A journalist of Belarusian origin, Claire has worked at Purepeople since 2019. An unconditional fan of the Sex And The City series, she also knows most of the RnB sounds of the 90s and 2000s by heart. Blue flower and eternal romantic, she is interested in everything particularly to the love lives of stars.
He had believed in himself when he was still just a young artist in search of glory. Having died at the age of 65, Franck Darcel had collaborated with Pascal Obispo in his early days but had also been able to detect the great talent of Etienne Daho in the 1970s. A musical genius.
Death of Frank Darcel at 65: Pascal Obispo mourns a “surrogate father”, Etienne Daho says he is “empty”
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Upset, Pascal Obispo announced the death of his friend Frank Darcel at only 65 years old. Known for having co-founded the Marquis de Sade group and having collaborated with Etienne Daho, he was found dead on March 14, 2024 on a beach in Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, indicates AFP. The causes of his death are under investigation. According to Galician emergency services, the guitarist’s body was discovered on Thursday midday by walkers on rocks on Los Castros beach, in the town of Ribadeo. He found himself “in an easily accessible location, right next to the stairs leading down to the beach“, they detail in a press release.
Close to Frank Darcel since their meeting in the 70s when the singer of the title Lucy was 13, Pascal Obispo also played in the rock band Marquis de Sade as a guitarist and had nicknamed Frank Darcel and his sidekick Philippe Pascal “surrogate fathers“from our colleagues in West France in 2023. Pascal Obispo and Frank Darcel had notably worked on the album of the group Senso, Along the river in 1989.
According to Sean’s dad, it was even thanks to Frank Darcel that he became famous. Interviewed in 2024: “Without him I wouldn’t be here today“. Devastated by the death of his friend, he shared several photos on Instagram sharing his “Infinite sadness.”
“Sincere condolences to you and to all his family”, “Always a great void for those who remain, but life goes on up there, it is sweet and filled with love”, “A thought Pascal. Sadness”, “My thoughts to all his loved ones”, “Sincere condolences” can we read in the comments of this publication.
Etienne Daho “gutted” by the death of his friend
For his part, Etienne Daho also expressed his sadness by revealing photographs of the artist. As a reminder, Frank Darcel accompanied Étienne Daho on guitar for his first album Mythomaniac (Virgin 1981) and subsequently became his official director in 1983 for his title The Big Sleep but also The note, the note released in 1984 and the single Fallen for France In the 1980’s.
“My dear Frank, my friend, you without whom…..thousands of memories flood in and the words do not come to me to express this emptiness. Thank you for being in my life and changing it forever.” confided with great difficulty the interpreter of the title Like a boomerang.
On the political side, “Frank Darcel has long been a member of the Breton Party and appeared on its list for the 2009 European elections. He also ran for mayor of Rennes in 2020 with the Breizh Europa movement. according to our colleagues from BFMTV.
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