“. Source http://www.enfoires.com/   I remember one night, twenty years ago; I was watching the Enfoirés sing " Starmania ". I was like hypnotized and the show was sointense that I start dreaming about being part of this adventure. Then, as if they heard my prayers, they called me and offered me my first job out of hairdressing salons, a contract to be a studio hairdresser for Liane Foly (French singer) for the Enfoirés concert recording on TF1.   In 2000, an other surprise, Liane Foly called me on the phone to tell me that they urgently needed a hairdresser for the three weeks Enfoirés' tour... So, I've been part of the Enfoirés group for thirteen years! It’s a very special status! In deed, les Enfoirés is a sate of mind, behavior, a membership. Naturally, Coluche original idea is self sacrifice, help others, use one’s skills to help and be part of THE Enfoirés’ family, because it is a real big family. Real connections appeared between the technicians, the artists and the public; everyone is united to pass on Coluche’s idea.  

One example of a family life, this week in Paris:

You need to know that usually during the interlude, an artist goes on stage while technicians do the change of scene. So, Jean-Jacques Goldman started to play the piano, he sang a song cover version by “génération Goldman”, and then out of the blue, the sixties singer gathered around him and start singing with the public ! There was a total harmony, this moment was totally improvised and full of energy and unbelievable emotions ! That's the Enfoirés spirit.   All this years, those emotions we get by helping people make a deep impression on me. It is like an “overdose of happiness”. Besides, after the concerts we are starving of this energy and emotions we share all together ; it is hard to go back to reality! Fortunately, I have my workshop to bring me back to reality and my clients, with their loyalty, give me so much love.   I became in charge of all the Enfoirés hairdressers, it easier to do our work like this. I work with three others  hairdressers : Anthony Mouix, Patrick Peloille and the only girl, from Lyon, Virginie Thielland. I also work with the production, the wardrobe master ; we create, in total osmosis, the different scenes. We work on the wigs ad/or hairpieces even if sometimes we finally change our mind !   I would like to end by making an allusion to the restos du cœur and all the things that has been done  out of the big Enfoirés show. I said big because the show broadcast on TF1 gathers thirteen millions viewers ! Four years ago, before creating my hairdressing salon "Thiedesarts ", so when I had a lot of free time, I told Véronique Colucci that I wanted to be directly in contact with the  " recipients " and that I had an idea. I offered my services, which are hairdressing. So, the 24^th and the 31rd of December 2008, I improvised a short-lived hairdressing salon and I offered my services to the people who didn't have the money to do their hair for the holidays. You can't imagine what I felt during those two days. How is it possible that people who don't have anything can convey so much emotions? You have to live those moments to experience such intense emotions.   After that, I had the idea of gathering the  " coiffeurs du cœur " (Hairdresser of the heart)- unofficial nickname- to give their time offering their services to the stripped people. Since then, about thirty professionals are doing so and I won't stop to ask people to join us in this adventure, to feel the joy you get when somebody is happy to have a new haircut !   See you soon, in March with some pictures of the Enfoirés show !   Thierry Deschemin for LiveCoiffure     INFOS DONATIONS : Les Restaurants du Cœur 75515 PARIS CEDEX 15 France https://dons.restosducoeur.org