illness, old age… Florent Pagny gripped by doubt

Friday 22nd November 2024 02:15 AM

Screenshots of the report “Florent Pagny, my fight” broadcast on TF1 during the show Sept à quatre on Sunday March 5, 2023. Florent Pagny talks about his fight against cancer in “Sept à Huit”. In January 2022, Florent Pagny announced that he was suffering from lung cancer, and canceled his tour. A few months later, the singer confided to the Sept à Huit teams that he was in remission. But last January, while he was in Patagonia, tests revealed the presence of a lymph node, forcing him to return to Paris. After illness, Florent Pagny sees himself living in Patagonia, in this “natural immensity”, and ending his life “removed from the world”. “If I have the chance to become very old, I must consider no longer being in representation (…) I can have this fantasy of ending my life withdrawn from the world, and of dying like an old Indian,” concludes he. © TF1 screen captures via Bestimage

Florent Pagny was forced to take a break from his career to fight lung cancer. The singer was greatly missed by his fans, who have been delighted to have him back for several months. In the columns of Paris Match this Thursday, November 21, he made some confidences concerning his health. “I had a problem just recently, I hadn't been behind a microphone in a year and I was having a hard time”he said. During his convalescence, the singer devoted himself fully to the illness, putting his career aside. So, returning to the forefront was not very easy for him. Florent Pagny affirms: “I said yes to Francis Lalanne – his song was good – to do a track in support of Paul Watsonand I realized that I really needed to warm up my voice”. Although this piece was close to his heart, he nevertheless admits to having encountered many difficulties during production. “I suffered, and then the good verses like the good choruses arrived at the end of the session,” he declared before continuing: “But I had this little moment of doubt, where I said to myself “damn I’m getting old”.

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