Salvatore Adamo, the inspired interpreter of Tombe la neige and Inch’Allah, had to postpone at the last moment “for medical reasons” the recital he was to give on the stage of the Grand Rex, in front of a packed house, on October 18 . Virginie Borgeaud-Bigot, the manager of the Belgian singer who is due to celebrate his 80th birthday on November 1, immediately wanted to reassure his audience by declaring to our colleagues from Le Parisien, “It’s not serious. For safety reasons, examinations are underway. We are waiting for the results, but he is not hospitalized. He’s at home, in Paris.”
Still according to the artist’s collaborator, it would be the heavy political news which would be the cause of the cancellation of the Grand Rex concert: “There is in particular a lot of stress linked to the events of recent days and to his song Inch’ Allah”. This song, written and composed by Adamo in 1966, with peaceful overtones, released before the Six-Day War of 1967 between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria, remained in the first ten places in the country’s hit parade. ‘era.
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The recital on October 18, which was to be sold out, has been postponed until January 29, 2024. For the moment, the producers of Adamo, and this is reassuring news, have made it clear that the concert on October 22 in Roubaix is maintained as well as the major 80th birthday tour of the Belgian singer of Sicilian origin which is due to begin on November 27.
Overwork and stress are ailments that have affected other renowned artists in recent weeks such as Pierre Arditi, Michel Sardou and Maxime Le Forestier. Fortunately, for the moment, all these alerts have fizzled out.
