The 33-year-old singer reworked her title and recorded it with the fifteen new telecrochet candidates.
A major change was necessary for the twelfth season of the Star Academy , launched Saturday October 12. For the first time since its creation in 2001, the telecrochet no longer covers a classic song but a current hit, announced Michael Goldman, the director of the show.
The title Start me again by the singer Santa, released in May, will therefore open the ball of the Star Ac’. This choice is not insignificant since it is one of the most listened to French-speaking songs since the start of the year, with 21 million plays on Spotify. The artist, who was on stage at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, went to the Château de Dammarie-les-Lys on Sunday to record in the extremes the piece with the students. For the occasion, the singer reworked the song. « I made new arrangements, with an American choral effect, in the style Glee”, the American musical series which follows the adventures of high school students passionate about music. « I changed a lot of the text to fit their story. It’s a song that brings people together and celebrates »she tells Parisian .
« It’s a party song and I reworked it for you, to give you a buzz at the start of each bonus »she adds. The students were warned: « Until you’re happy in the cabin, I won’t be. If I have to spend the night there, I’ll spend the night there », the singer said during recording on Sunday.
« An honor »
If you have to wait until Saturday to discover this new version Start me again, Santa is very touched by this little attention. « It’s a huge honor and a huge compliment being paid to me. »she said to Parisian. But the artist was also anxious to participate in this project, because it is the first time that her « words will resonate in the voices and hearts of other artists. »
She also revealed that she would never « was able to participate in the Star Ac’ », being « too shy » et« too angry with school results », even though she always loved watching the show. As proof, the 33-year-old singer was invited last year to the telecrochet set to perform the title Salted popcornwith Helena, a former candidate.
