Grégory Lemarchal will forever be remembered. The Star Academy will soon dedicate one of its evenings to the singer who died of cystic fibrosis. This bonus will notably be an opportunity for the new academicians to perform a new song written by the young musician.
Grégory Lemarchal left his mark on the history of the Star Academy. In 2004, he became known as participants alongside Sofiane, Lucie Bernardoni and Karima Charni in the fourth edition of the show. During his career, he sang duets with many prestigious artists such as Patrick Bruel, Michel Sardou, Serge Lama and Hélène Segara, and impressed the public with his interpretation of SOS to an earthling in distress by Daniel Balavoine despite his illness. After sixteen weeks of competition, he won the fourth season with 80% of the public votes against Lucie Bernardoni.
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Building on his success, Grégory Lemarchal recorded and released his only studio album, from which the hit Write the story. The young singer continues his momentum by participating in the Star Academy tour as well as various variety shows. He was awarded the French-speaking Revelation of the Year prize at the NRJ Music Awards. While he was preparing his second album, the musician was urgently hospitalized while awaiting a lung transplant. He died on April 30 at the age of 23, following complications from his cystic fibrosis.
Star Academy 2024 : the bonus event in tribute to Grégory Lemarchal will be broadcast on Saturday November 23
On November 23, the Star Academy will dedicate a special evening to Grégory Lemarchal. On the stage of studio 217, the students of the new promotion will perform a new song by the singer entitled And if you feel. A piece he never recorded. “Grégory had written several texts, but since his departure, this is the first time that a text by Grégory which was not sung by him, has been set to music and will be interpreted by you, the artists”declared the parents of the young artist in a message addressed to academicians.
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Lucie Bernardoni, who was secretly in a relationship with the deceased singer, told with emotion the story linked to this song that Grégory Lemarchal wrote a month before his disappearance. “The song that Grégory wrote is called Et si tu sens. We talked about it quite a bit with Grégory's parents, because we found it important that you know why he wrote this song and when… he wrote it. wrote on March 15, 2007 in the hospital He was waiting and not yet on the transplant list So, he wrote a song whose words will resonate for each of you, which resonated for him. .”
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Star Academy 2024 : a week dedicated to nostalgia
After a week punctuated by visits from Nikos Aliagas and Adèle Exarchopoulos, the academicians are not at the end of their surprise. Michael Goldman has announced the return of iconic faces from the show, including Quentin Mosimann and Jenifer. The singer, who won the first season, “will spend an evening with the students on Tuesday evening” et “will also be on prime.” Former professors of the Star Academynamely Oscar Sisto, Kamel Ouali, Armande Altaï and Matthieu Gonet, will also be visiting the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys.
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On the evening of the prime, the students still in the running will be surrounded by former candidates and close friends of Grégory Lemarchal. All profits linked to the song will be donated to the Grégory Lemarchal association: Ensemble contre la cystic fibrosis, which has been actively fighting the disease since June 2007.
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