Singer Hervé Vilard, 80, is launching a new tour to mark 60 years in the music industry. The tour will begin on Tuesday, September 29, in Indre-et-Loire, France, and include dozens of performances across the country, with a notable concert at the Pleyel hall in Paris on October 25. Vilard will also perform in Belgium and Latin America. Recently, he recorded three new songs that will be included in a forthcoming album. "Why stop? For now, I am in good shape," he told AFP. "I sing to give people pleasure, otherwise I get bored." Vilard has been a key figure in French music since the 1960s. He rose to fame with romantic melodies and songwriting, going against the popular yéyés style of the time. His most famous song, Capri c'est fini, was written in just ten minutes and inspired by a subway advertisement. It sold over three million copies worldwide and was the second best-selling song in France when it was released in 1965, behind Aline by Christophe. In the early 2000s, Vilard took a break from pop music and worked on setting music to texts by notable writers such as Brecht, Aragon, Ionesco, Genet, and Marguerite Duras. Born René Villard, he was raised in a foster family after being born into public assistance. His guardian, Daniel Cordier, who was involved in the Liberation movement and an art dealer, introduced him to the arts and supported his dream of becoming a singer. Vilard was discovered by the Philips record label and worked as a record seller on the Champs-Elysées and a disc jockey at the Bus Palladium. He signed his first contract, but his breakthrough came with Capri c'est fini when he was 19 years old. Vilard's music has also gained popularity in Latin America, where he is known as "el diablito de Paris," or the little devil of Paris. His long tour will take him to Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, and Peru in March and April 2027, continuing his global presence in the music world.