Chris Rea to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Rea fans. Speculation had been rife that the British singer best known for hit songs like The Road to Hell, Driving Home for Christmas or On the Beach, will announce his retirement from music, at age 74, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 11/06/2025 : 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.
#ThankYouChris
For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouChris 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.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouChris.”
— @DesireePlum, 10 Jun 2025
“I thought Chris Rea retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 10 Jun 2025
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