on July 25, 2022 at 11:16 am
July 25, 2022 at 11:05 amCarla Biancarelli —
If Michel Polnareff is known for his voice, he is also known for his recognizable look with his white glasses… Which he never wanted to remove.
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He is one of our greatest French artists. Michel Polnareff rocked generations thanks to his hits, and his look recognizable by his white glasses. An accessory that hasn’t always been for style, never even really. Indeed, the singer, who would be close to Vladimir Putin, suffered from hypermyopia since childhood.
Horrified at the thought of going blind
But it was in the early 90s that the artist’s vision problems became a serious concern. The one who almost died on stage, before being hospitality, learns that he is affected a double brown cataracta disease that causes total blindness.
Horrified at the idea of going blind, the songwriter exiled in the United States, locked himself in room 128 of the luxurious Royal Monceau hotel in Paris, for 800 days. Flatly refusing to see doctors who could operate on him.
“He had a panic fear of going blind. And therefore a panic fear of having surgery and being examined by a doctor. But if he didn’t have the operation, he lost his sight. That’s why he didn’t want to move. He knew where he was setting his feet, the steps. He could live like a blind man basically”also revealed producer Jean-René Mariani, in November 2021, on the show 8:30 p.m. on Saturday on France 2.
He never wanted to take off his glasses
“The ophthalmologist came every day. He said: Michel you need to have surgery. I’ll fix it for you, there’s no problem. Operated okay, but when and by whom? And then what are the chances of success of an operation of this nature?added the friend of Michel Polnareffduring the interview.
And it was finally in 1994 that the interpreter of “Goodbye Marilou”agrees to undergo surgery. A successful intervention, but that will not prevent the singer from keeping his legendary white glasses on his nose. By habit, by style, or to hide his shyness, no one knows…
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