Overview
- The 2026 edition gathered roughly 50 performers on a 910 m² stage with 430 meters of screens and 750 costumes.
- About 72,000 people attended the seven performances over six days at Paris’s Accor Arena.
- For the first time, cameras recorded inside the Accor Arena as the show returned to the venue after five years.
- Producer Anne Marcassus confirmed that Mimie Mathy (bronchitis) and Jean-Louis Aubert (antibiotic allergy) missed this year’s show for health reasons.
- Highlights included Florent Pagny’s emotional return, a cameo by Ousmane Dembélé on “La chanson des Restos,” and the new hymn “Tout se casse” by Santa now available on streaming platforms.