Elodie Frégé was the guest of Europe 1 this Thursday morning to talk about the 28th Grignan Correspondence Festival. At the microphone of Thomas Isle, the singer, revealed in the “Star Academy” in 2003, sent a message to Pierre Garnier, the winner of the eleventh season.
Elodie Frégé certainly understands better than anyone what Pierre Garnier is going through at the moment. At only 22 years old, the young man, winner of the eleventh season of the Star Academy, is today swept away in a whirlwind for which he was not prepared. His participation in talent show and the dazzling success of his hit Those we were made his notoriety explode. Solicited from all sides, Pierre Garnier continues interviews and concerts.
“I no longer knew why people were there”
A situation experienced by Elodie Frégé more than twenty years ago. In 2003, the singer won the Star Academy facing Michal and is also thrust into the spotlight. Invited to the microphone of Thomas Isle this Thursday morning, Elodie Frégé remembers having difficulty managing this very special moment in her life. “I no longer knew why people were there,” she confides. “Some friends came back, some members of my family spoke to me less. It hurt me.” At the time, Elodie Frégé was only 21 years old. “I had lived in the woods for 20 years, in Burgundy (…) You are not used to the crowd that oppresses you and wants to give you love at all costs. It can be violent” , assures the singer in Culture Media.
“You have to take moments for yourself”
And it seems that Pierre Garnier is also suffering the downside of this sudden overexposure. Tuesday June 18, the winner of the Star Academy announced that he would not be present at several concerts. “Hello everyone, my state of health having forced me to cancel my presence at last weekend’s concerts having not yet improved, I still have to rest. Unfortunately I will not be able to perform the Deezer Purple Door evening as well as the next Star Academy concerts planned in Geneva, Aix-en-Provence, Narbonne, Pau and Bordeaux,” he wrote in an Instagram story. “He is certainly in a moment of fatigue, it’s too much at once,” underlines Thomas Isle on Europe 1. “I didn’t know, I’m thinking of him,” reacts Elodie Frégé before adding: “We have to take moments for yourself, and find moments to refocus.” A valuable piece of advice that Pierre Garnier will not fail to apply!
