Michel Drucker, after his serious heart problems, returned to his weekly show Looking forward to Sunday and this October 1st he dedicated it to the late Annie Cordy. The Belgian singer and actress died on September 4, 2020 at the age of 92 in her residence in Vallauris. It was his niece, Michèle Lebon, who informed the AFP of this sad news. This iconic artist has left an indelible mark thanks to hits such as Tata Yoyo, The priest’s maidor Cho Ka Ka Oas well as his participation in memorable films like Rue Haute, Blonde’s Revenge, Disco, Memoriesand even Pocahontaswhere she lent her voice to Grandmother Feuillage.
Death of Annie Cordy: Emmanuel Macron even paid tribute to her
The death of the artist of Belgian origin at the age of 92 aroused great emotion among the population, with Emmanuel Macron himself paying tribute to him. Not to mention the messages from anonymous people, or from numerous personalities like Nagui, Line Renaud, Jean-Pierre Pernaut, Dave, Roselyne Bachelot. Virginie Hocq was very close to the artist, thanks to the Taloche brothers whose career Annie Cordy followed. The comedian even dreamed of being staged by the latter. Michel Drucker welcomed her to his set this Sunday with also Annie Cordy’s niece, Michèle Lebon, as well as Dave and Christian Morin. Virginie Hocq then remembered that day when Annie Cordy made her understand all the bad things she thought about one of her sketches.
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Virginie Hocq cropped by Annie Cordy
“I was performing my show, she came to see me, she congratulated me, but I knew years later that Mimi (his niece, Editor’s note) had given him a little nudge when Annie wanted to tell him ‘on the other hand, The shopping list (the name of a sketch by Virginie Hocq, Editor’s note), we have to stop, this sketch!’. It was the thing where you see, I was getting caught”, she explained, mimicking a man rubbing against her in an ambiguous manner. “Annie didn’t like it (…). Annie didn’t like this sketch, she didn’t think it was necessary to do this kind of thing, I liked to provoke her all the same and then she would of course correct me!“, she said.
