During the last ceremony of NRJ Music AwardsAmir made his mark by shaving his head during the performance of his title Summit. In The complete Camille Combal on NRJ, he went behind the scenes of this production.
He caused a sensation. Amir captivated viewers from the moment he entered the stage at the NMA. In competition for the French-speaking Song of the Year prize, he performed his song entitled Summit surrounded by his dancers, before surprising everyone. In the middle of his performance, two dancers approached him, clippers in hand, and shaved him live. The artist, now shaved head, continued to sing with energy. This moment also left Nikos Aliagas speechless: “You've done some things on this stage, but I've never seen that!“At the end of his performance, Amir, presumably himself in shock at his hair transformation, declared: “Ohlala, that’s weird!“, as he touched his freshly shaved head.
Amir shaves his hair NRJ Music Awards : behind the scenes of a service prepared down to the smallest detail
Amir returned to the careful organization that preceded this performance. Although the live shave seemed spontaneous, every detail had been thought out in advance to ensure perfect timing. “There were 18 dancers and 2 hairdressers dressed as dancers“, explained Amir. The rehearsals, including the fake haircuts, made it possible to adjust the timing necessary for the cameras to capture the moment in time. Amir also revealed that he had been able to count on the commitment of his artistic director to test the scene in real conditions.My artistic director agreed to have his head shaved so that we would know how long it actually takes, and what length I should choose, because we couldn't leave these things- there randomly“, specifies the one who is about to become a father for the third time.
“I have never…“ : Amir explains why he shaved his head during his performance at the NRJ Music Awards
For Amir, this gesture went beyond the simple effect of surprise. Indeed, he revealed to Camille Combal that shaving his head had a personal meaning for him. “For me it resonates with personal things very deep (…) It is a symbol that I am ready to wear, that I find coherent“, he confides. For a long time, the singer wanted to shave his head in a performance, but he was waiting for the ideal moment: “I never really had the conditions, nor the justification.”
