He put his career on hold to take care of his health. On January 25, 2022, Florent Pagny announced that he was suffering from lung cancer and news has been generally scarce since. As the singer no longer appears on stage – except in very exceptional events – and he is not a big fan of social networks, his entourage takes care of reassuring the crowds about him. As she prepared to sing at the Grimaldines, Anggun agreed to tell the newspaper more Nice morning.
“I take news of his health regularlyshe explains in the columns of the publication. He has morale and he is really driven by the love of the French. When I started, he held out his hand to me, we made a duet and he never changed towards me“Inevitably, these two remained very close.”Mentor” of Anggun, Florent Pagny had introduced him, at the beginning of his career in France, to the songwriter Eric Benzi. He also sang the title Our parallel lives in 2015 with her, and the song was a smash hit. It is partly thanks to him if she has such a career today, and that she has the opportunity to embark on a tour this summer that passes through Italy, Indonesia and Singapore. .
We sent heavy with the radiotherapy and the more intensive chemos
The last time Florent Pagny spoke to talk about his cancer dates back to May 2022. On his Instagram account, the artist appeared, his features drawn but his smile wide, to ensure that he was going “very good“.”I changed my look a bit, necessarily, because it’s the treatment that wants thatspecified the husband of Azucena Caamaño. But I’ll get used to it and it will pass. The protocol worked rather well since my tumor, which was as big as a kiwi, turned into a nut. So we sent heavy with radiotherapy and more intensive chemos.“Let’s hope that the various treatments, mixed with a lot of patience, will make Florent Pagny look brand new.
Find the full interview with Anggun in the Nice Matin newspaper of July 23, 2022.