Michel Fugain charges the “Star Academy”

Three years after its return, the “Star Academy” is distinguished by real enthusiasm, characterized by strong audiences. This is evidenced by the prime time figures for Saturday January 11 with more than 3.19 million viewers.

However, this show is not necessarily unanimous. Michel Fugain, famous French singer and composer, author of well-known titles such as A beautiful story or Do like the birdis not of the same opinion as the many fans of the TF1 program.

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On the occasion of the release of his latest album in October 2024 and the tour of his show, the artist gave an interview to our colleagues from the TéléPro media. “This is exactly the place where you can’t transmit anything “, he estimates before adding: “ They (the students) are scared because they are going to do a talent show.”

I don’t want to promote things that I think are harmful.

Michel Fugain

From the height of his long experience in music, the one who wrote for Michel Sardou or Dalida also evokes the lack of passion of the candidates and deplores the race for fame of the participants. “ Hungry belly has no ears, they are hungry for television, they are not hungry for songs, music and craft. (…) I don’t want to promote things that I think are harmful, because these shows overshadow real artists. There are artists who have talent, and we don’t see them », he confides in all sincerity.

Michel Fugain is not the first singer to make such statements on the show launched in 2001. Indeed, Michel Sardou, Eddy Mitchell, Alex Red and even Calogero have also criticized the TF1 program on several occasions.

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