Antoine Delie (The Voice 9) makes the buzz after his stunt at the Belgian Grand Prix

Antoine Delie was invited to the Belgian Grand Prix this Sunday July 30 to perform the national anthem before the start. The appearance of the finalist of season 9 of The Voice made since the buzz on social networks!

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It’s the sporting event of the weekend. The Belgian Grand Prix is ​​played this Sunday July 30 on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Formula 1 fans had an appointment around 3 p.m. to watch the start of the last race, before the one-month summer break granted to the drivers. But before the cars started, all eyes were on the guest of honor of the sports competition: Antoine Delia. The Belgian singer has acquired a good reputation in his country, but also in France, where he participated in the ninth season of The Voice. Finalist of the tele-hook hosted by Nikos Aliagas in 2020, the 26-year-old young man made an impression, in particular thanks to his exuberant look, which is still at the center of attention today.

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Exit Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc. It was the appearance of Antoine Delie that caused the buzz this Sunday afternoon. The Belgian singer has been chosen to perform the national anthem. A real boon for the native of Baudour, who said to himself “very surprised” to have been selected in the columns of Sudinfo. “I was told that I was a rather colorful and atypical character and that they wanted to put on a different show. I can’t wait to be there and sing for the whole world since the event is broadcast in audiovision. It’s a big exhibition and an honor for me to participate in it”, he assures. And given the performance delivered this afternoon, the bet is successful! At the end of his performance, internet users all over the world spoke only of him…

Antoine Delie unleashes passions

The artist put on the national flag, his most beautiful red glasses, his golden pants, his black blazer jacket and his sequined gloves to put on the show. Viewers didn’t miss a beat. And they were surprised by the resemblance between Antoine Delie and another exuberant-looking singing star, namely Elton John, the interpreter of Candle in the Wind. A slew of humorous comments were shared on Twitter: “Is that Elton John?”, “It’s lovely to see Elton John sing the national anthem”, “It’s cool to see Elton John”, “Ladies and gentlemen, here is the Belgian Elton John“, “Elton John lets loose by representing Belgium at Eurovision” or “Elton John with a Belgium cape is not something I had on my Bingo list today“.