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A youthful Michael Jackson
"Along with [legendary French singer], Serge Gainsbourg the other idol of my youth has died," reports Aurélie, 35. On the same level as other singers who have become part of our musical landscape, "he's the kind of artist that everyone would have liked to have seen live at least once in their lives," says Anna, a student.
The last time Michael Jackson appeared on a French stage was all the way back in 1997 in the Parc des Princes for his world HIStory tour.
After announcing his come back last March, the singer, who called his daughter Paris, had thought about including some French dates in the tour, even though the official program only listed ten dates in Great Britain.
Linda, saying she had waken up with the melody of "Billie Jean" in her head remembers Michael Jackson as a "sad and suffering man hidden behind the showman."
Invited to comment on the international star's death, many French politicians shared their memories of Michael Jackson. "Genial" and "fascinating" declared the newly named Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterand who also believes that "we all have a little Michael Jackson in all of us." For his socialist predecessor Jack Lang, one of the creators of France's Fête de la Musique, "we though he was immortal."
Secretary of Employment Laurent Wauquiez, on of the Prime Minister's younger team members, recounted how his parents forbid him to watch the "scary" Thriller video and Michael Barnier, ex-Minister of Agriculture admitted to having unsuccessfully spent a good amount of time trying to master the Moonwalk.
For more on how Paris is remembering Michael Jackson, read here.
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