Perilous evening this evening for Charles and Marine, the two students of the “Star Academy” season 12. The native of Brittany and the student from Lille face each other this Saturday, January 11 in the first semi-final of this edition, and the one of them will not return to the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys this evening. The other will be propelled to the final, where he will face, on January 25, the winner of the Franck/Ebony duel, which will be held next Saturday. A very special evening, during which viewers were able to meet two unforgettable candidates from the program: Houcine, finalist of the “Star Academy” 2 and Mathieu Johann, semi-finalist of the 2004 edition. Both are the special correspondents of the broadcast, in the hometowns of the two candidates.
Charles rubs shoulders with Daniel Balavoine
For this first semi-final, Charles and Marine are invited to show all their talent through several songs. The two friends shared a threesome with Sting on “Message in a bottle”, two duets with Santa on “Popcorn Salé” and “La difference”, and each offered a solo song. Marine, first on the legendary “My heart will go on” by Celine Dion ; then Charles, on “SOS of an earthling in distress” by Daniel Balavoine. An extremely difficult title vocally, and for which interpretation is essential. Another difficulty: it’s difficult for Charles not to be compared to Grégory Lemarchal, winner of season 4 of “Star Academy”, who performed this title with talent 20 years ago.
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Accompanied on stage by around twenty dancers, in a minimalist setting, Charles, perched on a podium, delivered a vibrant performance. On the student bench, Marine couldn’t hide her reddened eyes at the end of the song. Same thing for the teachers, with an emotional Ladji Doucourré, a shaken Hugues Hamelynck who wiped away a few tears, and a voiceless Marlène Schaff. “ Pfouu, » whispered the stage expression teacher before Nikos Aliagas, who had sensed her emotion, gave her the floor. Thank you, you gave me time to regain my senses my dear Nikos. To be honest, we worked on this song with Charles, and I told him that he had to stick to a phrase when singing it, “I don’t want to be a robot.” It moves me, Charles… when you do this job, it’s precisely because you don’t want to be a robot. Routine kills us. And this is what you transmitted to us, the proof is, since I have tears on the edge of my eyes “. A performance which also moved Mathieu Johann, in duplex from Pléneuf-Val-André, Charles’ hometown: “ We lived, with Karima [Charni]Lucie [Bernardoni] and you Nikos, great moments 20 years ago with Grégory on this song, and Charles has an extraordinary level.” », Launched the former great friend of Grégory Lemarchal from the HQ of those close to the Breton candidate. A moment of emotion, and a performance that will mark Charles’ journey on the show.
