René Froger says autoimmune disease makes his health unpredictable

René Froger says his autoimmune disease makes it difficult to predict what his body will be able to do from one day to the next. The 65-year-old singer spoke about his health on Dutch television on Friday, alongside his wife, Natasja Froger.

“Generally, I’m doing well; it’s just day to day,” he said on RTL talk show *Renze*. Froger said his polymyositis, a condition involving muscle inflammation, could leave him able to sing one moment and hoarse the next. “It just takes time,” he said, adding that he was learning to live one day at a time.

Natasja Froger said that, at one point, her husband needed help washing and dressing. She described seeing him in that condition as frightening.

The couple said they had kept the early stages of his illness largely private. Froger said he had wanted to explain to fans that his voice was usually fine, but his body was letting him down, particularly with performances approaching.

Froger announced in September that he was putting his work on hold because of health problems. He has said he had symptoms for two years and is undergoing several treatments. A forthcoming documentary, *René Froger: I Am a Singer*, will show how he is dealing with the illness.

The singer’s health has also left uncertainty over his future performances with Dutch group De Toppers. The group’s management expects to decide within two weeks whether he will take part in its May 2027 concerts, while saying there had been no new developments in his illness.