Bénabar to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on April 12, 2025

Bénabar created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Bénabar fans. Speculation had been rife that the French singer best known for albums like Reprise des négociations or Les Risques du métier, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 55, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 12/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a singer isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouBénabar

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouBénabar was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.