In 2005, a planned tour of China was cancelled, and he returned to the studio to record the album "Adieu Tristesse". This was the most commercially successful of his career, and included several duets, one with his father and another, "Est-ce que tu aimes?", with the musician -M- (Matthieu Chedid). He subsequently toured widely in France, Lebanon and Canada. In 2006, he published a book, "Onirique attaque", containing lyrics, reflections and photographs. He also composed the soundtrack for the film "L'homme qui rêvait d'un enfant", directed by Delphine Gleize. The soundtrack was performed by an ensemble of children from a local music school. The album "Show Time", issued late in 2006, was recorded live on tour and includes duets with Matthieu Chedid, Pauline Croze, Lhasa de Sela and Jacques Higelin. In June 2008 he released the album "L'Homme du Monde", which won the award of Pop/Rock Album of the Year 2009 at La Victoire de la Musique. His 2010 double CD, "Mystic Rumba", contained 24 songs from his repertoire performed solo at the piano, the result in part of a snow storm which cut the power in his studio during recording. The next album, "Baba Love", was released in October 2011. In 2012, he collaborated with Nicolas Repac on the album "L'Or Noir", comprising musical settings of poems by Caribbean writers.