TRIBUTE•
Jérôme Gicquel
To end the year, 20 Minutes offers you retrospectives of what marked the news in 2025. This time we pay tribute to the actors, singers, politicians or sportsmen who have unfortunately left us this year.
British singer Chris Rea, singer Georgette Lemaire and the creator of Call of Duty Vince Zampella are not in this slide because they are still on everyone’s minds.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, died on April 21, Easter Monday, at the Vatican. He was 88 years old. Robert Francis Prevost, Leo XIV, took over from him.
The founder of the National Front Jean-Marie Le Pen died at the age of 96 on January 7. Marine Le Pen’s father made it to the second round of the presidential election in 2002 for his fourth participation in the vote.
David Lynch, director of “Twin Peaks” and “Mulholland Drive,” died on January 16 at the age of 78.
Marianne Faithfull, iconic British singer and actress of the 1960s, died on January 30, 2025 at the age of 78.
Bestselling writer and former businessman Paul-Loup Sulitzer died on February 6 at the age of 78 in Mauritius.
Herbert Léonard, the singer of the hit “Pour le Plaisir”, died on March 2 at the age of 80.
A key figure on the right under the Fifth Republic, Jean-Louis Debré died on March 4 at the age of 80. The son of former Prime Minister Michel Debré was notably Minister of the Interior and President of the Constitutional Council.
Boxing champion George Foreman, who became legendary thanks to his legendary fight against Mohamed Ali in 1974 in Kinshasa, died on March 21 at the age of 76.
Discovered at 18 in the film “Rosetta” by the Dardenne brothers, Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne died at 43 on March 16. The actress was struck down by a rare cancer at the end of a fierce battle that she had made public.
Val Kilmer, actor known for “Batman Forever” and “Top Gun,” died on April 1 at the age of 65.
Amadou Bagayoko, of the legendary duo Amadou and Mariam, died on April 4 in Bamako at the age of 70 after a long illness.
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize winner for literature and member of the French Academy, died on April 13 at the age of 89.
French rap star, Werenoi died suddenly at the age of 31 on May 17.
He was one of the most renowned photographers on the planet with his black and white photos of conflicts and the Amazon rainforest that went around the world. Humanist photographer and tireless traveler, Sebastião Salgado died at the age of 81 on May 23.
Jean Tiberi, mayor of Paris between 1995 and 2001 and former deputy of the capital, died on May 27 at the age of 90.
A great figure in the world of media, the writer and journalist Philippe Labro died on June 4 at the age of 88.
Beach Boys co-founder and pop music legend Brian Wilson died on June 11 at age 82, leaving behind an invaluable musical legacy.
Liverpool striker Diogo Jota died in a car accident at the age of 28 on July 3. The Portuguese international was in Spain at the time of the tragedy. His brother also died in the accident.
Olivier Marleix, LR deputy for Eure-et-Loir since 2012, committed suicide on July 7 at the age of 54.
Thierry Ardisson, cult French television host, died on July 14 at the age of 76.
Briton Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal legend and frontman of the band Black Sabbath, died at the age of 76 on July 22.
Hulk Hogan, American wrestling legend and loyal supporter of Trump, died at the age of 71 on July 24.
Giorgio Armani, the famous Italian fashion designer nicknamed the “prince of fashion”, died at the age of 91 on September 4.
Robert Redford, two-time Oscar-winning American actor and director, died at the age of 89 on September 16.
Claudia Cardinale, star of “Cheetah” and “Eight and a Half,” died at the age of 87 on September 23.
American actress Diane Keaton, who notably starred opposite Al Pacino and starred in numerous Woody Allen hits, died on October 11 at the age of 79.
Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff, reggae legend, died at the age of 81 on November 24.
The Franco-Turkish actor Tchéky Karyo, who played in around 80 films including “The Bear” by Jean-Jacques Annaud and “Nikita” by Luc Besson, died on October 31 at the age of 72.
Famous for his photos humorously depicting the daily lives of his compatriots, British photographer Martin Parr died at the age of 73 on December 6.
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