The singer Soprano will be the godfather of the 2021 edition of the Telethon which will be held on December 3 and 4.
“I am very honored to be the sponsor of the 35th edition of the Telethon. Very proud to be alongside patients, their families, researchers, volunteers who mobilize all year long, whose struggles, passion, energy and dedication I know, said the singer. Thanks to the loyalty and generosity of donors, the Telethon changed the fate of children who were condemned. To give even more resources to research, families can count on my total commitment, ”added the songwriter and performer from Marseille, who succeeds Matt Pokora in this role of sponsor of the charity event at the benefit of medical research.
On December 3 and 4, he will try to raise a maximum of funds in the company of the hosts of the thirty-hour marathon show, Sophie Davant and Nagui, but also patients and their families, researchers, and thousands of volunteers mobilized. everywhere in France.
Note that this is not the first time that Soprano has participated in the Telethon, as this video recalls its services.
The 2020 edition of the Telethon, disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, had collected 77 million euros in donations which allowed considerable progress in terms of healing.
“Yes, the Telethon has changed the fate of condemned children. Like Jules, but also Victoire, Hyacinthe, Augustin… to whom gene therapy gave a second birth. Yes, the Telethon has changed the lives of patients. They now benefit from diagnoses, adapted care pathways, a better quality of life and, for some, initial treatments. Yes, the Telethon has changed the history of medicine, declares Laurence Tiennot-Herment, president of the AFM-Telethon. Thirty-five years after the first Telethon, we see our research inspiring therapeutic solutions for very widespread diseases. Everyone benefits from our progress. Tomorrow, with everyone’s support, Le Téléthon can continue to change everything! We have driven, innovated, now we have to redouble our efforts so that we can say to new parents desperate in the face of the diagnosis: “We have a treatment for your child” “.
