During the evaluations of the Star AcademyKamel Ouali admitted not to appreciate a habit of the new generation. Find out what bothers the ex-dance teacher.
For alumni week at the Star Academyemblematic teachers of the TF1 program have returned to the Château de Dammarie-les-Lys. Theater teacher Oscar Sisto, singing teacher Armande Altaï and dance teacher Kamel Ouali attended the season 12 student evaluations which were revealed in the daily newspaper on Wednesday, November 20. After Ulysses' passage on the song Weightless of Calogero – who was played by Nolwenn Leroy in season 2 –, Kamel Ouali admitted to being bothered by a bad habit of the new generation of Star Academy.
Star Academy : Kamel Ouali disturbed by a bad habit of the new generation
Ulysses' performance in the latest evaluations was not unanimous among the teachers. “What I perhaps regret is the stage expression. His eyes are closed all the time, there aren’t ten thousand things happening”criticized director Michael Goldman. “We talk about closing our eyes but in fact, this whole generation closes their eyes because it’s like I’m a singer”remarked Kamel Ouali before adding: “And when we make them work and we tell them: 'Stop closing your eyes all the time'it’s an exercise that is super hard.” An opinion shared by singing teacher Sofia Morgavi who noted that Ulysses could “do better”.
Ulysses (Star Academy) finds himself nominated against Masséo and Maïa
Finally, Ulysses did not escape the nominations this week. “You took a great risk with this song but we still felt that your voice was starting to tire after a while and in the end, there were too many mistakes”, Michael Goldman pointed out to him. Masséo was also named. “We found that the interpretation was a little bit static but a bit like it often is. At this level, you will have to be able to take a step”commented the director. Finally, Maïa is also in danger because, according to the teachers, she has taken too much responsibility for herself. “broken voice” during its evaluation.
