Editing Mireille Mathieu (section)

===Career in the 21st century (2001–present)===
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In 2002, Mathieu released her thirty-seventh French album, ''De tes mains'' (EMI), followed by a series of concerts at the [[Paris Olympia]] in November and a tour in France, Belgium, and Switzerland. Reviews in the French press were quite positive, and the public gave Mathieu standing ovations every evening.

Mathieu celebrated the fortieth anniversary of her career at the Paris Olympia on 24 November 2005, releasing her thirty-eighth French album, ''Mireille Mathieu,'' produced by Patrick Hampartzoumian, who wrote the main title, "Une place dans mon cœur." The performance, along with an interview, was recorded and released in wide-screen DVD format in 2006; however, the DVD was available only in European video format.

[[File:Vladimir Putin and Muammar Gaddafi in Moscow 2 Nov 2008-2.jpeg|thumb|right|During a November 2008 visit to Russia, Gaddafi pitched his Bedouin tent on the grounds of the [[Kremlin]]. Here, he is joined by [[Russian Prime Minister]] [[Vladimir Putin]] and French singer Mireille Mathieu.]] 

On 1 November 2008, she was a guest of Prime Minister [[Vladimir Putin]] in Moscow and performed a concert in his honor. The two visited the tent of visiting Libyan leader [[Muammar al-Gaddafi|Muammar Gaddafi]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mireille Mathieu nominated as counsellor of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office|url=http://www.cotidianul.ro/124143-Mireille_Mathieu_consiliera_a_Procuraturii_Generale_din_Rusia|access-date=24 September 2010|newspaper=Cotidianul (Romanian Daily)|date=8 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910231854/http://www.cotidianul.ro/124143-Mireille_Mathieu_consiliera_a_Procuraturii_Generale_din_Rusia|archive-date=10 September 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

[[File:Медведев и Мирей Матье.jpg|thumb|President Medvedev and Mireille Mathieu, November 2010]] 

In November 2010, she was awarded the Russian Medal of Friendship by President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] at a state dinner. She was in Russia and the Baltic States throughout November, returning to Paris after a concert in Warsaw, Poland, on 28 November. In January 2011, Mireille was promoted from Chevalier (9 December 1999) to Officier of the [[Légion d'honneur]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mireille Mathieu promue officier de la Légion d'honneur par Nicolas Sarkozy|url=http://www.lepost.fr/article/2011/01/26/2384460_mireille-mathieu-promue-officier-de-la-legion-d-honneur-par-nicolas-sarkozy.html|newspaper=Le Post|access-date=28 January 2011|date=26 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129085211/http://www.lepost.fr/article/2011/01/26/2384460_mireille-mathieu-promue-officier-de-la-legion-d-honneur-par-nicolas-sarkozy.html|archive-date=29 January 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In November 2011, Mathieu canceled her concert in Israel for the second time that year due to the promoter's failure to meet the required ticket sales.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

In March 2012, Mathieu, along with Jean Claudric and his orchestra, visited three cities in Siberia, Russia: [[Perm, Russia|Perm]] (21 March), [[Tyumen]] (24 March), and [[Yekaterinburg]] (26 March).{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

During an interview in Moscow, Mathieu remarked that the group [[Pussy Riot]] had committed a sacrilege in the church by staging a political demonstration against President Putin. The French television program "[[On n'est pas couché]]" edited out the second half of her statement and labeled her a tool of President Putin. Her lawyer, André Schmidt, sued the station for defamation, but the suit was dismissed at trial in July 2014.<ref name="rtl 2012">{{Cite web|title=Mireille Mathieu dénonce le sacrilège des Pussy Riot en Russie mais demande l'indulgence|url=http://www.rtl.fr/actualites/insolite/article/mireille-mathieu-denonce-le-sacrilege-des-pussy-riot-en-russie-mais-demande-l-indulgence-7752194695|access-date=24 September 2012|publisher=RTL France|date=5 September 2012|archive-date=7 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107052349/http://www.rtl.fr/actualites/insolite/article/mireille-mathieu-denonce-le-sacrilege-des-pussy-riot-en-russie-mais-demande-l-indulgence-7752194695|url-status=dead}}</ref> The part that was edited out was, "As a woman artist and a Christian, I beg the indulgence of these three girls." The three women were ultimately convicted and sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism and inciting religious hatred.<ref name="dismissed">{{cite web|title=Mireille Mathieu Déboutée Contre Le Petit Journal|url=http://www.closermag.fr/people/people-francais/mireille-mathieu-deboutee-contre-le-petit-journal-271493|access-date=30 August 2014|work=[[Closer (magazine)|Closer]]|date=2 July 2014}}</ref>

