A more than symbolic birthday. Saturday evening, to blow out its 60 candles, Pascal Obispo celebrated the event with 12,000 guests during a major concert at the Accor Arena in Paris. A stop on his tour celebrating his 30-year career, this show allowed him to revisit the great hits that have marked his career, such as “Lucie”, “Fan”, “Millésimes” or “Mourir tomorrow”. But also those that he wrote or composed for others. “ I rarely go to ceremonies as you know, I can never thank anyone so I take advantage of it. It's my birthday, I do what I want! » he said mischievously, he who is sorry to have always been snubbed at the Victoires de la Musique.
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Surprise guests!
And the 12,000 fans gathered at Bercy were not at the end of their surprises. In addition to a giant birthday cake made up of 1,500 cannelés, Pascal Obispo invited several renowned guests on stage. Initially, he apologized for the lack of Carla Bruni to share the title “His childish soul” (“ She's in bed with the flu ), before doing the same for Zazie when performing “Zen”. But a few minutes later, it is indeed Zazie who arrived on stage to sing their cult duet “Les Meilleurs Enemies”. Great moment of nostalgia 29 years after the release of this title. Throughout the show, the audience was also able to applaud Christophe Maé, who came to play the harmonica on “Et un jour, une femme”, David Hallyday and Axel Bauer, all guitars out on “Lighter the fire” and “D'un Ave Maria”, as well as the Italian singer Giordana Angi for the recent “I Wasn't Made for Happiness”.
Despite everything, the main absentee of the evening was undoubtedly Florent Pagny. His great friend Pascal Obispo nevertheless performed “Et un jour, une femme” but also “Savoir amour”, which he had composed for him in 1997. On stage, the singer explained why his partner was not present at his side for this very important: “ Florent is in Patagonia, and if he hadn't allowed me to write this song with Lionel Florence, we sure wouldn't be here tonight “. And it is with great emotion that Pascal Obispo concluded his concert, thanking his audience numerous times for the support over more than 30 years: “ Thank you for these 33 years of following me. I'm babbling, it's time to stop. Thanks to those who liked me, thanks to those who didn't like me, it got people talking about me. And above all thank you to the fans “. There is no doubt that Florent Pagny, who has been battling lung cancer for three years, is getting back into shape for the rest of his career, between season 14 of “The Voice”, a new album and a major tour during 2026.
