“You Could Have Been the Man of My Life”: Jeanette Reno's Touching Tribute to Jean-Pierre Ferland

“The best moments of my career were spent with you. The mountains, the plains with Celine… Thank you, thank you with all my heart, with all my soul. You could have been the man of my life.”

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In a message sent to magazine Through her press officer, on Saturday evening, the great Jeanette Reno paid a vibrant and touching tribute to Jean-Pierre Ferland, who died a few hours ago at the age of 89.

The fates of these two immortals of local song have crossed many times. She sang with him You are my lover, you are my mistress As well as repeating the unforgettable A little higher, a little higher.

The singer is heartbroken. “Every time someone I love passes on to the other side of life, there's always a part of me that's left with them,” says Ms. Reno.

“Take your guitar with you,” she continues, “because when I arrive we will start singing. You will have time to write something new. Felix Leclerc said: “Death is great, full of life within“. Anyway, old man, you lived.

“Rest, you deserve it. See you soon. Ginette.”