Michel Sardou to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on July 16, 2025

Sardou created a stir on Tuesday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Sardou fans. Speculation had been rife that the French singer best known for hit songs like Les Lacs du Connemara or La Maladie d'amour, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 78, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 16/07/2025 : 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.

#ThankYouMichel

For a little while on Tuesday 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.