A priori, he was not ready for the role. And yet, Michael Goldman will take over the reins of the “Star Academy” for the third consecutive season, starting Saturday October 12. The director of this express training will have to deal with a body of teaching that is almost completely turned upside down since only Malika Benjelloun (dance) and Lucie Bernardoni (repétiteur) are keeping their classes, with Marlène Schaff being promoted as teacher of stage expression. But this breath of fresh air motivates Jean-Jacques’ son, who had to force his discreet and modest nature to take on the responsibility of ensuring order reigns in Dammarie-les-Lys.
“I refuse to play a role for the show”
Accustomed to unearthing talent in his past life, the co-founder of the My Major Company label was much less qualified to do this exercise in front of sometimes intrusive cameras. He joked about it in an interview with our colleagues from “Télé 7 Jours”. “I was going to say: this is the only ‘flaw’ of the program!”he replied about his current exhibition. “If I was asked to be director of Star Academy without cameras all my life, I would sign straight away! Yes, of course it costs”added the announcer of good and bad news (appointments) to the castle. Fortunately, for him, his name made things easier and allowed him to evolve in a healthy environment. “JI’m lucky not to have started from nothing. Notoriety, I grew up with it. She was around me and I was able to observe her. What is certain is that I refuse to play a role for the show, I don’t want to be someone else”he assures.
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Rave about the new promotion
In the rest of the interview, Michael Goldman praised the talent of the promotion brought to succeed that of Pierre Garnier. A singular casting, of which we already know an element, which makes us happy. “JI experienced a phenomenon that I hoped for and which delighted me: I saw candidates arrive who had absolutely no background in music, who really came out of their rooms. Pure diamonds in the rough!”enthused the shaper of apprentice artists. He will have a few months to help them hatch.
