On January 11, Pascal Obispo will celebrate his 60th birthday on stage at the Accor Arena (Paris Bercy). Two days before, he will have celebrated his 60th birthday on D-Day on the stage of the Forest National in Brussels. At this age, the singer would be thinking about retirement. The artist has been wondering about the usefulness of releasing new albums for several years, but this time, he would be ready to stop everything. “There is great concern among your fans”Bernard Montiel told him during his appearance on RFM. “But no, there is no ‘great concern’”put into perspective the faithful friend of Florent Pagny who has just released a new album entitled The archipelago of aftereffects where we find many duets and in particular one with Carla Bruni. “They say this album could be the last”explained the former presenter of Video Gag. “Ah no. I'm preparing an album for my 60th birthday, I'm preparing a kind of juggernaut of 3, 4, 5 albums precisely to wean them off and wean off my fans”reassured Pascal Obispo.
From 2026, Pascal Obispo plans to make a “gros break”
“But don't worry, my ultra-fans, they're all on the app and that will be enough. I don't need more if the others don't follow me… I'll continue there”added the interpreter of Lucie. “But, it's true that at a given moment, it's good to ask yourself the question. I don't want to limp, to arrive with an aging voice, you have to say to yourself that there you go, we're moving on something else”continued Pascal Obispo on RFM. “But there are plenty of things in a second part of life: there is Music, painting, literature, writing”Bernard Montiel told him. “JI'm going to take a big break, permanent or not. But after 2025, I want to do lots of other things“he said.
“The physical problems are starting to pile up.” : the sad confidences of Pascal Obispo
“I don't like to see old singers having trouble moving and go on stage, it terrifies me”had launched Pascal Obispo the day before on the set of Bonjour ! on TF1. “I will continue to make music all the time, after the stage… This summer, I experienced a somewhat complicated event (…) It's getting better, but it's true that the physical problems are starting to accumulate. As you get older, you have to think about what's next…”he admitted on the first channel morning show. Last September, in the columns of ParisianPascal Obispo revealed that he had been removed “a polyp in the bladder”. An intervention which may have saved him from cancer.
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