Herbert Leonard’s Concert Cancellation Due to Medical Emergency Raises Concern Among Fans

Anxiety has been growing among fans of Herbert Léonard since the announcement made a few days ago on his official Facebook account. His wife, Cléo Léonard, thus revealed the cancellation of several concerts following a serious medical problem which led the singer to the emergency room.

“Back in France (he was in concert in Belgium, editor’s note), he was hospitalized on Tuesday morning in intensive care at the Fontainebleau hospital THEN TRANSFERRED TO A MORE SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL STRUCTURE (…) A microbe (that the hospital track down) has still taken possession of Herbert and his search and location are the very essence of the Hospital. That’s the disturbing news about our friend Herbert for today. I will keep you posted as the search for and recovery of your favorite artist progresses.”can we read in this message Facebook.

According France SundayHerbert Léonard reportedly fell ill on Sunday May 28 while performing in concert in Belgium. “This news is very alarming for all the singer’s fans who know how difficult the last few years have been for him… All the more worrying because, at the time of writing these lines, this force of nature has still not could not get back on stage and honor the commitments he had made to participate in various events”, underline our colleagues, specifying that the concert scheduled for June 1 with Bernard Sauvat, Pascal Danel and Georges Chelon, and canceled, was particularly close to his heart. While it was also announced on stage this Saturday, June 10 in the Somme, Herbert Leonard also canceled this performance.

The many health problems of Herbert Léonard

Interviewed last May in France Sunday, Herbert Léonard revealed that he had come close to death on several occasions in recent years. “A black series started five years ago with this infection in the lungs which inflicted on me thirty-two days of coma, until last year when I again spent more than a month hospitalized on oxygen because of a carbine Covid. And again, luckily I was vaccinated, because otherwise I certainly wouldn’t be here to talk to you.”he explained, assuring that he was much better now.

“My wife has a lot of courage. His presence and support are very precious to me. We have been particularly close for many, many years, but it is true that when you come close to the worst, it brings you even closer”he added, specifying that his health problems were due, for him, to his long past as a smoker.

Clara Kolodny