“1,2,3, start me again”… It’s a little after 9 p.m. and, in front of a all-smiling Santa, the academicians launch into the anthem of the 2024 class of “Star Academy” for the first time, an adaptation of the hit by the singer of Hyphen Hyphen. Sitting among the candidates, she quickly joins them in a deluge of glitter and fireworks. “But what joy, what openness! », enthuses Nikos Aliagas, faithful to himself. The second evening is launched and it will be “a marathon runner’s bonus, we’re going to sprint but it’s going to be long”, describes the host in a formula of which he alone has the secret.
This Saturday evening, after the week’s evaluations, there are three in danger. Maylis, Paul and Thomas who will have to compete in talent all evening to save their heads. But to start the duets, it’s Maïa who gets involved, alongside one of the evening’s guests, Grand Corps Malady. During the week of much criticism of her voice, she cried a lot and lost courage. She finds it in part with a very gentle performance on “Mais je t’aime”, where she follows in the footsteps of Camille Lellouche; “It’s the most beautiful moment of my life that I’ve just had.” Sofia Morgavi salutes the performance: “you gave us a very moving interpretation”, judges the singing teacher.
Then it’s time for rock with, for the first time, Jean Louis Aubert at Star Ac. A nice moment where he seems to be having fun in a duet with Ulysses on a supercharged “That’s really you”. Especially since a surprise awaits the 24-year-old from Marseillais. His father, a big fan of Telephone, joined them on stage. He didn’t expect it so much that it took him a while to realize her presence very close to him… “You set the fire and we say to ourselves that rock and roll still feels good”, blurts Nikos , also in heaven.
The duets follow one another, with, overall, rather good successes. Marguerite and Franck beautifully cover Calogero’s “Les feus d’artifices” in a beautiful choreography: Santa and Maureen are on cloud nine for a convincing “S’il suffisait d’aimer” by Céline Dion. In a real theater exercise, but for which makeup was probably not essential, Charles and Julie aptly take themselves to be “Old Married” Sardou-style. Alongside a Jean-Louis Aubert who asks for more, Emma does well on “Alter Ego”. Maureen and Marine, in “the diva duo” as the host sums it up, perform on “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus. With Joseph Kamel, Masséo held his position as favorite on “He who leaves”. But the prize undoubtedly goes to Ebony, completely at ease in a duet with Rag’n’Bone Man on the imposing Brit’s “Human”.
Nikos Aliagas in a white suit with pie shovel collar
Among the “highlights” of the evening: the appearance of Nikos Aliagas in a white suit with a pie shovel collar, Boney M style, dancing with the students to a medley of disco hits: “Daddy Cool”, “YMCA”, “Waterloo”… A performance that fortunately he himself comments on with humor. “My daughter told me it was ridiculous. That I looked corny. Fortunately, ridicule doesn’t kill…” he said with a smile. More seriously, another highlight was undoubtedly the battle for immunity. Qualified during the week by their teachers classifying them as “best students”, Marine, Ulysse and Franck faced each other in the battle for the top 3, won, by only one point, by Marine ahead of Franck. She will therefore be untouchable next week.
After having been in competition by each reading a text, without really convincing, it’s time for a “fight” in song, at the end of the show, for Maylis, on “You know I’m not good” by Amy Winehouse, Paul, with “Mistral Gagnant” by Renaud and Thomas, “Thousands of I love you” by Slimane” If the public decided to save Thomas, the academics chose to eliminate Maylis quickly surrounded by all the students to console her.
