This week, the Star Academy celebrates its former promotions, with a special tribute to Grégory Lemarchal, emblematic winner of season 4 in 2004. For the occasion, the students covered a new song by the artist, while Karima Charni and Lucie Bernardoni shared their memories emotions of their missing comrade.
From the start of the fourth season of the Star Academy in 2004, Grégory Lemarchal has established himself as the undisputed favorite. The public's love far outweighed the considerations linked to his illness, cystic fibrosis, which took his life in 2007 at just 23 years old. From the first moment, his masterful cover of All the cries, the SOS by Daniel Balavoine captivated the audience, the teachers and his classmates and throughout the adventure, he continued to dazzle with memorable interpretations. Her victory against Lucie Bernardoni crowned a faultless run. A memory that Star Academy intends to celebrate for a long time to come.
This week, the students of the Star Academy had the honor of covering an unpublished song by Grégory Lemarchal, written shortly before his death. Karima Charni and Lucie Bernardoni, both close to the singer, also came share their memories of the singer, full of emotion. Moments engraved forever in the memory of his former sweetheart.
Grégory Lemarchal's boundless admiration for an international singer
In an interview given to Leisure TV, Lucie Bernardoni confided in the memories of her adventure Star Academy alongside Grégory Lemarchal. “We worked a lot, we prepared a lot. It was truly a timeless moment. We had both caught a cold so we clung to each other as best we could. We supported each other throughout this final, he was a constant support”remembers the coach of the 2024 season. And that’s howa complicity was established between them.
“He wanted to write his texts but he was still searching for himself artistically, so I showed him mine”she admits. Incidentally, Lucie Bernardoni remembers the worship that her partner devoted to a singer well known to all: Celine Dion. “It was his queen, you shouldn’t touch it!” she remembers. A passion that he shared with thousands of other fans.
