Overview
- Mathieu, who turned 80 on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, is marking the milestone privately in Avignon with 14 family members.
- Promoter Semmel Concerts and multiple outlets published a 12‑date farewell schedule that opens 28 October 2026 in Chemnitz and includes Berlin, Frankfurt, Hannover, Nürnberg, Düsseldorf and Munich.
- The singer says she still feels stage anxiety, known as 'Lampenfieber', and plans to keep performing while cutting back to shorter guest appearances rather than long international tours.
- Her six‑decade career includes more than 1,200 recorded songs in roughly a dozen languages and over 3,000 concerts, and her long bond with Germany earned her the Bundesverdienstkreuz in 1984.
- Some reports list a possible final concert in Prague in May 2027, which suggests the public farewell may extend beyond the autumn dates already announced.