Faudel back and “unrecognizable”: he reinterprets his hit Mon pays and divides Internet users

This November 22, the singer Faudel made his comeback on TikTok by singing Mon pays, his emblematic hit. Unfortunately, not all Internet users were there in the comments.

Little prince of raï from the 90s, Faudel is one of those artists whose success has slowly faded over time. Yet he made millions of French people dance to his hit So N'brick or with Rachid Taha and Khaled and their trio 1,2,3 Soleils. The tube My country allowed him to be nominated in two categories at the NRJ Music Awards in 2006, as French-speaking male artist and French-speaking song. But Faudel's career suffered greatly from his political involvement, during the presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, who was then a candidate for the UMP.

The young singer had given his support to the ex-husband of Cécilia Attias and was present on May 6, 2007 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, to celebrate the victory of the former President of the Republic. A position which had been pointed out by a large part of Faudel's public, who slowly turned away from him. Despite the release of the single Children in 2011, the fans were not there and the singer slowly moved away from the spotlight. Which did not prevent him from pursuing his passion for singing! The proof on September 14, 2023. Faudel was one of the many artists present at the Dôme de Paris for the charity concert All with Morocco. Unfortunately, many viewers didn't even recognize the singer when he took the stage.

Faudel makes his big comeback on TikTok, Internet users make fun

And that’s what just happened again this November 22, this time on TikTok. On the banks of the Seine, Faudel revealed himself in a video singing his hit My countrywhile walking. In 20 years, his voice hasn't changed an inch. But his physique has changed, as several Internet users pointed out in the comments. On the one hand, there are those who have not been very kind to him: “Faudel who ate Faudel”, “Oh my goodness, I didn’t even recognize him”, “He’s unrecognizable”, “Is that the Faux Del?”, “He took dearly the little prince”. And on the other, there are those who insisted on defending him: “No but people… we'll see you in 20 years too… we're all getting older, it's normal… all this meanness, free on the networks, it's crazy!”, “People are too mean”, “You Faudel shortages”. Some still took the opportunity to recall that Faudel had given his support to Nicolas Sarkozy. There are definitely stories that leave traces!