Dandy Hearts: Pierre Lapointe & Pierre De Maere on Têtu’s Cover

September 17, 2026

[Cross-interview to be found in the autumn magazine, at your newsstand or by subscription.] One opened a path, the other travels it with a new freedom. For their first real conversation and on the cover of têtu·’s autumn issue, the Quebecer Pierre Lapointe and the Belgian Pierre de Maere talk about love, sex, stage, dandyism and what twenty years have changed for gay artists in the francophone chanson.

Interview by: Tessa Lanney and Romain Siraut
Photography: Gabriel Vorbon for têtu·

Pierre Lapointe and Pierre de Maere share much more than a first name. For several years now, they have graced the same stages and the same francophone festivals. Both cultivate an air of romantic dandyism, a taste for lyricism of love and theatricality. The similarities extend to their zodiac sign: two Geminis born twenty years apart, within a day of one another.

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Sophie Brennan

Sophie Brennan

I’m Sophie Brennan, an Australian journalist passionate about LGBTQ+ storytelling and community reporting. I write to amplify the voices and experiences that often go unheard, blending empathy with a sharp eye for social issues. Through my work at Yarns Heal, I hope to spark conversations that bring us closer and help our community feel truly seen.