As the train from Paris entered Toulon station, on the platform, Sylvie, accompanied by her husband Daniel and her ex-husband Christian, had only one thing to look forward to yesterday afternoon: to hug her son Jean-Baptiste.
He “already won everything”
The cameras of the M6 show France has incredible talent are no longer focused on this young 31-year-old songwriter, suffering from Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. He finished in fifth place out of the ten finalists competing.
For Bernard Mouttet, the mayor, the Cuersois “has already won everything”. He told her by telephone, as soon as the bonus was over, broadcast on a giant screen in the cultural center room.
Moved, he was just as proud as his relatives and friends of the performance of “Jean-Ba”, as he affectionately calls him in the municipal service where he works as a photographer.
After a bonus which amazed the jury once again, Jean-Baptiste Seguin found his audience. “I have 8,000 subscribers on Instagram, compared to 3,000 before the show, and thousands of messages since last night,” he smiled as he got off the train.
And “the pressure is off”he admits, under the tender gazes of his mother, his father, and his father-in-law, he savors “this human adventure” incredible experience that he has experienced in recent weeks with the team “formidable” of production, “professional musicians, real big names”, and la promo 2024.
“We have forged strong links between the finalists and the production”
“We formed strong bonds, even emotional ones, because we experienced the same things since qualifying for the final. It felt good to be able to share things with them. It was super interesting. We weren't in competition with each other. In fact, everyone won because it was the public's choice.”he told us yesterday afternoon.
“All the people I touched in the heart, it's worth more than money (the winner won 100,000 euros, Editor’s note). I experienced something incredible. I had this chance”he continues, focused on his musical work for six months by taking singing and theater lessons…
The adventure won't stop there. “I will give everything”, he recalls. With the comedian and theater man Patrick Cottet-Moine, his friend who was his coach throughout the M6 adventure, and whom he considers his “artistic father”he will work on his pieces.
That is to say twelve other compositions in addition to three songs which revealed him to the general public, for a concert show at the Colbert in Toulon, on January 23.
On stage with two musicians
“I am all alone on stage with two musicians, Pierre-Jean, pianist, and Sélim, guitarist”, he said.
A musical event in its Var lands that its loyal audience will not miss while waiting for other projects which will not fail to blossom.
For this young songwriter, defined by his friends as being “solar and altruistic”, there is a “before and after M6”.
