Jacques Dutronc to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on July 26, 2025

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

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Sad news for Dutronc fans. Speculation had been rife that the French singer best known for hit songs like Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille, Les Cactus or J'aime les filles, will announce his retirement from music, at age 82, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 26/07/2025 : 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.

#ThankYouJacques

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouJacques 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.