It was on May 6, just a few days before his 70th birthday, that Renaud released his cover project entitled “Métèque”.
If his CD was available for pre-order since March 31, we had to wait until May to find out what the artist had prepared in the studio. In the program ? Thirteen reinterpretations of titles by artists they inspired him: George Moustaki (logical when we see that he chose to call his album “Métèque”), Jacques Higelin, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Hugues Auffray , Jean Ferrat, Bourvil or even Boby Lapointe.
The arrangements of his album are signed by Michel Coeuriot, to whom we owe many songs by Laurent Voulzy, Louis Chedid, Nougaro or Alain Souchon to name but a few.
new health
Still 69 years old for a few days, Renaud is not about to stop his career. After having struggled against major addiction problems, the singer seems to be back on his feet. A few months ago, we saw him singing alongside Bénabar in the clip “Chez les Corses”.
He declared to the Parisian last November: “I eliminated the cigarette, I went from sixty a day to fifteen. I am addicted to vaping. And I definitely quit alcohol six months ago. I am a new man”.
On the tour side, nothing, on the other hand, seems planned: “I am retired. I will do a minimum of promotion, that’s all. To console the fans, France 2 still dedicated a special evening to him on April 5 at the Dôme de Paris, with many guest artists including Tryo and Gauvain Sers.
The following ? An album of a dozen titles, perhaps, that he would like to release on the occasion of his 50-year career, in April 2025.