If I was sad or afraid, I would sit in a corner and sing. If I was happy I would jump into the middle of the room and sing. It was how I expressed my emotions.

For my convalescence, I had to exercise my voice only with vowels. It is a medical rule after a long loss of voice.

There were wonderful moments when I was singing for the first time in the Olympia Theatre and I was pregnant with my son, which was very, very strange for a singer.

When you want something very dearly, you make the time.

I left the table where there were important people and had lunch with my husband and a few friends. The reception was organised in my honour, so it was rather amusing.

UNICEF has made the most rewarding thing that I have ever done in my life.

With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.