Florent Pagny is a regular on the small screen for years. He has anecdotes on this subject in spades, like the one he told in his book Florent By Pagnythen in April 2023 during his appearance on France Bleu, in the show Décibels by Émilie Mazoyer. “There are lots of super funny moments in your book. Can you tell me, Florent, please, what Jacques Martin called you the first time he welcomed you on TV?†, the host then asked him with amused curiosity. Delighted to return to this hilarious moment from his television debut, the interpreter of My freedom to think was happy to recount his first appearance on the show again Sunday Martinalongside the famous presenter. “This anecdote (…), it has always followed me because Pascal Nègre is still in the area and systematically reminds me of her since he was there that day†, he explained first.
Jacques Martin’s hilarious slip of the tongue for the premiere of Florent Pagny
As usual when welcoming an artist, Jacques Martin wanted to put the latter at ease by showering him with praise. “As soon as you arrived and were number 1 in the top, you went to Jacques Martin. And it’s true thathe had a way of presenting, where he didn’t really know the adjective he could put on your first name to introduce you ‘the greatest’, ‘the most formidable’, ‘he has an extraordinary voice’, ‘everyone already loves him’…†, remembered Florent Pagny. Unfortunately, this time, the presenter was not perfectly informed about the name of his guest… “He was wrong… And you come home, you sing, he unannounces you. He says to you ‘Thank you to Laurent Fanny!’ And you leave without telling him anything… You don’t dare tell him… There was an amazing programmer at that time, who took it back and explained that that wasn’t what my name was†, he said with a laugh before concluding: “But hey, it didn’t matter! They had heard me sing, that was the most important†.
A new life for Florent Pagny
Subsequently, Florent Pagny returned several times to the stage of Sunday Martin et son nom n’a plus jamais été écorché. He obviously has the very flourishing career that we all know him to be and has made numerous appearances on television to the delight of his fans. Two weeks ago, after more than 10 seasons of participation, he announced his big departure from The Voicethus leaving his prestigious position as coach to the artist who agrees to take it. Today, the singer has decided to sail towards new horizons and to focus in particular on his health, he who has been suffering from lung cancer since 2022…
