Santa was nominated in two categories (French-speaking female artist and French-speaking song) at the NRJ Music Awards which were held on November 1, 2024. The 33-year-old singer, however, left empty-handed from the ceremony which notably saw Slimane being elected best French-speaking male artist . It was on her Instagram channel that the Frenchwoman reflected on the evening.
“I wanted to send you a little memo to thank you for mobilizing so much for the NMA. We tell ourselves, we’re a little disgusted but we’re going to continue hacking. When the system doesn’t want us, we hack, we circumvent it. I will try and continue to give the best performances and set fire everywhere. I kiss you very much,” wrote the one who released her first solo album in May 2024.
Her reaction sparked a lot of criticism on old songs. What system is she talking about? asked an Internet user. Franceinfo journalist Benjamin Fontaine listed the programs in which we had recently seen the singer, specifying: “That’s still a lot for someone the system wouldn’t want…”
Others suggest that Santa would be jealous of Pierre Garnier, crowned French-speaking song of the year. As evidenced by this comment: “I find Santa’s comments borderline indecent. (…) How many artists would dream of having his visibility? Pierre has an engaged community that made him win. There is no need to look any further.” The Frenchwoman has, for the moment, not reacted to these criticisms.
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