It was during Eurovision 2021 that the general public became acquainted with Barbara Says. The singer and her title Voilà allowed France to climb to second place, just behind Italy. Before that, she was already performing on stage. Her oldest fans even remember thatshe opened for Florent Pagny a few years earlier! A magical moment that quickly turned into a nightmare, as she tells our colleagues at the magazine Paris Matchon newsstands this Thursday, August 29, 2024.
“The year 2018 was very tough“, concedes Barbara Pravi. And explains why she had a bad time during this period of her life: “My team at the time constantly insinuated that I was shit.that I owed them everything. I completely lost confidence in myself after my tour as the opening act for Florent Pagny. To the point that I imagined that I would never sing again. So I started writing for others…” This is how the 31-year-old brunette wrote Bam bam yousung by the young Carla Lazzari. A great success for the title which quickly became a hit! Enough to give Barbara Pravi confidence again. After that, she made a big decision, that of facing her situation.It was my friend November Ultra who gave me books so that I could understand that what I was experiencing was not normal. I also called on a new manager, with whom I still work since, and I rebuilt everything. Until Eurovision” she says happily.
Barbara Pravi has emerged from her hell and feels ready to move forward
Now Barbara Pravi, who bought herself a small house, is doing better and is well aware of its value: “There’s one thing that can never be taken away from me, and that’s my voice. I know today that I sing really well, that I’m a fucking professional and a huge hard worker.“However, she is still sometimes subject to bad times… Fortunately, she knows what drives her and never loses sight of her goal: “Sometimes I wonder what is the point of music, what is the point of releasing records, clips… I realized that what fulfilled me was simply making people vibrate.“During her tour which will begin on October 12, Barbara Pravi will be able to share her passion through the 12 tracks of her new album, The Pieva.
