Laeticia Hallyday “uncomfortable”: her opinion decided on Jean-Baptiste Guégan

An exceptional evening … Tuesday, September 14, 2021, an event concert in tribute to Johnny Hallyday will be broadcast live on France 2. On the stage of the Accor Hotels Arena, many artists, such as Jenifer, Florent Pagny, Louane, Julien Doré, or Louis Bertignac, will cover the star’s greatest hits. Organized by the singer’s widow, Laeticia Hallyday, the latter will be done without David Hallyday, who declined his stepmother’s invitation. Johnny’s vocal double, Jean-Baptiste Guégan will also not be present. And for good reason, Jade and Joy’s mother is not his biggest fan. For the Parisian, she indeed confided about the winner of season 13 of France has an incredible talent: “I’m not sure Johnny would have liked it. I am not going to lie to you, it makes me uncomfortable and I will not go to see him in concert … But I respect him, because he has talent and I am happy that he fills a gap for the fans.“

In July 2020, it was in an interview with Paris Match that Laeticia Hallyday had already said what she thought of Jean-Baptiste Guégan. “I have nothing against him. I think there is such a lack in the lives of Johnny fans that it brings something to them. He does his job. I have nothing to say about it. I prefer to maintain my husband’s work. This is what he expected of me“, she explained. If the widow of the star is not certain that he would have liked that, Jean-Baptiste Guégan assured in the columns of Provence, at the end of August, that Johnny Hallyday had given him a magnificent compliment. He had indeed revealed: “Johnny Hallyday, he gave me everything, even though I have never met him. He said of me: ‘By far, the closest.’ It’s the best compliment I have ever received.“

Jean-Baptiste Guégan’s next project

Yes Jean-Baptiste Guégan has sold a lot of albums, he now wants to get out of the shadow of Johnny Hallyday. Last February, it was for TV-Leisure that the singer had revealed: “With the composer and author Michel Mallory (former lyricist of Johnny Hallyday, editor’s note), we already have the models of 5 or 6 songs for a next album. I’m also preparing my next show. You will no longer see Johnny’s voice on the posters … Just Jean-Baptiste Guégan!“There is no doubt that Laeticia Hallyday will prefer …

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