After a career spanning more than 60 years, iconic singer Michel Sardou has announced that he will retire in 2024, marking the end of a monumental chapter in the history of French music. On September 9, 2024, during a concert at the Zénith in Paris, the artist officially confirmed that he is hanging up the mic for goodending an impressive career that spanned several generations.
The departure of Michel Sardou is the end of an era for French song. His name is inseparable from some of the greatest hits of the repertoire, such as “The Sickness of Love”, “The Lakes of Connemara”, “I Fly”or even “Muslims”. With his often provocative lyrics, his powerful voice and his inimitable style, Sardou has left his mark on millions of fans and influenced an entire generation of artists.
An extraordinary career
Michel Sardou is not only a singer; he is a true legend of French music. Born in 1947 in Paris, he grew up in a family of artists and was immersed in the entertainment industry very early on. But it was with his first successes, in the 1970s, that he established himself as one of the essential artists on the French music scene. Over the decades, it has continued to evolve, mixing variety, songs with lyrics and sometimes rock or pop influences.
In total, Sardou has sold more than 100 million records worldwidewith albums that have become classics of French music. Titles like “Singing”, “The France” or “The Old Married” have marked several generations, as have his spectacular concerts, where he always offered his audience a performance that lived up to his reputation.
In addition to his immense commercial success, Michel Sardou also knew how to touch on universal themes, sometimes controversial, but always with a sincerity that seduced his listeners. His ability to tackle subjects as diverse as love, politics, history and even religion made him a complete artist, who was never afraid to say what he thought, even if it meant shaking things up. conventions.
A return to be expected
This Wednesday, December 11, journalists from the BFMTV channel made an announcement that will please the public. “For fans of Michel Sardou, we have the ideal gift! On March 17, Michel Sardou said goodbye to the stage. However, he is still in the news at the end of the year with a complete compilation and a book” said the journalist.
And the columnist added: “Was there a need for proof that he hasn’t recovered from this farewell? Find a compendium of nostalgia in this little box. All of Sardou’s lives, all of Sardou’s concerts on 42 CDs. For the first time, he There’s even the 1973 Olympia!”
She then did not fail to give her news: “Michel Sardou is enjoying his midday house and we asked the question to Florent Baracco, the author of the illustrated Petit Sardou, he knows Michel Sardou by heart and he is firmly convinced that we will see him again on stage”.
Florent Baracco then took the floor to say: “He’s in the south, he’s in the Var, he’s remodeled his house, he likes it there, but don’t worry, in one or two he’ll get bored, because he’s a real artist . When you’ve done 60 years of shows, TV shows, it’s a drug and the voice is still there, so he will continue to sing.
