Cindy Sander, devastated by the death of "her heart dad", Thierry Mugler

The creator of Angel perfume had taken him under his wing. Fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who died on Sunday, gave Cindy Sander a makeover of the "Butterfly of Light" after her humiliation during her audition at

in 2008. The designer also entrusted her with the role of review leader in

, the musical he created and staged in Berlin. "Today, my heart is heavy, you were my star, the one who believed in me when no one believed in it anymore, my heart dad", tenderly wrote the singer this Monday on Instagram in the caption of a photo of her and the designer.

And to continue: “You have transformed me, giving me an incredible chance to get on the most beautiful stage in Europe.

You were my pillar.

You have changed my life.

And today you join the stars.

I say a big thank you again.

For all you have done for me.

You will forever be my star.

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"She did not deserve the wave of insulting aggression"

“I discovered Cindy in

She gesticulated too much, she was overweight, badly choreographed, badly looked, but she didn't deserve the wave of insulting attacks she received from the jurors.

She reacted to it with confidence and serenity, “said Thierry Mugler in 2017 in the columns of Le

.

And to add: “And then she had pretty eyes, beautiful shoulders.

I thought there was something to do.

The designer hastens to contact her.

"I took a long time to answer, because I thought it was a joke," she admits.

“I think she is the joyful, sincere, natural, light, healthy singer that France needs, he enthused with our colleagues from Parisian.

I staged a Beyoncé tour, I worked with Mylène Farmer, George Michael;

I like voices and personalities.

Cindy has both.

She proved it to me for two years.

“A successful bet since, thanks to his sponsorship, Cindy Sander turned into “Cindyrella”, as he called her.

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