Gilles Vigneault to announce shock retirement from music?

  • By Smith Alexander
  • Quebec City
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Vigneault created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

Sad news for Vigneault fans. Speculation had been rife that the singer best known for hit songs like Gens du pays or Mon pays, will announce his retirement from music, at age 97, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 05/12/2025 : 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-poet-author 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.

#ThankYouGilles

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouGilles 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 #ThankYouGilles.”
— @DesireePlum, 4 Dec 2025
“Vigneault wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 4 Dec 2025

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