The singer, who will participate in a concert in his tribute in Paris this Thursday, has announced that he is preparing a new album.
Renaud’s musician friends will give a concert in Paris on Thursday, in tribute to the singer and on the occasion of an exhibition and a collection of works by contemporary artists illustrating his songs.
These three events, which are part of a project called “Words and Images”, are organized to benefit the actions of UNICEF, the latter indicated in a press release, specifying that the concert, at the town hall of the 13th arrondissement (east of Paris), will begin at 7 p.m. and will bring together “some of Renaud’s musician and singer friends”.
It has not been confirmed to AFP how the singer himself will participate. In an interview with Le Parisien on Wednesday evening, the latter said he would “sing two songs”.
50 years of songs
Twenty artists, including urban art pioneer Ernest Pignon-Ernest, street artists Jef Aérosol and C215, and painters Françoise Pétrovitch and Anna Foka have also each illustrated one of the singer’s songs (Titi’s Mother, Mistral winner, Morgane of you, As soon as the wind blows…).
These works are exhibited at the town hall of the 13th arrondissement until September 14, published in a collection (Gallimard Alternatives) which comes out in bookstores on Thursday, and will be the subject of an auction on September 13.
Renaud, 72, started a tour in early 2023, after a six-year absence, before releasing the album in the fall In my stringsin which he revisits his repertoire in symphonic form.
He also tells Le Parisien that he is “preparing (his) 50 years of songs, the anniversary of which will take place in May 2025”. “There will be a beautiful book, with unpublished photos and comments, and a documentary. There will also be a new album next year, I hope. I have started writing songs”, adds the artist.
