Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine: his loved ones announce that his days are numbered

His fans should prepare for a melancholic scandal, to quote one of the poet and rocker's songs. Those close to Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine announce in Paris Match that the 78-year-old singer's days are numbered. If they do not specify the nature of this “progressive, incurable disease”, they leave no room for doubt: “The treatments simply make it possible to slow down its progression. But the end is inevitable.”

The family of Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine agreed to confide in the weekly to prevent “rumors and fanciful interpretations” that could give rise to the spectacle of the singer’s fragility. Whose signs of the disease appeared during 2025. A definitive diagnosis was made at the Dijon University Hospital. “He was amazing, he really helped me. He is neither in denial, nor in pity, nor in complaint. And I will be there for him, I know that I will support him with all my strength in this fight,” testifies Francine, his wife.

A farewell tour

This fight will take the form of a final tour, called “Farewells”, in memory of a song released in 1996, where he sang that “we always end up on the eternal station platform of farewells”. It can be heard in Lannion (October 3), Montpellier (November 7), Angers (December 4), Brussels (January 22, 2027), Rouen (April 9, 2027). As for Paris, Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine plans to perform at the Zénith de La Villette in May next year.

The family explains that they were confronted with the reluctance of insurers. “We have to admit that we have to take the biggest financial risks ourselves,” comments Francine. To allow the performer of The Joint Cutter's Daughter to rest, the dates of the tour were deliberately spaced out. Even if, in this race against time, the scene could prove to be the most effective remedy.