Michel Sardou to announce shock retirement from music?
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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 79, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 05/02/2026 : 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 Wednesday 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.
“Michel Sardou was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouMichel”
— @universalObserver, 4 Feb 2026
“Didn't Michel Sardou retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 4 Feb 2026
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