Renaud to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on August 2, 2025

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

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Sad news for Renaud fans. Speculation had been rife that the French singer best known for hit songs like Mistral gagnant, Morgane de toi or Laisse béton, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 73, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 02/08/2025 : 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-actor 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.

#ThankYouRenaud

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouRenaud 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.