What if he was the winner of “Star Academy” season 12? If the former candidates cite Ebony as the most talented student in the class, we should not forget Ulysses. Week after week, the 24-year-old Marseille candidate has established himself as a favorite of viewers thanks to his covers of Muse, Bryan Adams, BB Brunes or Axel Bauer. In the hot seat three times, the singer was each time saved by the public and has since continued the adventure, despite tensions with director Michael Goldman. You will have understood, through these choices of songs for the prime, Ulysse cultivates a rock universe, as he reminded the singer Eva, who came to the castle on Tuesday evening. “ I've already experienced a bit of everything. I had a phase where I was a DJ, I played rock… I wanted to go back to the basics, what my parents rocked me with: the rock of U2, The Police… . But to modernize it » attests Ulysses, who does not want to put up a barrier: “ I want to keep a rock base, but explore other genres (…) If tomorrow I have to do concerts, it's [avec] a group ».
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“It’s too reminiscent of Pierre Garnier”
His main model? Post Malone! “ He comes from rap but in the end his last album was country, then he did something more rock… » he continues. The opportunity for Ulysses to reserve a nice gift for his comrades and Eva. A few weeks after unveiling a first composition, the young singer performed a new song that he says he composed at the castle, between classes and preparations for bonuses. A delicate guitar ballad that seems to have immediately touched Marguerite, Maïa, Ebony or Charles. And at the end, everyone sang the chorus of this unreleased song, which could have a great destiny in the weeks to come: “ And when night falls it's not Morpheus / Whom I dream of embracing / Daybreak is a kiss / Which puts an end to this fairy tale ».
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If the other students seemed excited by this composition, this is not really the case for Internet users, who are divided by this song. “ Too good », « I really like the new Ulysses composition!!! I find it much more qualitative than the first », « I adore » some are enthusiastic, while others are more doubtful: “ A little messy », « Cata », « Is this a joke? », « I saturate », « It's lame », « I prefer the other me », « It's too reminiscent of Pierre last year. So it's repeated and it's less involved “. Another assures that Ulysses' tone reminds him of that of Wesley Schultz, singer of the pop-folk group The Lumineers. We remember that last year, Pierre Garnier performed “Ceux qu’on été” at the castle during the adventure. An extract that immediately became viral and allowed the Norman artist to discover the crazy career he now has.
