In June 2024, Françoise Hardy died after years of struggle and suffering. Sheila, she lost her “soul mate”. A few days before dying, Thomas Dutronc’s mother sent him overwhelming messages, according to her confidences on “M Radio” …
It is a peaceful sheila but no less painted than recently received Isabelle Giami on the waves of M radio. Questioned about the great moments of her career, the one who is about to go back on tour all summer also addressed thorny questions like that of the great farewells who have marked her life. She made confidences on her very special link with Françoise Hardy …
Sheila: Françoise Hardy sent him messages “Three days before she left”
At 80, the interpreter of Space Unfortunately had to deal with many mournings. To that of his son, Ludovic Chancel, to start. Died in 2017 at 42, he had succumbed to an overdose of cocaine and benzodiazepine. More recently, it is its “Sister of Song”Françoise Hardy, whom Sheila has lost. Disappeared in June 2024 after a long fight against larynx cancer, the interpreter of How to say goodbye was indeed very linked to the other icon of the Yéyés.
“I knew she wanted to leave, she had been saying it for years and that she wrote it to me”first admitted the one who released a new album, In the future. “Françoise was my soul mate (…) Françoise she is in front of me. Françoise she is there”she assured before revealing that she had received moving messages from the singer, shortly before her death: “Three days before she left, she sent me emails again by explaining me, talking to me about things that we will keep the secret.”
Sheila, inconsolable after the death of Françoise Hardy: “It’s difficult for those who stay”
“Frankly, with what she had, she had an extraordinary strength. Frankly, I found her very courageous and she did it for her son, and I understand her”finally concluded Sheila to pay tribute to the mother of Thomas Dutronc.
Annie Chancel, his real name, had already confided in this painful mourning on the set of Strongly Sunday Last March: “We have a lot, a lot written during all this period when she was not at the top, sick. I had it three days before her disappearance arrived. And the only thing – that will not console me – but that in any case, we are forced to accept, is that Françoise wanted to go”. “Françoise was fed up. Françoise fought a lot. Has fought a lot (…) Afterwards, it’s always difficult for those who stay”.
