FUNERAL PROCESSION WITH 700 BIKERS FOR LAST TRIBUTE TO ROCKSTAR JOHNNY HALLYDAY

USPA NEWS - Tens of thousands of people send a moving farewell to Johnny Hallyday
A crowded crowd gathered Saturday morning on the Champs-Elysees and around the church of the Madeleine, where a ceremony was held in memory of the singer died Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people paid a last tribute to Johnny Hallyday, Saturday, December 9 in Paris. The French people gave a strong, deep, unanimous and popular tribute to Johnny Hallyday, the French rockstar, on Saturday December 9. The funeral procession, escorted by 700 bikers, left the funeral home of Mont Valérien before joining the Arc de Triomphe shortly before noon. He then went down to the Concorde to go to the church of the Madeleine. Johnny Hallyday was "a part of ourselves, a part of France," said President Emmanuel Macron in his eulogy on the steps of the church of the Madeleine.-

Tens of thousands of people send a moving farewell to Johnny Hallyday A crowded crowd gathered Saturday morning on the Champs-Elysees and around the church of the Madeleine, where a ceremony was held in memory of the singer died Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people paid a last tribute to Johnny Hallyday, Saturday, December 9 in Paris. The French people, gave a string, deep and huge popular tribute was given to him on Saturday. The funeral procession, escorted by 700 bikers, left the funeral home of Mont Valérien before joining the Arc de Triomphe shortly before noon. He then went down to the Concorde to go to the church of the Madeleine.------------------------- Johnny Hallyday was "a part of ourselves, a part of France," said President Emmanuel Macron in his eulogy on the steps of the church of the Madeleine. The invitation to a "popular tribute" was issued by the President of the Republic shortly after the death of the singer, on the night of Tuesday 5 to Wednesday, December 6, at the age of 74 and after a career of nearly sixty years, 79 albums and more than 3,000 concerts. Departing from the funeral home of Mount Valerian, the funeral procession descended the Champs-Elysees around noon before moving slowly towards the church of the Madeleine, where a mass then took place. Not far away, the name of Johnny Hallyday was posted in red letters on the pediment of Olympia, a room where he had played 265 times since 1961. The religious ceremony was punctuated by musical interludes performed by Yarol Poupaud, Matthew Chedid, Robin Le Mesurier and Yodelice. The City of Paris was associated with the tribute by displaying "Thank you Johnny" on the Eiffel Tower. The funeral of the singer will take place Monday on the island of St. Barthelemy in the West Indies. Source Afp, Le Monde