Jenifer made a surprise visit to the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys this Wednesday, November 20, 2024. While she came to provide advice for the candidates, she was tackled about her age by Masseo, who asked her a question. question to say the least… surprising!
The days follow one another, one after another and are never the same for the 10 academicians still in the running to be crowned Star Academy 2024 champion. Who will be the new Pierre Garnier? The mystery is still at its peak, while the amateur singers kill time together in the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys. Whether they're building relationships with each other, practicing for their next prime performance, playing games, or receiving impromptu visits from celebrities who come to lend them their support and wise advice, contestants are spoiled for choice so as not to feel time passing while they are cut off from the world.
This Wednesday, November 20, 2024, she's a very special guest who passed through the castle airlock. This is the very first winner of the headline talent show: Jenifer Bartoldi. Welcomed with great fanfare by almost all the candidates (except Charles who was taking a nap), she could not hide her emotion upon returning to the place that changed her life. “It’s been 20 years,” she announces to Academicians, some of whom have not even reached this age. She explains to them that she has only returned to the castle once since her departure on January 12, 2002after beating Mario in the final and being crowned by Nikos Aliagas. The singer then spoke with the contestants around the dining table, reminding them how intense, but also valuable, the competition is. Lots of good memories.
Clash of generations
“Microphones didn’t exist?” One more remark from a prominent representative of Gen Z that will make a boomer cry out. Those who were born with the Internet can sometimes be uneducated about the technologies of the past, to the great delight (or to the great dismay) of the elders who like to explain life to young people, and tell them about a world in stereo while VHS and minitels. In full discussion with the wife of Ambroise Fieschi, Masseo didn't miss his moment to shine.
While she mentioned the fact that the production was more low-cost at the time of her participation, and that they therefore had less equipment at their disposal to practice and in particular no microphone, the incredulous reaction of the one who confessed his attraction to Julie was not long in coming, triggering general hilarity. Fortunately, the interpreter of In the sun visibly did not feel attacked by the academician, and replied with a laugh that the Star Ac' 1 candidates had to invent technologies with spoons. The good old days in the Stone Age.