In October 2012, Mathieu announced on her webpage that she would be re-releasing her album ''Chante Piaf,'' with two new recordings added in celebration of her 50th year as a singer and the 50th anniversary of Piaf's death. Also that month, she had to cancel several shows in Russia, including performances in [[Rostov]], [[Volgograd]], [[Samara, Russia|Samara]], and [[Ufa]]. She had contracted these shows through a [[Yekaterinburg]] company called Mix Art, via her [[Malta]] agent, Foresa Investment Ltd. She stated that Mix Art "acted in a highly unprofessional and even fraudulent way." However, she was able to salvage the tours with performances in Moscow on 3 November 2012, Saint Petersburg on 5 November 2012, and Krasnodar on 7 November 2012. She also performed the rescheduled concert in [[Ufa]] on 7 March 2013.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

In December 2013, her lawyers won a lawsuit against MGM Home Entertainment for failing to compensate her production company, Abilene Disc, for the 1967 song ''Les Yeux de l'amour'' (The Eyes of Love), which was used in the German version of the movie ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]].''<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mireille Mathieu gagne son procès|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2007/12/07/01011-20071207FILWWW00454-exploitation-d-une-chanson-de-mireille-mathieu.php|newspaper=Le Figaro|access-date=9 December 2013|date=7 December 2007}}</ref> Since 2009, she has been the main guest star of the [[Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo]], held on [[Moscow]]'s [[Red Square]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spasskaya Tower Festival|url=http://www.mireillemathieu.com/spasskaya-tower-festival-moscou-2-3-et-4-septembre-2016/?lang=en|access-date=29 September 2016|date=25 August 2016|publisher=Mireille Mathieu}}</ref> On 5 September 2013, during her concert at the festival, she performed in a light dress under icy rain and gusty winds, refusing an offer for a coat as she deemed it disrespectful to the freezing audience in the stands. Russian TV's ''Culture'' channel praised her performance that day as a remarkable feat.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Mathieu had an active tour schedule for 2014, celebrating her 50th year in show business (she dates her career from the year she won her first singing contest in Avignon). Her first concert was scheduled to be in Kyiv, and she held out hope it would proceed, but ultimately canceled it seven days prior "due to the instability." Her France 50th Anniversary tour ran from October to November 2014.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Mathieu performed her 50th Anniversary tour in Germany and Austria from 1 to 16 March 2015, singing at sold-out venues in twelve different cities. She credits her sister and manager, Monique, for keeping the general audience ticket prices reasonable.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

In March 2015, she announced on her webpage that all concerts in Russia were canceled "due to the economic situation." The concert website stated that the Russian currency had collapsed, making it no longer possible to finance the concert and travel arrangements.<ref name="Russia 2015">{{Cite web|title=Mireille Mathieu concert on May 21 canceled|url=http://www.philharmonia-nsk.ru/o-nas/news/kontsert-mirey-mate-21-maya-otmenen/|access-date=16 March 2015|publisher=Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Society|date=4 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="RussiaMM 2015">{{Cite web|title=Concerts en Russie Mai 2015|url=http://www.mireillemathieu.com/concerts-en-russie-mai-2015|access-date=16 March 2015|publisher=Abilene Disc|date=7 March 2015}}</ref>

On 26 May 2015, Mathieu performed at the "Culture Without Borders" (''Culture sans frontière'') project at the [[UNESCO]] headquarters in Paris. She participated in a concert titled ''The Allies of the Great Victory: A Musical Story,'' featuring the Jazz Band of Igor Butman (Russia-US). Other soloists included Allan Harris (US), Sanya Kroitor (Israel), Yakov Yavno (US), Igor Butman, Mikhail Gluz (Russia), Polina Zizak (Russia), and various other celebrities.<ref name="unesco">{{Cite web|title=The Allies of the Great Victory: A Musical Story|url=https://en.unesco.org/events/concert-allies-great-victory-musical-story|access-date=19 May 2015|publisher=UNESCO|date=17 May 2015}}</ref>

On 30 July 2015, she returned to Byblos, Lebanon, after 41 years for the [[Byblos International Festival]]. Her sisters Monique—who is also her manager—and Marie France accompanied her mother on the trip, who then made a brief appearance with her on stage, escorted by the family servant, Hervé-Marc.<ref name="byblos_pics1">{{Cite web|title=Mireille Mathieu at Byblos International Festival|url=http://www.eventinglb.com/festivals/byblos-international-festival-2015/mireille-mathieu-at-byblos-international-festival/1902/?im=145598|access-date=22 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004222/http://www.eventinglb.com/festivals/byblos-international-festival-2015/mireille-mathieu-at-byblos-international-festival/1902/?im=145598|archive-date=24 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="byblos pics2">{{Cite web|title=Concert à Byblos Liban le Jeudi 20 Juillet|url=http://www.mireillemathieu.com/concert-a-byblos-liban-le-jeudi-20-juillet/|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref>

On 20 March 2016, Mathieu's mother died at the age of 94 from a pulmonary embolism. She was entombed in the mausoleum Mathieu at the Saint-Véran cemetery in Avignon.<ref name="Marcelle">{{Cite web|title=Mireille Mathieu pleure sa mère|date=20 March 2016 |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2016/03/20/03006-20160320ARTFIG00049-mireille-mathieu-pleure-sa-mere.php|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref>