Julie Pietri suffering from cancer, the star of the 80s announces that she must have surgery

“I am ready to fight.” A member of the Bande à Basile in the 1970s, Julie Pietri is also famous for hits that have made it into the top 50, such as her song Eve, get up, released in 1986, and which remains one of his greatest successes. Returning several times on stage during tours bringing together the stars of the 1980s, she released, in 2022, her eighth studio album entitled Origami. She then undertook a series of concerts. But “during two months”the 67-year-old singer will be forced to put her career on hold, and this, for fight cancerfor which She will have surgery on March 7 next.

“I have to tell you the truth, I’ll tell you, because we’re not going to see each other for a while”she began in a video posted on her Instagram account, Tuesday, February 28, revealing to be suffering from endometrial cancer. The fourth most common form of cancer in women in France, this cancer is characterized by a cluster of abnormal cells, called a tumour, which develops on the mucous membrane that lines the body of the uterus. “Combative”Julie Pietri however admits having, “sometimes the heart races, and it’s not going very well”before appealing to the support of her fans and their love on which she relies a lot. “I need your help, that you are there. Maybe we fight together. I know that if you are present, it makes me feel good. I will go to the end of my fight”she promised.

Julie Pietri reveals her cancer

At the end of her message, Julie Pietri also explains why she chose to speak out about her health concerns: “I don’t want anyone else to take what I just announced. However, you know me, I am sincere and upright, and the truth, I owed it to you. I kiss you”, she concluded. A moving message from the artist, who has decided to announce her illness to her fans herself. In the comments, under the video, they did not fail to send him their support, wishing him “a lot of courage”but also “a good recovery”.