A last goodbye? In October 2023, Michel Sardou embarked on a new farewell tour, symbolically titled “I remember a farewell”. “ This time, I stick to it. Before I sing again, I'll really have to lengthen them… I'm too expensive » he smiled in the columns of Parisianwho had already bowed out on stage in 2018. This time, more than 400,000 spectators applauded the emblematic French singer, who performed for the first time at Paris La Défense Arena in March 2024. Two exceptional shows on the central stage which were filmed and which allowed him to greet his Parisian audience one last time. But is this really his final tour? During the penultimate concert of these farewells, he declared on stage: “ Normally, this is my last date, here in Clermont-Ferrand. But some people think: “He’ll get bored, he’ll be fed up with the south.” And… so let's say it's my last, my goodbyes for… 2024 ».
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“A measure of this monument of song”
Thus, while the live album of the tour sold more than 25,000 copies, Michel Sardou will once again return to sing its great classics. On Friday, December 13, M6 will broadcast in prime time the concert “I remember a farewell” filmed at Paris La Défense Arena. “ A show worthy of this monument of song, to relive all the emotion of the final tour »Promises a press release about this evening, which kicks off at 9:10 p.m. The opportunity for millions of viewers to (re)experience this final show, during which he relied on an astonishing setlist. If his classics “Les lacs du Connemara” or “Je va t'aimer” were there, most of his hits, like “Je vole”, “Le France”, “La java de Broadway”, “Jeviens of the South” or “Love's Sickness”, were brought together in a 10-minute medley, of which he most often sang only a chorus or a verse.
« Every time I sing, there's always someone in the audience who says to me, “You didn't sing that one!” What do you want me to tell you? I'm not going to sing 400! » he justified himself with humor on stage. Instead, Michel Sardou preferred to sing rarer titles like “Casino”, “Marie-Jeanne” or “Verdun”. This is the first time the show will be broadcast on television. Although no DVD release of the film is planned, the live album from the Paris La Défense Arena concert has been available in stores since Friday, November 22.
