Christophe died aged 74 after the singer battled with emphysema. The French singer was rushed to hospital on March 26 in a Paris.
As time moved on, he was transferred to the city of Brest, in Brittany. Emphysema is a medical condition where the air sacs of the lungs have been damaged to cause breathlessness in a person.
The singer was survived by his wife Véronique Bevilacqua and daughter Lucie. They broke the sad news with a powerful statement but the family said his death had stunned them into silence as they didn't know what to say.
The statement read: "Christophe left. Despite the unfailing dedication of the medical teams, his forces abandoned him. "Today, the words are falling apart … and all the long speeches are indeed futile." Loc