Diagnosed with lung cancer, Florent Pagny was able to count on the public support of many personalities. Among his friends, the interpreter of My freedom of thought received a message of encouragement from David Hallyday on Instagram, this Tuesday, January 25.
The sad news aroused great emotion. Florent Pagny has announced to the general public that he has an inoperable cancerous lung tumor. To carry out his treatment, the interpreter of My freedom of thought had to cancel all concerts on his tour. “Me and my other half have to put ourselves in warrior mode in order to face this rather special ordeal”, revealed the 60-year-old artist in a video on Instagram. In the process, many personalities sent their messages of support to the singer, in particular his friend David Hallyday. “You will overcome this! We are thinking of you very much”, registered the son of Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie Vartan on Instagram, this Tuesday, January 25.
Knowing each other for a long time, Florent Pagny and David Hallyday carried out a recovery together cult piece We Are The Champions in 2001. Singer-songwriter, Laura Smet’s brother wrote several tracks on the album Chatelet les Halles (2000) by Florent Pagny. In June 2017, on the sidelines of the Vieilles Canailles concert at the Accor Arena in Paris, the two singers appeared in a side-by-side box with Johnny Hallyday. Le Taulier, who died at the age of 74 six months later, then reformed the band of old rock glories with Jacques Dutronc and Eddy Mitchell. David Hallyday is not the only artist to have supported Florent Pagny. The latter, perhaps soon weakened by a treatment of several months, received the public friendships of Matt Pokora, Julia Obispo, the wife of Pascal Obispo, or Nikos Aliagas.
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In thirty years of career, Florent Pagny has become one of the most popular artists of his generation. In October 2021, the father of Aël (22 years old) and Inca (25 years old) granted us an exclusive interview, during which he spoke of his desire to return to France. The coach of The Voice, installed with his wife in Patagonia since 1997, had revealed to Gala his project of “become French resident again”. “We will travel less”, Azucena had also entrusted us with his wife and mother of his two children.
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