“My sister thought I was dead.” Star of the cult series Helen and the boys and his suite The Mysteries of Love, the actress Helene Rollès is also a singer. The one who hit the mark with hits like For the love of a boy and Je m’appelle Hélène in the 1990s released this Friday, August 20 a new album. On this occasion, the artist gave an interview to Parisian, interview in which she evokes in particular her panicked fear of the scene and an anecdote that tormented those close to her.
The facts date back to January 1993. At the time, the young woman performed on the stage of Paris-Bercy. “I still have the record for the number of dates in a row there, I did eight!”, Tells Hélène Rollès to our colleagues. Unfortunately for the singer, extremely sensitive, all did not go as she hoped, and her worst fears came true. Indeed, overwhelmed by anguish during a concert, she fainted, arousing in those close to her – especially her sister, who thought she was losing her – a great deal of terror. “Pat Le Guen [réalisateur français d’émissions télévisées, de clips musicaux, de fictions et de concerts, ndlr] had filmed this moment, and I refused that we broadcast the images because it frightened my relatives too much “, she explains to the daily newspaper.
The stress felt by Hélène Rollès when she is in front of an audience is so intrusive that it can make her lose her means at any time. “As soon as it starts, I curse myself, saying to myself: (…)
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