Adrien Fruit (aka Ziggy, formerly played by Renaud Hantson and Bruno Pelletier): “Ziggy is a lot like me. When I was younger, I had this feeling of being a star, I dreamed of fame and glitter, which fits the character well. For me, unlike William, it’s not a role of composition. My own story is incredible. It was my best friend who signed me up for the auditions. He noticed the casting announcement and forced me to send my video. called I was lucky, I was crossing. a difficult period at that time My breakthrough as a singer came at 12 years old, during a singing competition, “La Star Académie at college”. the desire to continue on this path.”
The lyrics of “When we arrive in town” often evoke a feeling of urban rebellion. As artists, how do you see these themes resonating in Brussels, a city with a rich cultural and social history?
Adrien Fruit: “The song tells the story of people’s reaction when people from the suburbs (the “zonards”, in the musical) arrive in the city. Here, it’s quite the opposite: everything exudes the sweetness of life.”
William Cloutier: “I’m discovering Brussels for the first time. From Quebec, I heard about Belgium through its artists. I knew that the singer Angèle came from here. I’ve heard so much about her! What talent Do you still have a lot of them like this?”
José Garcia: “Belgians never have any negative ulterior motives”
Would singing a duet with her be a dream?
William Cloutier: “Completely, we would have a great complementarity… I hope that this dream continues and that I never wake up. I would like my income to come entirely from the arts, and to show my children that when you pursue your desires the crazier, it is possible to experience them.”
Adrien Fruit: “My dream is to fill concert halls with my own songs. With “Starmania”, we exceeded a million spectators, so why not dream bigger? Me, if I had to sing a duet with a Belgian artist, it would be would rather be Stromae But I would not only like to do a duo, I would also like to write and compose with him. His artistic wealth is incredible.
It seems that you have rituals before going on stage.
William Cloutier: “It’s not very poetic: I eat raw ginger in large quantities! It seems that it calms cold sweats…”
