Funeral with obligatory mask for the final goodbye to Annie Cordy

In Cannes, a last farewell to "Tata Yoyo" -

A "clown", "a juggler of emotions", there is no shortage of qualifiers when it comes to bidding her last farewell to Annie Cordy, who died last week at the age of 92 after feeling unwell at home.

This Saturday, anonymous and personalities from the entertainment world gathered for a final tribute, during the funeral of the Belgian singer.

The ceremony took place outdoors on the Butte de Saint-Cassien, a bucolic setting well known to Cannes residents.

In its image, it was open to the public, a capacity limited to 500 people with compulsory mask.

In addition to Dave or Michèle Torr, comedian Roland Magdane or singer Charlotte Julian were present.

A tribute to Brussels, where she was born

"There were all the colors of life in what you sang and these colors shone on your Harlequin coat", "you were a clown but also a tightrope walker on the edge of our weaknesses, a juggler of emotions", a confided Claude Lemesle, lyricist who wrote on La Rafle du Vel d'Hiv for the artist, to music by Gilbert Bécaud.

A title which rubs shoulders in its repertoire with its funny songs,

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His coffin was framed on the stage by two large portraits of the artist and around countless wreaths of flowers, in particular from the family of Luis Mariano, the city of Brussels, who named a park in his name two years ago, or the former King of the Belgians Albert II.

In Brussels, moreover, the metro paid him homage in its own way, by broadcasting a selection of his songs in the stations throughout the day.

An actress with a thousand lives

From operettas to musicals, through laughter, song, theater, cinema and television films, the indefatigable fantasy artist has shown an almost manic perfectionism.

And the professional entertainer was also an excellent actress.

After making her debut with Sacha Guitry (

, 1953), she had expanded by dramatic roles in

 by René Clément,

 (Pierre Granier-Deferre), alongside Jean Gabin and Simone Signoret, or

 (Claude Chabrol).

In 2015, she sounded just as true in her role as runaway grandmother in

 de Jean-Paul Rouve.

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