Solène Delinger 3:35 p.m., February 16, 2023

Wednesday February 15, Florent Pagny shared on his social networks the clip of his brand new song “Encore”, in duet with his friend Kendji Girac.

This is the first time since the announcement of his lung cancer, more than a year ago, that the artist released a new song. 

Florent Pagny is back.

After months of media absence, the singer, who fought against lung cancer for more than a year, returns to the front of the stage on Wednesday February 15, with a new song, the very first since the announcement of his illness.

A clip shot at his home in Patagonia

In this piece entitled

Encore

, Florent Pagny sings of hope with his friend Kendji Girac, revealed in The Voice, then member of the jury alongside the singer.

The most famous of the French gypsies joined the star of the 90s in Patagonia, place of residence of Florent Pagny.

It is here, surrounded by his loved ones, his wife Azucena and their 2 children, that Florent Pagny has regained his strength since the announcement of his cancer. 

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For his part, the interpreter of

Andalouse

, was delighted on social networks to have shared this moment: "This clip is not 'a clip' for me … nor a 'filming', wrote the young dad in the caption of his clip with Florent Pagny: “I lived 4 days out of time in the country of my friend Florent Pagny.

A wonderful moment of sharing between us that I will never forget.

Thank you Florent for your generosity and this magnificent duet of which I am very proud", he continues, grateful to his friend. 

See this post on Instagram

A post shared by Kendji Girac (@kendji)

As his star friends had said in an interview, the interpreter of To

have loved

 has lost none of his vocal power.

"It's still cancer, it's a dirty beast, but Florent has found his voice. He even has a few hairs that grow back," Zazie assured in an interview with Télé-Loisirs on January 20. 

Encore

is only a taste of Florent Pagny's comme back.

Indeed, the star had announced on her social networks that she would be back on stage this summer for a series of festivals.

The singer will perform in particular at the Festival de Nîmes, on June 30, and he will pass by the Arènes de Bayonne, on July 21, and the Colmar Wine Fair, on July 30.