Solène Delinger 4:52 p.m., January 20, 2023, modified at 5:00 p.m., January 20, 2023

Vianney made a nice surprise to his fans this Friday, January 20.

The singer, who announced that he was taking a break of several years in his career, released a new duet with a big international star: Mika.

The two men united their voices on the song "Keep it simple", a ballad with pop sounds. 

This is the very first time that Vianney and Mika unite their voices.

The two artists unveiled their duet

Keep it simple

this night , a nice ballad with pop sounds.

Vianney sings in French, Mike in English.

Something to remember the duet shared by the interpreter of

Step-dad

with another great international star: Ed Sheeran. 

"Over the past few months, I've been making a lot of music and recording a lot of new stuff. One day in Paris, I was hanging out with my friend Vianney. Sitting on the couch in his studio, we wrote

Keep it simple

" told Mika on his Instagram account. 

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The singer had announced in 2021 to work on the songs for a new album.

He released a single titled 

YoYo

in May 2022 .

Then, he co-presented the Eurovision Song Contest with Italian singer Laura Pausini.

Vianney, meanwhile, recently announced that he was taking a break from his career after several months on tour.

"I had the most intense months of my life; so I decided not to tour any more for a few years. These 100 concerts filled me with happiness and I will send you songs regularly, I promise" , wrote the coach of The Voice on his Instagram account in early January. 

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