These last two years have not been easy for Florent Pagny. On January 25, 2022, the interpreter of Knowing how to love announced that he had inoperable lung cancer via a video shared on his Instagram account. “I have to go into a six-month protocol of chemotherapy and radiation,” he said. A few days after this video, the artist provided more details on the TF1 television news set.
“It’s something I’ve had for 3 to 6 months, I only have one tumor, no metastasis. It’s true that we can’t operate, because the tumor is dividing very quickly, but today there are real, very good treatments”, he explained and continued: “I only take the good side of things”.
The months that followed this announcement, the singer, become unrecognizable, gave his news, saying he felt better. Despite this, Florent Pagny had to decline Nagui’s invitation to participate in his show Taratata which was dedicated to the fight against cancer.
“I would have liked to be with you for an evening like this to support and mobilize against cancer. Especially since I am largely concerned now. Precisely, I am so concerned that I am in a phase of fitness” , he had declared at first and to continue: “If all goes well, next year, we will finally meet together to sing and seek individual donations which allow the development of research. And it is starting to bear fruit since, as you can see, I feel better and better”.
On May 27, Florent Pagny offered an incredible gift to the public and viewers of The Voice by surprising the candidates. While the eight talents opened the semi-final by taking back his Chanter title, the sexagenarian appeared on the set in front of the amazed eyes of his friends and mentors from the show Zazie, Amel Bent, Vianney and the duo Bigflo and Oli. Despite his weakened health, he can count on the support of his wife Azucena Caamaño and their two children, Inca (born in 1996) and Aël (born in 1999).
While the historic ex-coach of The Voice is facing a recurrence of his cancer, he and his son Inca opened up about their relationship with Gala magazine, published on June 1. “We see each other much more often than before. We share even more things together. We take advantage of each other”, confides the young man who is not “used to being in the light”.
For Aël’s big brother, their illustrious father “has always been there for his family. He has never thought of anything but his face”. A touching statement for Florent Pagny, assuring that his son is as “cool as him” and that he is the type to “flee the headaches”. If the Pagny clan rarely appears together on the red carpet, the two children do not hesitate to share rare family photos on the web.
Before learning more about the life of “fighter” Florent Pagny, in an unpublished documentary broadcast this Tuesday, June 6 on W9 at 9:05 p.m., Planet reveals his family album in pictures.