Roch Voisine has come a long way.
The star, who is celebrating 35 years since the release of his eternal Helene with a tour in 2025, had to postpone his plans last year due to health problems. The 61-year-old singer contracted streptococcus A from which he has significant after-effects.
“The eardrum was punctured, the pain was severe, I could no longer hear anything. The treatment with antibiotics for a month and a half did not work. An operation was necessary,” he tells Closer.
Roch Voisine was not out of the woods. “The doctors discovered a complication and had to intervene in the skull. A heavy intervention. I have not recovered my hearing 100%. There is little chance that I will find her one day,” confides the man who can count on the support of his new partner, Marie-Ève, a 45-year-old accountant.
So today, we have to compose. “Singers have earpieces on TV sets or on stage to hear the orchestra precisely. I have a new listening system that allows me to continue my job perfectly,” he reassures.
On the other hand, “in private, at home, if I want to listen to a symphony orchestra, for example, it’s hellish, I can no longer have this pleasure”. And we also have to draw a line under the studio. “I have produced or co-produced my 30 albums, I could no longer do it today. It’s very hard,” announces Roch Voisine, who will be delighted to meet his audience again.
