Sofiane Pamart, number one and by far

For a year, Sofiane Pamart lives in the hills above Los Angeles. There, this pianist quietly composed and recorded his next album. In the United States, he can work anonymously. In the country of his rival, Tony Ann, he is not yet famous and fills rooms with fewer than 7,000 seats. But he gives himself the means to succeed as well as in France.

Here, this musician of Lille origin, who won first prize at the Conservatory, is an incredible phenomenon. In addition to his performance at the Olympics on the Seine with Juliette Armanet, he filled Bercy and the Zénith with a snap of his fingers. The enthusiasm around his music is clearly seen in this list which must give purists a few pimples: this thirty-year-old, who adopts the marketing codes of rap, is at the top of the best sellers of the classic. He occupies first but also second and third place. « This is the first time that an artist has occupied all three places on the podium, it’s a performance…