Julien Clerc is the father of a tribe of five children : Jeanne, Vanille, Barnabé, Léonard then Angèle, the daughter of Miou-Miou and Patrick Dewaere whom he adopted. Today, one of his daughters is in mourning. It’s Vanillathe fruit of his union with Virginie Coupérie-Eiffel. The 36-year-old singer revealed a sad message on May 19 on her Instagram account. The young woman cries disappearance of his manager which has helped it evolve for years.
Thus, in a photo where they both appear, Vanille Clerc added a touching message. “ RIP my ‘guardian angel’, my manager for 5 years, the great, the unique Jean-Philippe Allard. So human, intelligent, passionate. Infinite gratitude for having crossed your path. Infinite sadness to imagine life without you » she wrote. Alongside its publication, Julien Clerc’s daughter was able to receive support from other personalities such as Vincent Delerm, Mathieu Johan and Marie Drucker.
Jean-Philippe Allard was 67 years old. He was a figure in the musical world. In 1998, appointed to the management of Polydor, he signed among others Juliette Gréco, Brigitte Fontaine, Juliette, Olivia Ruiz, Ayo and Gérald de Palmas. In 2012, he was awarded an Honorary Jazz Victory which salutes his involvement with all those involved in Jazz music.
Vanille Clerc, the only one to follow in the footsteps of her father Julien Clerc
She is the best known of Julien Clerc’s children. Vanille Clerc has chosen to follow in the footsteps of her illustrious father. While she discreetly composed her first songs, she performed on small local stages in 2012.
Since then, Vanille Clerc has gained ground. In 2016, she released her first single entitled Me boy. Then everything comes together. The 36-year-old is flying to Brazil to record her first album. In 2018, she released Vanilla ice creama new single before unveiling this first CD to the public Amazon in 2019. On the private side, Vanille Clerc gave the most beautiful gift to her dad: a grandson. A pregnancy that she announced during the Telethon, on France 2 in December 2019. A baby born from his union with the Brazilian bassist, Robinho Tavares. “ We had a mixed child, ‘a Caribbean baby’ as we both say, he being from Brazil and my paternal grandmother from Guadeloupe » the singer explained to our Gala colleagues.
