With his fiery temperament and his legendary laugh, Marianne James is one of the best assets of the 19th season of “France has an incredible talent”, the grand finale of which will be broadcast this Friday, December 20 on M6. Every week in front of 3 million viewers, the famous actress and singer distributes the good and bad points in the jury alongside Eric Antoine, Hélène Ségara and Sugar Sammy. If his role is unanimous, no one has forgotten that before “Incroyable Talent”, Marianne James was one of the emblematic jurors of “Nouvelle Star”. During four seasons between 2004 and 2007, the opera singer, who studied musicology at the Sorbonne, witnessed the blossoming of talents like Christophe Willem, Miss Dominique, Myriam Abel or Julien Doré. His rants, including the famous “ You have shit in your ears ”, have even become legendary! And this period was blessed for Marianne James, both professionally and financially…
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A check with “five zeros”
Sunday noon, Marianne James made the trip to the set of “C Médiatique” on France 5 to discuss the approaching outcome of “France has an incredible talent”, his show “Tout est dans la voix”, on tour throughout France, but also his participation in “Nouvelle Star”, when she formed a shock jury with Manu Katché, Dove Attia and André Manoukian. For the 20th anniversary of the show, the quartet said they were ready to sign for a new season. And the nice check they received at the time certainly has something to do with it! Faced with the questions of Mélanie Taravant and her team of columnists, Marianne James revealed the biggest “money grab” of his career. “ This is the last year of the “New Star”. That was paid for in gold » she assured without thinking for a second.
“They are paid double in The Voice”
While the program was at its peak of popularity, Marianne James was able to negotiate a huge sum of money with the channel. What amount are we talking about? “ Four and zeros behind it. Five zeros » replied the interpreter of Maria Ulrika Von Glott, laying her cards on the table. A remuneration which, after a quick mental calculation, therefore amounted to 400,000 euros. A real jackpot! However, the singer recalled that this amount is far from the incredible fees received by the coaches of a famous music show on TF1… ” They are paid double in “The Voice”! » she hastened to add.
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So why not join the talent show presented by Nikos Aliagas? “ They don’t want us. This is not at all what we earn on M6 » explained Marianne James, who does not see herself becoming a juror on a family program where her freedom of tone would cause disorder: “ I like it when there is salt in a show. (…) The public likes to hate what they see. The shows that work best are those of auditions where there are still strange beings “. On the next season of “The Voice”, they are Florent Pagny, Zaz, Patricia Kaas and Vianney who will sit in the red armchairs… for a comfortable salary, therefore!
