“I arrived at 8 a.m.”, Charles fans very early for the Star Academy duplex in Pléneuf-Val-André [Vidéo]

“We are the first, we are the first!” “, joyfully sings Mamie Valérie, from Lamballe, visibly delighted to have obtained her pink bracelets stamped “Star Academy”, keys allowing access to the Val-André casino, this Saturday evening, with a view to participating in the live broadcast, in duplex. A well-deserved reward for the one who arrived at 8 a.m. this Saturday morning, waiting for the ticket window to open on the dike, even though it was announced at noon. “I’m a fan, my daughter and my grandchildren too, we came to support our candidate. Vote Chaaaaaarles! », Launches the happy Lamballaise, a few hours before the semi-final, broadcast on TF1.

“First come, first served!” »

In the queue, behind Valérie, around 80 aficionados patiently listen to the relatively simple instructions. “To access the casino room, it’s first come, first served! We have 360 ​​pink bracelets allowing entry, no more,” recalls the event coordinating team, made up of family members of the candidate in the running, with Pleneuvian origins.

“Charles came to sing at our school”

“We knew Charles before he was on TV, he came to sing at our school, in Erquy,” confide Léonie, 9 years old, and Léandre, 8 years old, from Erquy, with their little brother Marceau and their parents Delphine and Antoine. At their side, Élodie, from Plérin, and Éline and Louna, from Saint-Alban, came to encourage the local candidate. “We’ve been following Charles’ adventure from the start, we didn’t know him before the show, he’s made big progress, he deserves to be successful.”

“I came from Antibes for Charles”

A enthusiasm shared by a small team who came to distribute leaflets and posters, bearing the image of the young talent. “We created the Team Charles Facebook group,” explains Jean-Philippe, 41, from Lanmeur (29), supported by Olivier, 46, and his daughter Lily, 10, from Quintin, who “loved the duo by Charles and Gaëtan Roussel. “He has a beautiful voice, I came from Antibes for Charles, he amazed me, I really liked his personality throughout the show, he gained confidence. He has become a real artist, we can’t wait to listen to his single,” adds Vincent, 29, a fan among fans, who came from Antibes (06), near Nice, to meet the artist during his whirlwind visit to Pléneuf, Wednesday, before leaving for Dijon and returning to Pléneuf, this Saturday, to follow the semi-final at the casino.