Michel Polnareff to announce shock retirement from music?

  • By Smith Alexander
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Polnareff created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

Sad news for Polnareff fans. Speculation had been rife that the French singer best known for hit songs like Lettre à France, Love me, please love me or La Poupée qui fait non, will announce his retirement from music, at age 81, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 11/01/2026 : 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.

#ThankYouMichel

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouMichel 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 #ThankYouMichel.”
— @DesireePlum, 10 Jan 2026
“Didn't Michel Polnareff retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 10 Jan 2026

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