. An extract, shared by the Instagram account “my_jen_recordings”, this Tuesday, June 20, shows the two artists singing in duet on “I promise you” by Johnny Hallyday.
“I’m going to perform one of the songs from his repertoire (by Johnny: editor’s note) with a young singer”explained with humor the 61-year-old artist on the Seine Musicale before continuing: “In fact, this young singer, I saw her born on television and then one day I saw that she had sung it with him, with Johnny Hallyday and so I said to her” well, come on, we’re going there do together”. It’s I promise you, with Jenifer”.
At the end of the interpretation, Jenifer could not hide her emotion and declare her love to her friend: “It’s a privilege and an honor to be by your side to share the stage once again… I’m very happy, thank you!”she let him know, her throat knotted on the verge of tears.
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