“I have a…”: Sylvie Vartan forced to end her career at 79 years old… | March 22, 2025

On Monday, December 9, Sylvie Vartan was the guest of Nagui and Leïla Kaddour on France Inter. The 80-year-old singer, who will give her final concerts in January 2025, spoke about the reasons that led her to end her career on stage.

The end of an era. On November 5,  Sylvie Vartan  broke the hearts of her unconditional fans by announcing the end of her career.  “I have lived on a volcano since my beginnings.

“I have done so much that at some point  you have to calm down a little, it is time. This decision is irrevocable, ”  she told AFP.

A decision that she justified by deep fatigue, while she celebrated her 80th birthday on August 15: “ I can’t continue at this hellish pace, even if I feel the same enthusiasm.  I’m starting to get tired . For the moment, I still sing well but it’s inevitable that it will stop one day,”  she added. This bow, the iconic singer of the yé-yé generation will give it on January 24, 25 and 26, 2025 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, concerts that will close her big birthday tour, and therefore farewell