Jil Aigrot, Frédéric Longbois, Shanyce and Loric Etcheverry have no professional reason to share a stage. They're doing it once, for their friend Cyril Benjamin Castro, and for the joy of the great French chanson repertoire.
The Riviera sees no shortage of 'tribute' line-ups. This one has something you can't manufacture: these four usually tour separately — one around the world, one at the opera, two on the region's stages. They've agreed to come together in a one-off way, for a single night.
The reason isn't a fee or a tour: it's friendship. The concert is a tribute to Cyril Benjamin Castro, and a way to share with the audience the joy of a repertoire they all love — the great French chanson.
Hers is the voice you hear in La Môme (La Vie en Rose), the multi-award-winning film. A Cannes native, she left the Côte d'Azur professionally to perform around the world — without ever really leaving. In the region she only took the stage for charity shows, in aid of local associations. Seeing her here, in this setting, is no small thing.
Ten years on, and the only contestant to have appeared twice on the show. He sings everything, from opera to Annie Cordy. A conservatory prize in lyric singing and in piano, twenty years as a leading man in Jérôme Savary's musicals — and soon at the Nice Opera.
She performs several times a week for her voice and her repertoire in four languages: French, Italian, English and Hebrew. This week she left Mougins with two prizes: best performer in the 13-17 category, and best singer-songwriter.
For twenty years he has toured a Claude François show that keeps filling rooms. A familiar voice to local audiences, one who knows the repertoire inside out.
This isn't a polished revue or a calibrated greatest-hits set: it's a stage built on friendship, for one specific occasion. That's exactly what makes it worth it — and why it won't be repeated the same way.
We won't promise what we don't yet know: the exact running order is being built around the four artists and the repertoire they share. What we can vouch for is the rarity of the moment.
Wednesday 10 June, 7pm — at the Miramar, in Cannes. The concert, titled « Carré d'As », is presented by the Arts Yourhope association. Entry contribution: €20.
Bookings on +33 6 03 49 11 77. Keep the date: a line-up like this isn't scheduled twice.
Jil Aigrot (the voice of Piaf in the film La Môme / La Vie en Rose), Frédéric Longbois (the The Voice phenomenon, Jérôme Savary's musicals, soon at the Nice Opera), Shanyce (a young performer and songwriter, twice awarded in Mougins) and Loric Etcheverry (the voice of TV Lérins, touring a Claude François show for twenty years).
It's a one-off reunion in tribute to their friend Cyril Benjamin Castro, sharing with the audience the joy of the great French chanson repertoire.
The great French chanson — the common thread between the four voices, at once popular and lyrical, mirroring the very different paths of the artists on stage.
The « Carré d'As » concert takes place on Wednesday 10 June at 7pm, at the Miramar in Cannes. Entry contribution of €20, bookings on +33 6 03 49 11 77 (Arts Yourhope association).