Yannick Noah’s summer will be less intense than expected. The singer, who was due to give a handful of concerts between now and August, has just announced his cancellation. The interpreter of The voice of the wise declared on Friday on Instagram that he was subject to “three months of forced rest” after an injury suffered, as reported by Le Parisien, on Tuesday, May 14 during a gala match organized to mark the centenary of the Parc Lescure, together with Zinedine Zidane and Bixente Lizarazu.
“Yannick Noah has suffered a tendon tear in his hamstring and will unfortunately have to undergo surgery early next week, followed by a period of convalescence that will last all summer,” TS3, a production company, stated on Friday, May 17. of the concert.
“Therefore, we are forced to cancel all dates planned for this period, from now until September 1,” it continues.
The first disappointment will occur this Saturday night, May 18. Yannick Noah will perform at the opening of the international women’s tennis tournament in Strasbourg, on the center court. The singer, a former tennis champion, would have taken the opportunity to celebrate his 64th birthday on stage.
paralympic mission
According to his official website, the artist planned to continue with an appointment at the Arena Futuroscope in Poitiers on May 25, at the Parc des Expositions in Nancy on June 1, before embarking on a festival tour: Les Nuits vilaines on the 8th June, the Feel Good Festival in Belgium on June 30, the Le Son des brass festival on July 6 and the Folies festival in Baie on August 3.
Additionally, Yannick Noah was announced last December as captain of the French men’s wheelchair tennis team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will take place from August 28 to September 8.
Source: BFM TV
