Paris (AFP)
The singer Christophe "is currently hospitalized in intensive care in Brest," Véronique Bevilacqua, his wife, told AFP in a statement sent on Friday.
"He is still intubated under deep sedation. I ask the press not to disturb the healthcare teams and to respect him and his family, namely his only daughter and myself", continues Ms. Bevilacqua in this short text.
The composer of "Aline" or "Mots Bleus", Daniel Bevilacqua of his real name, 74 years old, had been hospitalized and admitted to intensive care on March 26 in a Parisian hospital because of "respiratory failure", according to his show producer. The latter indicated that he was "unable to confirm whether he had tested positive for Covid-19". No mention of the virus is made in his wife's press release.
The announcement of this hospitalization on March 29 had moved the world of entertainment on social networks. "All my wishes for speedy recovery," posted Michel Polnareff. "Christophe hold on, I beg you. Hold on, I beg you. I love you very much," wrote singer Keren Ann.
Actor Jean-Paul Rouve also tweeted, "Thought for you my friend. Take good care of yourself. I know you will come back to us even stronger, even funnier". With, in the blink of an eye, a reference to the night owl life of Christophe: "and we will go to dinner at 11 pm when you wake up".
Jeanne Mas also tweeted "a loving thought for my friend Christophe". And to add, by quoting the words of a famous song signed by the duo France Gall-Michel Berger: "Resist, follow your heart which insists, fight, sign and persist".
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