On January 1, 2025, France 2 orchestrated the first edition of the Bravos d’or, a new awards ceremony based on only one criterion: public success. Theatrical admissions, book sales, television audiences, streaming listening… Only the figures showing the artists and works acclaimed by the French made it possible to establish the list! From the Marigny Theater in Paris, 18 celebrities were welcomed on stage by Nagui and Leïla Kaddour to receive the imposing golden trophy forming two clasped hands promised to the winners. While Artus came accompanied by all the actors of the film “Un p’tit truc en plus” to celebrate its 10.8 million cinema admissions, The Bastards (Best selling records), Shaka Ponk (Best concert), the Ofenbach duo (most listened to French people in the world) or even Jungeli, crowned thanks to “Petit Génie”, shone on the music side. Just like Pierre Garnier: the winner of “Star Academy” season 12 won the supreme prize, that of Personality of the Year which was voted on by Internet users! “ It’s just incredible. This year is crazy, it’s my first year in the music industry so it’s like a birth for me » reacts the singer to the Parisian.
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“I like to bring this pop up to date”
Proud to be awarded this trophy (“ It is magnificent and… very heavy, it is the most imposing I have ever received! » he assures with humor), Pierre Garnier is even ahead of stars of the Paris Olympic Games in his category like Tony Estanguet or Léon Marchand. “ It’s impressive » he admits, thanking “ people who [le] have been following for over a year and who are responding ». « I don’t want to tell myself that I “beat” the others. But it’s surprising, because the vote didn’t just concern the music world. Anyway, everything surprises me in these ceremonies » he smiled. While his first album “Every second” appears in the top 5 of best album sales in 2024, the 24-year-old musician is enjoying his early career “ mind-blowing ». « When I left “Star Ac” and they put my song “Ceux qu’on suis” online, it was already rare to see that French pop was number one on the chart, ahead of rappers of the moment. It’s the music that I’ve been making for years and I like to bring this pop up to date and to see that it also appeals to young people who generally listen to a lot of hip-hop. » indicates Pierre Garnier.
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In ten days, the ex-academician will launch his first solo tour which will see him set off in a few months to attack the Zénith. “ Everything is almost ready » says the interpreter of “We know”, who wishes to offer a show “ Who [lui] looks like » : « I get a lot of messages from people who tell me that one of my songs helped them or that they like listening to one of my songs because it reminds them of their personal life “. Before this marathon, Pierre Garnier took advantage of the end-of-year holidays to recharge his batteries. “ I returned home to my family. It had been two years since I had celebrated Christmas with my loved ones, whom I had not seen for a long time. It allowed me to remember these 12 crazy months. In one year, everything changed » he concludes, ready for what comes next.
Palmarès des Bravos d’or
The disc: Les Enfoirés
The song: “Little Genie” by Jungeli
The most listened to French people in the world: Ofenbach
The concert: Shaka Ponk
The radio show: “L’After Foot” on RMC
Radio: France Inter
The original podcast: “Transfer”
Fiction on platforms: “Sous la Seine” by Xavier Gens (Netflix)
The television event: Thierry Reboul and Thomas Jolly, for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
TV entertainment: Les Enfoirés
The novel: “A Wild Animal” by Joël Dicker
The musical: “Starmania”, directed by Thomas Jolly
TV fiction: the “HPI” series from TF1
The play: “The Circle of Dead Poets”
The comedian: Alban Ivanov
Le programme Web : “Kaizen” d’Inoxtag
Personality of the year (public vote): Pierre Garnier
