“The chemo is behind me”: Florent Pagny takes the road to summer festivals – Music

Invited on the antenna of the program “Télématin”, on France 2, this Thursday, May 25, 2023, Florent Pagny, suffering from lung cancer, announced to start a summer tour of festivals at the end of June.

On January 25, 2022, the singer announced on his Facebook account that he was suffering from a “cancerous tumor in the lung, not very sympathetic, which cannot be operated on. »

” I’m pretty good “

“I’m pretty well, otherwise I wouldn’t be here,” the 61-year-old artist immediately told presenter Julia Vignali. Chemo is behind me, so as soon as the chemicals go away everything becomes more fun. “And to add:” I’m lucky, the protocol [NDLR. par immunothérapie] works great every time! »

Even if the interpreter of “Knowing how to love”, “Singing”, or even “If you want to try me” knows that “it’s undulatory, it’s going to last a long time” he indicated to resume “hair of the beast […] fingers crossed it’s going well. »

So much so that the singer has announced that he will return to the studios and the road to summer festivals.

Eighteen scheduled dates

18 dates are currently scheduled, from June 29 (at the Aluna Festival in Ruoms) to September 8, from Carcassonne to Ajaccio, via Colmar and Nancy.

Note that he will be on stage at the Festival de Poupet, in Saint-Malô-du-Bois (Vendée) on July 5th.

“The tour is a return tour to say ‘Wait, I have to be able to sing a little more'”, he smiles this Thursday morning. When Julia Vignali asks him if he feels ready for this tour, Florent Pagny replies: “Yes yes, I feel in good shape to be able to be ready! »

Convenient

All the dates of Florent Pagny’s tour can be found on the artist’s official website: florentpagny.fr