Death of Gérard Leclerc: strong emotion in La Baule, where Julien Clerc paid tribute on stage to his “little brother”

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Gérard Leclerc, Cnews journalist and former host of France 2, died Tuesday in the crash, in Lavau-sur-Loire (Loire-Atlantique) of the tourist plane he was piloting. He was to go to the Julien Clerc concert scheduled for Thursday evening.

“I sing to tell him that I love him”: two days after the death in a plane crash of journalist Gérard Leclerc, singer Julien Clerc, his half-brother, paid him a moving tribute during a concert in La Baule this Thursday evening. Standing on the front of the stage, dressed all in black, Paul-Alain Leclerc (his real name) honored the memory of his “little brother”, who “attended (his) concerts for 50 years”.

“He would have hated that I did not sing (…) I sing to tell my brother that I love him”, he added, one eye on his speech, written on a sheet of paper, in front of the 1,450 spectators present. the concert organized at the Parc des Dryades, as part of the Dryadestivales festival.

Upon his arrival on stage, the singer was given a long standing ovation by the crowd, who applauded him standing in an amphitheater surrounded by greenery. “My brother had given me an appointment here tonight, fate decided otherwise,” said the singer, his voice strained.

“My brother had given me an appointment here this evening, fate decided otherwise (…) I will sing to tell my brother that I love him” Julien Clerc very moved this evening in La Baule pic.twitter.com/V6ooMLvfHO

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“Beyond Death”

Present in the audience, Pascal Praud, star host of Cnews, of which Gérard Leclerc was one of the columnists, greeted AFP with the memory of a “wonderful comrade” and an “eternal young man” of a “rare benevolence”. “In the debate as it is organized, it was essential. It allowed me to sometimes be a little caricatural because he was precisely always in nuance, in moderation, ”added the journalist.

Sitting a little further in the stands, Emmanuelle Herveau, 65, had come from Guérande to attend the concert, moved to see her “favorite” artist maintain the evening “despite the drama”. “He’s an artist all the way. And it’s a beautiful message of hope: he continues to communicate beyond death, ”she said, sitting next to her husband, in a sailor shirt and jeans.

“My brother had given me an appointment here this evening and fate decided otherwise”

ud83dudc49 Very nice tribute from Julien Clerc to his brother who died the day before yesterday, the journalist and columnist #gerardleclerc

A lot of courage to you for this concert ud83dude4f

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— Antoine Elie (@antoineelieGZ) August 17, 2023

Arms crossed, under the trees, Frédéric Renaudin, former pianist of Julien Clerc, greeted the “not simple” concert of an artist of “great modesty”, having “a deep respect for his audience”. On stage, to applause, Julien Clerc began his concert with the title “Comment tu vas”. Singing his chorus out loud and microphone in hand: “Because me, you see, I’m thinking of you”.

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