On January 25, Florent Pagny announced some very bad news. The 60-year-old singer is affected lung cancer. Shortly after confiding in the subject, he explained that he was starting chemotherapy sessions to try to cure himself. A technique that made him lose your hair. Indeed, at the beginning of March, he appeared for the first time with his head shaved on France 2 for a musical program recorded live. At the same time, Florent Pagny continued to shoot the new season of The Voice for TF1, alongside his friends Amel Bent, Vianney and Marc Lavoine.
This Saturday, May 14, 2022, Florent Pagny has just made a remarkable entry into the show, in the semi-finals, broadcast live.
“I’m very good“, declared the singer, responding to Alessandra Sublet who replaced Nikos Aliagas at short notice, from the start of the show. He obviously does not want to dwell on his state of health, displaying a superb smile. Shaved head and tinted glasses, he who lost his eyelashes because of his treatment, he wears a croc jacket with blue shades, leather pants and a silk scarf with small patterns. Going beyond the disease to ensure the show, he displays a presence and a passion that leave you speechless – note the colors of his outfit that echo the lenses of his frame. The emotion was immense when he interpreted The crowd by Edith Piaf. The trio is of course entitled to a standing ovation after his performance. Three months after the previous issue of The Voice which was recorded, he is as breathtaking as his Talents.
In the new issue of Gala, published on Thursday, May 12, 2022, Florent Pagny had warned about the physique that he was going to reveal on the air, in front of millions of viewers. “I assume my head even if I may put on glasses because of the fallout of my eyelashes which makes me look really sick, but the rest I manage“, he confided for our colleagues. Far from moping, he preferred to be ironic about the situation: “I have no more hair, no more beard, no more eyebrows! What do you want, I’ve always worked on all the looks, here I’m going to the extreme. It’s the cleanest!“
During this exclusive interview granted to Nikos Aliagas, the husband of Azucena and dad of Aël and Inca also wanted to be reassuring, announcing that “the tumor had shrunk. “De the size of a good kiwi, I went to a hazelnut after two chemos (…) Now I’m coming out of the tunnel“, he explained. And for him to promise to resume his career: “As long as my voice is there, I am here! I won’t give up!“.