Despite success, Christophe Maé has always cherished his simplicity. This Sunday, May 10, Christophe Maé was invited to 8:30 p.m. Sunday on France 2 for the release, last March, of his seventh album calledBrother Foraine. The opportunity, for the 50-year-old artist, to put a stop to his legendary discretion and to talk about his private life in the south of France, his cocoon far from the bustle of Paris. “Let’s say that at home, in the South, I lead an ordinary life. I am surrounded by my loved ones, my childhood friends. I have my family and there is something that reassures me there: it’s my home. And then it’s the south, it’s the most beautiful region in France.” he explained to Laurent Delahousse. Moreover, the interpreter of Beautiful Lady simply traveled back and forth by train for his appearance on the show. It must be said that the one who was spotted by the production of the musical The Sun King grew up under the sun of Carpentras, in the South-East. « The heart of Provence: the lavender fields, the olive groves, the garlic, the marketsé»he confided to the microphone of France Blue. It was his father, a musician and jazz lover, who passed on his taste for music to him, even if he is very close to his mother.
Christophe Maé lives in a sheepfold with his wife Nadège and their two children near Aix-en-Provence
Although attached to its south, Christophe Maé will have to leave it for the duration of his tour which begins on June 18 and ends on December 11. But it is above all his sublime sheepfold in which he lives with his wife Nadège and their two children, Jules, 18 years old. and Marcel, 13 years old who will miss him. Six years ago, the 50-year-old singer and his wife renovated an old sheepfold with a breathtaking view of an olive field. According to the revelations of Gala in 2023, the artist has installed a professional studio to compose his songs, as well as a football field for his sons, the eldest of whom is leaving the family nest. “The small one is for PSG, and the biggest one is for Marseille. With football, they have put their finger on something that makes them vibrate, that’s all that matters.” he confided. And if Christophe Maé does not see himself leaving Aix-en-Provence, only one place on earth could make him sing: Cape Verde. “I always felt like there was a little bit of me there. Like, for example, my way of dancing and being content with the essentials, simple things.” he explained.
Christophe Maé: a look back at his meeting with his wife Nadège in Corsica
During his passage in8:30 p.m. Sundaythis May 10, Christophe Maé also took the opportunity to make a tender declaration of love to Nadège, whom he married in 2017. “She has been with me for 22 years, we have done everything together. I think that if I hadn’t crossed paths with him, I probably wouldn’t be here.”he confided, not without emotion. It’s in Corsica, at the beginning of the 2000sthat the singer crossed paths with the woman of his life. “I arrived here about sixteen years ago and I played in clubs in Ajaccio, in Calvi, on the beaches. I’ve played in lots of places like that. I met the mother of my two children here. Corsica, I just want to tell you that it’s the land of my heart.”he said inOne day, a doctor en juillet 2024.
