Her sweet melodies, romantic lyrics and very French style have not escaped Chinese listeners. Joyce Jonathan has been an icon in China for many years. She has just won a very famous TV show there.
Several French singers have found a new audience beyond their borders. This is particularly the case for Alizée and her “Moi Lolita”, Mireille Mathieu, but also the lyricist Dantès Dai Liang and the singer Jil Caplan.
Like these artists, Joyce Jonathan has built a real reputation over the years among Chinese listeners. During the last four months, she even participated in a talent show that can be compared to our French “Star Académie”. This is “Cheng Feng”, a program broadcast on “Mango TV” and on the internet with more than ten million viewers.
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The final of this singing competition was held this Thursday, June 27. In the columns of “Parisien”, Joyce Jonathan returned to this experience: “I have progressed! I learned a lot, because the teachers and the girls are extremely demanding. I gained confidence in myself, I accumulated fabulous memories. »
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Joyce Jonathan: China, she knows
Still in this interview for the regional daily, the singer reveals that her presence in China is neither new nor due to chance: “I have been going there for fifteen years, that I have a manager there, that I am spreading little seeds by releasing all my records, by doing concerts every year. »
A long-term strategy that paid off this year: “It wasn’t easy to leave for four months. But it was a great opportunity for me, who had a bit of fame as a French singer. “Cheng Feng” has 13.5 billion views per season throughout Asia!”
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Joyce Jonathan returns to France after her victory in China.
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To get there, Joyce Jonathan also had to make some sacrifices: “I had organized myself to take her [sa fille de 3 ans] but I quickly realized that she would have waited for me all day at the hotel and that would have been very selfish of me. The pace is twelve days in China, a week in France, twelve days in China… It’s extremely intense and trying. »
Back in France to begin a summer tour with no less than 34 dates, Joyce Jonathan will return to China in September, far from saying goodbye to the Middle Kingdom which is asking for more: “With the exposure of this show , my notoriety has changed a lot! Fans are waiting for me downstairs at the hotel, it’s crazy! At the airport, the police ask me for autographs, the flight attendants recognize me, it’s funny. “.
