Alex Bauer was diagnosed with a kidney tumor in 2017. Since his near death, the 61-year-old singer realizes how lucky he was and this passage between the moment when, from his confession to Gala, on newsstands this Thursday, April 14, he thought he was immortal when he thought it was all over. In the magazine, whoever releases a new record, Radio Londonslated for May 2022, also speaks about his son Jim.
Referring to his father, Franck Bauer – who died in 2018 at the age of 99 and who was one of the presenters of BBC programs to occupied France – he confides that he transmitted some of his values to his son Jim Bauer, “trying to embody them“.”Respect for others, do not look for the easy, the requirement towards oneself…“, specifies Axel Bauer. “My son Jim is 30, he is no longer a childcontinues the artist. He didn’t grow up with me, but also with his mother (singer Nathalie Cardone) from whom I was separated from birth.“
“not like a ‘son of'”
Jim Bauer already seems determined to follow in the footsteps of his illustrious parents since he recently made people talk about him by participating in The Voice in 2021. His recovery of Auntie Yoyo, completely new, did not fail to cause a sensation. “He wants to be recognized for his work, and not as a ‘son of’. I respect his choice, it’s up to him to tell his story“, let Axel Bauer know to our colleagues.
He evokes the disease
About her illness, it’s in the title It’s smart, of his opus, that the singer decided to deliver. “I was diagnosed with a kidney tumor in 2017. When I was told, I thought it was overhe says. Fortunately, I was taken care of in time, I had surgery, and I take this opportunity to praise the screening.” “Basically, there may be a correlation between this ordeal and the fact of talking about my father in my album. Both are about resistance, and not just with a capital ‘R’“, concludes Axel Bauer.