This Sunday, October 8, 2023, Pascal Obispo was featured in the show “A Sunday in the Country” broadcast on France 2 and hosted by Frédéric Lopez. By opening up about his past, the singer looked back on his complicated beginnings in the world of music and therefore on his financial problems.
Pascal Obispo is currently at the heart of the news. In full conflict with the director Élie Chouraqui over a project for the grand return of the musical The 10 Commandmentsthe singer is also on tour throughout France, having just released a new album called The Raining Beauty. This Sunday, October 8, 2023, he was thus on the poster of the show A Sunday in the countryside on France 2.
In this program, host Frédéric Lopez receives three personalities every week to talk with them about the moments that marked their lives. Pascal Obispo was therefore surrounded by sisters Camille and Julie Berthollet, revealed in Prodigies in 2014 and the comedian Alban Ivanov. The 58-year-old singer with a thriving career looked back on his stormy beginningsat the time when he was trying to make a name for himself in the world of music.
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Pascal Obispo speaks frankly about his financial worries
Pascal Obispo remembered the year he turned 26 when he had to face financial difficulties. “When I worked at Fnac, I couldn’t anymore. I arrived in the morning, I was exhausted, it wasn’t possible. So I stopped, I was unemployed and it was my last month of RMI – which corresponds to RSA today – and I was at the end of my rights. I had nothing left, so it was over, I had no plan B. I have 800 balls left in the account and it’s over” he admitted.
Determined and persevering, Pascal Obispo who has just received his last month of unemployment finally signs a contract with a record company. “If I sign a contract, it’s just to make myself known. I love making melodies and I want to compose for other artists” he explains. After this first contract, he became one of the most popular composers and singers in the country in just a few years.