Paris (AFP)
The funeral of Michou, a figure of the Parisian night who died Sunday at the age of 88, will be celebrated Friday at 10:30 am in Saint-Jean church in Montmartre, announced the cabaret's press attaché.
"No blue dress code, but people who wish can come with a small touch of blue. The religious ceremony will be open to the public, but the burial will take place in small groups," said the entourage of the former director of the famous transformist cabaret.
He will rest in a padded blue coffin, in accordance with his wishes. He was then buried in the Saint-Vincent cemetery in Montmartre.
His family and the staff of the cabaret on rue des Martyrs will be present.
In his memoirs published in 2017, Michou wanted his cabaret to stop after his disappearance. "I want this house to disappear with me. It may seem pretentious, but the cabaret will not survive me," he wrote.
For the moment, the shows are continuing, with several months of reservations already registered.
His real name Michel Catty, "Michou" had opened in 1956 this establishment which welcomed daily for more than 60 years celebrities and strangers who came to dine before the spectacle of transformist artists taking up the songs of the great stars of the time.
"I am fortunate to be a notorious and loved homosexual," said the man who had become a figure of "the hill", which he received once a month in his little establishment for the elderly.
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