Candice Dufau plays host Karine Ferri in the biopic on Grégory Lemarchal. - Candice Dufau screenshot / Instagram

The actress Candice Dufau will interpret Karine Ferri, who was the companion of Grégory Lemarchal, in the biopic of TF1 on the singer who died in 2007 from the consequences of cystic fibrosis, according to Le Dauphiné Libéré .

This unit is entitled Pourquoi je vis , according to the first words of the song by Daniel Balavoine, SOS of a landowner in distress , interpreted by Grégory Lemarchal during the Star Académy, which he won in 2004. The shooting was started in Chambéry this week, reports Le Dauphiné Libéré in a photo report. According to the daily, the Château de Boigne in Buisson-Rond serves as a backdrop for the Château de Dammarie-les-Lys, which welcomed the students of the Star Académy.

Alexis Loison will be Kamel Ouali

The actor Mickaël Lumière was chosen to interpret Grégory Lemarchal, while Odile Vuillemin and Arnaud Ducret lend their features to his parents. Alexis Loison ( Tomorrow belongs to us ) plays Kamel Ouali, and Lou Gala ( Les Chamois ) will be Leslie Lemarchal, the singer's sister.

The last unknown in this cast was the name of the actress chosen to interpret the host Karine Ferri, who shared the singer's life from 2005 to his death in 2007. Candice Dufau appeared in Plus belle la vie à d'été 2018, she played a young Catholic girl there. Pourquoi je vis is directed by Laurent Tuel, who created Speakerine and the film adaptation of Combat Ordinary .

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