The winner of The Voice 2024 – Alphonse – refused to sing a song written by Zazie during the final, in favor of another proposal. The young man reveals the reasons and defends himself.
It is Alphonse who won the title of most beautiful voice of the year on TF1 ! The young man from Dijon won against Baptiste Sartoria who was coached by Vianney, 53% against 47% according to viewers’ votes. The artist has already made it known that he intends to continue his studies before moving on to a musical career, he who dreams of collaborating with Florent Pagny or even Vianney, and who has already been able to sing with Marc Lavoine. It’s during the final of The Voice broadcast on Saturday May 25 that he shared with him a duet around the essential hit The revolver eyes. Marc Lavoine must have come under heavy criticism since their live performance!
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As planned, the two finalists were to perform their own song that evening, revealed in advance on online listening and download platforms. For Alphonse, this is the single Every time. But, initially, Alphonse had received a proposal from his coach Zazie.
Alphonse wanted to play the sincerity card
During the finale, the performer of Zen actually made it known that Alphonse had refused the piece she had offered him. “We didn’t agree. I made a proposal to Alphonse. I was very happy with the song I made for him“she admitted, before giving her point of view in complete objectivity : “But who am I to decide in Alphonse’s place what emotion he wants to provoke? So I’m going to say something, I wasn’t convinced but you were. So if that makes sense to you, it makes sense to me, and what you did is convincing.”.
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Alphonse wanted to share his own opinion, in turn, to Leisure TV. “I simply declined because it didn’t suit me. It wasn’t what I wanted to defend.. So I preferred something that moved more and suited me.”confirms the young man who shone throughout season 13 of the tele-hook with covers of Charles Aznavour, Robert Charlebois and Mireille Mathieu. “It really didn’t suit me and it’s not what I wanted to defend in this final”he insists, while ensuring that he had been “complicated to make a choice” who he liked “and which at the same time meets the deadlines”. “That’s why for me the challenge is met”continues the talent.
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Alphonse doesn’t want to appear pretentious
Alphonse is fully aware that his approach could challenge people, Zazie having demonstrated her talents as a lyricist by signing several hits for Johnny Hallyday, Patrick Bruel and Christophe Willem, among others. “Frankly, it may seem pretentious, but it wasn’t hard because I think that even if he’s a star, we need things that suit us. And if I had written her something she didn’t like, I think she would have declined too.”he explains, before concluding: “She understood I thinkas she said on set”.
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For 20 minutesthe winner of The Voice 2024 is full of praise for his coach. “I like his comparison that the song is like painting: we add layers to have more and more thickness, nuances, in the text. It is very important for me to combine the nuance in the words and sobriety”estimates Alphonse, ready to do battle in economic preparation…
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