The French singer Georgette Lemaire celebrated her 78 years of life on February 15, 2021. What becomes of the competitor of Mireille Mathieu?
Both personally and professionally, life did not give him a gift. Between album failures, financial problems and threats of deportation, the last ten years have not been easy for the septuagenarian.
MUSICAL CHESS, DEBTS …
1965 is a long way off … Indeed, it was during this year that the story of the rivalry between Georgette Lemaire and Mireille Mathieu began. As a reminder, it is the latter who eliminated the interpreter of “I do not know” from the “Game of luck”.
Portrait of Georgette Lemaire, singer, circa 1970, in Paris, France. | Photo: Getty Images
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Still, this glory is far away, very far behind the singer. Indeed, after having surfed for a long time on the successes, the mother of Pascal Lemaire connects the failures for a little more than ten years.
In 2009, Mireille Mathieu’s eternal rival released “Unforgettable”, but sales had not taken off. However, she was still able to integrate, with the legendary singers of the 60s and 70s, the Tender Age and Wooden Heads tour in 2010.
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Four years later, another setback awaits him with the release of his album “Paris Jazz”. After that, Georgette finds herself confronted with serious financial problems.
SHE FAILED BEING ON THE STREET
A few years ago, the newspaper Le Parisien dedicated an article to him to talk about his daily life. At the time, the star of the yéyé years admitted that she was struggling to pay her rent of € 500 with a pension of € 800.
Georgette Lemaire, in France in 1967. | Photo: Getty Images
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Moreover, she risked being evicted from her modest apartment because of her rental debt, which amounted to € 20,000! Fortunately for her, a politician, Laurent Cathala came to her aid, by granting him an indulgence.
“After the elections, his entourage asked me to call him. I did not dare. I was all shaky. Right away, Mr. Cathala reassured me and told me not to worry ”,
Georgette Lemaire. | Photo : Getty Images
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BATTLE BY HER HUSBAND
The least we can say is that Georgette Lemaire’s life has not been rosy. But besides her money problems, in the past, the singer had also been beaten by her husband.
