Mickaël Lumière plays Grégory Lemarchal in Why I Live. – Julien Cauvin
He advances on the plateau of the Star Academy. The first notes sound, then the words of SOS of an earthling in distress resonate. “Why do I live, why I die …”
This performance by Grégory Lemarchal in the telecrochet of TF1, one evening in 2004, is etched in the memories of many viewers. This defining moment in the singer’s career will obviously appear in Why i live – the title also borrows from Daniel Balavoine the first words of his song -, the biographical TV movie dedicated to Grégory Lemarchal, who died in 2007 at the age of 23 from cystic fibrosis.
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Mickaël Lumière plays Gregory Lemarchal in the biopic “Why I live”.
In exclusivity, discover the first extract of the film with the interpretation of the song that revealed it on the set of the #StarAcademy ⬇
⏰ RDV Monday 07/09 at 21:05 for #WhyI Live pic.twitter.com/YaMijeHfpx– TF1 (@ TF1) August 18, 2020
A documentary after fiction
It is even this scene that TF1 chose to unveil this Tuesday to announce the broadcast on its antenna on September 7 at 9:05 pm of this fiction directed by Laurent Tuel.
Mickaël Lumière, who plays the main role, will be surrounded in particular by Odile Vuillemin and Arnaud Ducret who will play his parents. Animator
Nikos Aliagas will make an appearance. The screenplay is freely adapted from the books of Under your gaze by Laurence Lemarchal and My brother the artist by Leslie Lemarchal.
The same evening, at 11:05 p.m., TF1 will broadcast the documentary Grégory Lemarchal, And now, which will retrace the scenes of the shooting and will give to hear the testimonies of artists and candidates of the Star Ac’who rubbed shoulders with the singer.
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