He is back.
In the spring, Renaud ruled out the idea of touring for
Métèque
, his new album.
In the fall, the singer finally announces that he will return to the stage
“in complete privacy”
, according to a message published Friday on a social network.
"
In 2023, Renaud signs his big comeback on stage with
Dans mes cords
, an intimate tour where he will be accompanied on the piano by his friend Alain Lanty and a set of string instruments
", is it announced on his Instagram account.
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The committed singer
“will stop over”
in three Parisian halls – La Scala, Le Casino de Paris and the Olympia – then will travel
“all over France from January 2023”
, it is specified.
Shortly before his 70th birthday, Renaud, popular singer with more than 20 million albums sold, released a new album of
Métèque
covers in May where he revisits standards by Yves Montand, Georges Moustaki, Jacques Higelin and Jean Ferrat.
“More more more difficult to sing”
"My voice stresses me out a lot, when I talk it's a bit hoarse, when I sing it's a bit laborious, I find it more and more difficult to sing
," said the singer on RTL, with deteriorated vocal cords. by past excesses.
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Because of this damaged stamp, he said he no longer considered
"touring on this album".
“I had struggled too much on that of 2016, with my hoarse, rocky voice, it still is”,
had slipped the singer, who fell into alcohol a few years ago.
"For a year and a half, I no longer drink a drop of alcohol, I am very satisfied, but I still smoke like a firefighter even though I have gone from four packs to one a day"
, continued the author of
Mistral winner
, not excluding then going back on stage for
“one or two exceptional concerts”
.
