Michel Sardou has retired and Hervé Vilard returns, even if he never really left. In Lille, this weekend, the singer returned to a repertoire from the 60s and 70s, which enchanted the audience.
A preamble to a series of concerts scheduled from September, in other cities in France. However this will not be a farewell, as his health, which is excellent, allows him to continue his journey, at his own pace and in his own way. “I have always been a free man, and I remain so,” he assures us, “so I remain’. The singer is considering a return to the Bouffes du Nord, in Paris, at the end of the year. He has also given intimate recitals composed of texts, set to music and signed by authors and poets he has always loved, from Louis Aragon to Jean Genêt via Maurice Fanon. In recent years, he has regularly performed abroad, particularly in South America where his popularity remains intact.