This November 1st, the NRJ Music Awards took place in Cannes. Santa was nominated in two categories : that of the French-speaking artist of the year” and that of “The French-speaking song of the year” with its title Start me again. Unfortunately, she returned home empty-handed. It was Vitaa and Pierre Garnier respectively who left with the trophies. A defeat difficult to digest for the 33-year-old singer especially since she delivered a spectacular performance in Cannes.
From the roof of the Palais des Festivals, the Niçoise threw herself into the void on a zip line. Once she arrived on the red carpet, Santa – dressed in a sexy gladiator outfit – sang her hit. But… that won't be enough. So, this Sunday, November 3, she published a voice message on his Instagram channel : “I wanted to give you a little memo for being so mobilized for the NMA” she said at first.
Then, the pretty blonde expressed her feelings: “Well, we tell ourselves, we are a little disgusted but we will continue to hack. When the system doesn't want uswe hack it, we bypass it. I will try and continue to give the best performances and set fire everywhere. I kiss you very much” Santa concluded.
Santa: the singer shakes up the codes of the “Star Academy”
It's a tradition since the very first season of “Star Academy”. At the start of each prime, students are invited to sing their anthem as a show opener. Songs from the French repertoire and, generally, known to all generations. Thus, during the first season, Jenifer and her comrades sang Music by Nicoletta. The following year, everyone resumed Musique by France Gall. Then tubes of Dalida, Daniel Balavoine, Jean-Louis Aubert or even Celine Dion and, now, Santa.
Indeed, the production surprised everyone by offering a song less anchored in morals. So, Start me again of Santa became the anthem of the twelfth season of “Star Academy”. Released barely three months ago, it is one of the most listened to French-speaking songs since the start of the year, with 21 million plays on Spotify. “It's a immense honor and a huge compliment to me” declared the interpreter of Salted popcorn au Parisian.
However, Santa assures that she would not have Never “was able to participate in the Star Ac'”, being “too much shy” et “too angry with school results“.
