NRJ Music Awards 2018: the touching words of David Hallyday in tribute to Johnny

This is a very sober homage paid to David Hallyday's late father on the NRJ Music Awards this Saturday, November 10th. The singer has unveiled his new title, a poignant text addressed to Johnny.

Reserved and discreet, David Hallyday rarely evokes his father Johnny – who died of lung cancer on December 5 – and prefers immerse yourself in music to mourn. In the midst of family conflict over the rocker's will, the singer had also found the stage for a new tour in several cities in France. And it's to his fans that he finally managed to to confide his pain for the first time. Every night, the son of Sylvie Vartan unveiled to them an unpublished song that will appear in his next album. A tribute to the rocker simply titled My last letter.

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Although he played this title during his concerts for several months, David Hallyday was able to count on the discretion of his audience – who never unveiled an image or sound of this poignant moment of the show. This last message Addressed to Johnny Hallyday, the artist has decided to deliver it to France at the twentieth NRJ Music Awards ceremony. "It's not a song like any other for him, said Nikos Aliagas at the controls of the show. It's a personal moment […] Tonight, it's a son who sings his love for his father. " In a foggy and mountainous setting – extract from the clip made by his sister Laura Smet -, the singer appeared dressed in black on the stage of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes and sang the first notes on these words: "Since in the morning, I will have to leave. What will I leave my name? What words, what life will it hold? That's right, I played so many scores. ".

David Hallyday addresses Johnny in song

Humble but visibly moved, he unveiled the chorus eyes closed. "What I leave you is just a last cry. This is my last letter, which I have never said. "he sang. These heartbreaking words finally revealed, David Hallyday joined the TF1 animator at the end of this " intimate moment ". The eldest son of the youth idol simply thanked the audience, without a word more for his father. Everything was said in his last letter.