President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the singer in a eulogy at the Madeleine Church. As the cortege carrying his coffin left the funeral home in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, some 700 bikers took to the Champs-Elysees. Hallyday’s white coffin was driven slowly from the Arc de Triomphe along the famous avenue as emotional fans cheered and wept. Mr Macron and Hallyday’s widow Laeticia chose Saturday’s ceremony amid a popular clamour for a national homage. The singer, who music critics called “the French Elvis”, is likely to be buried on the French Caribbean island of St Barts, where he had his home.

Source: Pakistan Today December 09, 2017 13:18 UTC