FRANCE: JONATAN CERRADA IN A MUSICAL ON AZNAVOUR
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Aug 17 2008
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Jonatan Cerrada, the 2004 French entrant, will soon sing in a musical
entitled "Je m’voyais deja", at the Theâtre du Gymnase in Paris. This
musical comedy features the best songs of legendary Charles Aznavour.
The show is based on Charles Aznavour’s most famous songs and it
will feature other names known to the French public. First role is
given to Diane Tell, a French-speaking artist from Canada, living in
France. Also on stage is Pablo Villafranca (Maurane’s ex-husband –
he played in "Les Dix Commandements. The casting was made by Bruno
Berberes, French Head of delegation for Eurovision since 2002.
The man behind this musical is Laurent Ruquier, a very famous French
comedian and TV talk show presenter. He also commented the Eurovision
Song Contest on two occasions : 2003 and 2004. Besides his television
appearances, Ruquier wrote around 10 plays (he’s the one who adapted
"Chicago" in French) and directed many other comedians in their
first steps.
"Je m’voyais deja" (it refers to one of Charles Aznavour’s songs) will
be premiered next October 2nd, until January 4th. And there will be
a live orchestra, Even with stilts, Belgian-but-with-Spanish-origins
Jonata Cerrada only placed 15th in Istanbul with "A Chaque pas"
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