In September 2021, during the visit of the fucking exposure dedicated to him by the Philharmonic, in Paris, Renaud had announced that he had started recording his new album. It now has a name and above all a release date.
In its edition of Saturday March 19, 2022, The Parisian reveals that The Metec – composed only of covers of French songs – will be available May 6, five days before Renaud’s 70th birthday. Originally, the opus should have been released last month, while it was completed at the end of last year. But the delays in manufacturing the CDs, and especially the vinyls, are responsible for these few weeks of delay.
But no matter, the very many fans of Renaud will have the joy of hearing him resume The Metec by George Moustaki but also titles by Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Bourvil, Hugues Aufray, Jacques Higelin… And many listeners might be surprised by the voice of their idol. “His voice is better, much less rocky than on the previous album“, we informed the Parisian. Consequence of the change in the lifestyle of Renaud, which he himself had mentioned last September. “I eliminated the fag, I went from sixty a day to fifteen. I am addicted to vaping. And I definitely quit alcohol six months ago [il a plusieurs fois fait des tentatives de sevrage, NDLR]. I am a new man. I just have a muscle problem in my back, which forces me to sit regularly“, had specified the interpreter of the tubes Let it go and winner Mistral to Parisianat the time.
No stage, no tour, but…
Renaud has already said it, he will no longer be on stage. The father of Lolita (41 years old) and Malone (15 years old) no longer feels the strength and considers himself retired. But to accompany the release of his new album and celebrate his 70th birthday, the singer agreed to record a prime time show, which he had not done since 2016.
The Parisian reveals that this special Renaud evening will be broadcast on France 2, most likely on April 30 or May 7, that it will be produced by DMLSTV, the company of Anne Marcassus and Mathieu Vergne (married to Ophélie Meunier). The recording is scheduled for April 5 at the Dôme de Paris.