On Instagram, this Saturday August 6, Pascal Bishop paid tribute to his friend Daniel Levicarried away by sickness at 60 years old. “One man, one voice, one brother. Our brother left “, he wrote, not without emotion. ” No matter how hard I look for the words, I can’t find any that are beautiful enough. he added. The interpreter of Fan also mentioned the loss of the singer, in the columns of Parisian, this Sunday, August 7.
Daniel Levi to marked the generations with his voice. In 1993, he notably recorded This blue dreamthe cartoon song Aladdin from Disney. In 2000, Daniel Lévi knows the consecration with the role of Moses in the musical by Elie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo The ten Commandmentsand its flagship song The desire to love. The musical was a triumph at the Palais des Sports and the album sold more than 1.3 million copies. Emmanuel and Bridget Macron praised in a press release a great voice and a beautiful soul of French song”.
Pascal Obispo, very affected by the death of his friend Daniel Lévi
The singer had a Colon Canceran illness he had made public in 2019.” Daniel Lévi was a singular, powerful voice. Of the combats also: climate, caregivers, fight against racism, support for Lebanon, he never hesitated to to commit to make the world a little better. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones”, reacted the Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak on her Twitter account. Since then, his fans, family and friends have been upset and share their many tributes on social networks.
In the columns of ParisianPascal Obispo reveals a kind of premonition on this day of August 6. “I thought of his wife Sandrine. It was strange this Saturday. I am, like many people, on holiday in the sun. It’s the moment when you laze around and say to yourself: ‘Here, I’m going to call him.’ I left a Message to Sandrine in the afternoon. And I learned of Daniel’s death a little later. », he shared. The artist also returned to this exceptional adventure represented by the Ten Commandmentsalongside his friend Daniel Lévi.
By writing to him The desire to lovePascal Bishop a changed fate of the singer. The title has since become a classic. The singer-songwriter recalls: “I remember trying it on the piano. I just found her pretty. Then Daniel recorded it and there he something happened. In the studio, it was necessary calm one’s ardor. (…) And today, this song is in every evening, a bit like Sardou’s Connemara Lakes. And it was Daniel who bore this title. No one is able to sing it like him”.
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Daniel Levi had captivated Pascal Obispo: “ He arrived with his plaid shirt at the casting. I had chosen a difficult song, L’hymne à l’amour, for the candidates. When we heard it, we were like, ‘What a voice !’ ». “I have worked with great artists like Johnny Hallyday, Florent Pagny. But Daniel alone had all qualities of all the great singers (…) He was a performer. During The Ten Commandments, people said he never interpreted The Desire to Love the same way every night. he added.
Pascal Obispo also confided in the first name of his son. ” L’Envie d’aimer, sung by Daniel brings me back to a lot of things. At the Ten Commandments of course, but also at the arrival of my son Sean, Louis, Moses who is so called because he was born at the time of launch of the show. These are very special moments for me. », shared the singer. The artist appeared very touched during the program The secret box, broadcast on France 3, in September 2021. Daniel Lévi had come to sing The Envy to love for his friend. A beautiful memory which binds the two accomplices for ever.
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