. Françoise Hardy, the icon of song, then discovered the man who would become both her inspiration and her greatest source of pain: Jacques Dutronc. This “heartbreaker”, known for his nonchalant “bad boy” appearance, crossed his path during a stay in Corsica. Initially, their interactions were cold, but alcohol helped them break the ice.
“We were so afraid of each other that I got drunk for the first time in my life,” confided Françoise Hardy during an interview at Le Divan by Marc-Olivier Fogiel. As for him, despite the few words he usually expressed, Jacques Dutronc spoke for hours. This rapprochement continued in the privacy of a bedroom, but the level of inebriation was such that the memories faded…
This singular encounter marked the beginning of a tumultuous love story. Françoise Hardy, with her melancholic voice, subsequently immortalized her feelings, her joys, but also her greatest sorrows in timeless songs. Among them, Comment te dire adieu, which resonates as the reflection of a complex and deep passion. This relationship, made of ups and downs, has punctuated the history of French song, inscribing the Hardy-Dutronc duo in memories as a fusion of raw emotions, love, and melancholy, forever engraved in the musical repertoire and the collective imagination.
FRANÇOISE HARDY FACING ILLNESS
Audrey Crespo-Mara asked if Françoise Hardy was “a little better.” Jacques Dutronc responded bluntly: “She can’t get better. She has a lot of courage. Of course, I wish she would get better, but how? Indeed, the 79-year-old singer is fighting pharyngeal cancer, leading a trying life. “Since my 45 radiotherapy sessions, the permanent absence of saliva and the lack of irrigation in the skull and the entire ENT area have transformed my life into a nightmare. Sometimes, I wish I could go to sleep and never wake up,” she confided to the Journal du Dimanche in the summer of 2022. Thomas Dutronc had already mentioned his mother’s fragile health.
THE CONCERNS OF THOMAS DUTRONC
During a previous episode of Sept à Huit in August 2022, Thomas Dutronc openly spoke about the current state of health of Françoise Hardy. “Mom, she’s not in great shape, so it’s not easy to enjoy and have good times with her. But we get there when we talk about life and all that. But it’s true that it’s not easy for her,” he explained. A few months earlier, Françoise Hardy had expressed her regrets about her inability to attend her son’s performances: “It has become impossible for me to go see anyone on stage. “. A difficult fight which illustrates the courage of Françoise Hardy and those close to her. We wish them lots of courage.
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