After a premature announcement of his death in various media on April 21st, it is unfortunately a confirmed news that has come, triggering numerous reactions from both the media and the worlds of politics and show business. The man with 500 songs, whose most famous works are part of the French cultural heritage like “Il venait d’avoir 18 ans” by Dalida, will leave a great void in the French music scene, which has just lost its most fervent defender. Patricia Kaas, Patrick Bruel, and many others were interviewed by Jean-Claude Jouhaud, who after his time at the famous “Petit Conservatoire” of Mireille, would become the national Pascal Sevran.
But it is also through writing that Pascal Sevran became known and then recognized, with the Roger-Nimer award honoring his novel “Le passé supplémentaire” in 1979. Numerous publications followed, such as “La vie sans lui,” “On dirait qu’il va neiger,” and “Le privilège des jonquilles,” the latter causing a severe controversy over comments deemed racist.
Thus, the song has finished its chance, and this man, who never left anyone indifferent, has gone to join Dalida and François Mitterand, with whom he had forged a genuine friendship.
He had just turned 62 years old; it was the best argument for his victory!
