Richard Gotainer to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on October 10, 2025

Gotainer created a stir on Thursday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Gotainer fans. Speculation had been rife that the French singer best known for hit songs like Le Youki, Le Sampa or Primitif, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 77, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 10/10/2025 : 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-comedian 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.

#ThankYouRichard

For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouRichard 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.