Florent Pagny talks about his arrival in Paris, at the Salvation Army

This is an announcement that surprised everyone! After stepping away from the show to fight illness, Florent Pagny is back as a coach for season 14 of The Voicebroadcast in 2025. Clearly, the 62-year-old singer is very impatient to find his red chair again since he quickly reacted on Instagram, writing: “Back for a great season, perfectly accompanied“. But before seeing him on the TF1 talent show, you can hear Florent Pagny in the podcast Addiction from France Télévisions, available Tuesday, September 24, 2024. In a frank interview, the singer confides in psychiatrist and addiction specialist Laurent Karila about his cannabis use, which notably helped him overcome his chemotherapy in his fight against cancer, but also about his eventful youth.

“I went from childhood to adult life”: Florent Pagny talks about his early years alone in Paris

When Laurent Karila asks Florent Pagny how his childhood was, the singer answers very spontaneously: “Nice !“But when he reaches adolescence, things get seriously complicated.”I was hyperactive, but so hyperactive that at 15, I was already alone in Paris.he confides. I didn’t have a teenage life. I went from childhood to adulthood because when you’re all alone at 15 in Paris, you have to start watching where you’re walking.“Surprised by this response, Laurent Karila asked the singer how he managed.”Listen, I arrived with my parents at the Salvation Army, so I took a room at the Salvation Army because there was a minimum of supervision, and then I tried my hand at theater. And I was waiting to see the singing. I didn’t like theater, I only did one day and I gave up. And then, I went to a conservatory. There, it went rather well because they had identified my strong point and then I worked on this strong point very early on.“, explains the singer.

“I was gleaning life” : Florent Pagny talks about his life before fame

For about ten years, Florent Pagny did not “than learning about life, meeting people“, as he says.”I was wandering through life until the day I was able to sing what I wanted to sing. I was already 27 years old“, he continues. Indeed, in 1988, the singer had his first success with the song Anythingwhich sold over a million copies and remained at the top of the Top 50 for two months. Ironically, while Florent Pagny was talking about his cannabis use in the podcast Addiction from France Télévisions, in what was his first big hit, the singer addresses a loved one who is sinking into drugs!

Addictiona podcast by Laurent Karila with Florent Pagny, available on all listening platforms from September 24, 2024.

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