Singer Véronique Sanson hospitalized with acute respiratory infection, concert canceled

French singer Véronique Sanson, 77, has been hospitalized with acute respiratory infection, leading to the cancellation of her scheduled performance at the Art Rock festival in Saint-Brieuc. Her press service confirmed the emergency hospitalization on Saturday.

While this particular concert is off, Sanson's other summer festival appearances in June and July are still slated to proceed as planned. Her tour was set to kick off with the festival performance.

This health setback comes after Sanson's successful treatment for tonsil cancer in 2018. In September 2025, she had shared with the program "Sept à huit" on TF1 that she was experiencing growing health problems. "I hurt everywhere, I have arthritis in my hands, and it hurts when I play the piano," she had stated, adding, "it's not going to get better."

In April 2024, Sanson was hospitalized for pneumonia, which also resulted in the cancellation of a concert at the Zénith in Nantes. The artist, known for her distinctive vibrato and as a pioneering female singer-songwriter in the 1970s, launched her career with the album "Amoureuse" at age 22.

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I hurt everywhere, I have arthritis in my hands, and it hurts when I play the piano, and it's not going to get better.