“I wasn’t ready for what I was going to experience”

Invited this Friday, November 29 on the airwaves of France Inter, Mika, who returned to France specifically for the 2024 Telethon of which he is sponsor, spoke about his experience.

An experience he won't soon forget. This year, the Telethon will be held exceptionally from November 29 to 30 and will be broadcast on France Télévision channels. For the occasion, the godfather of the association, Mika, gave an interview this Friday, November 29 to France Inter during which he revealed his reaction when he learned that he was chosen to oversee this new edition. “I wasn't ready for what I was going to hear, for what I was going to experience, for what I was going to discover“, begins the 41-year-old singer, before specifying that it is a “of the most beautiful things of the year.»

The interpreter of Relax also revealed that he had asked some advice from former sponsors, notably Vianney. “When he was doing it last year, we were together in the studio opposite The Voice. I saw that he was very tired and I saw that there was a kind of emotional charge that was strong“, he explains, specifying that he wants to bring together “quite a few sponsors.” “It’s something we’re going to do this evening, to reinforce and underline this idea of ​​sharing, conviviality and everything that the Telethon promotes..»

Mika: the reasons why he no longer wants to do television in France revealed

On November 15, Mika made a big announcement: facing Nagui, he declared that he no longer wanted to participate in television shows in France. In an interview given to Europe 1 this Thursday, November 28, the singer revealed the reasons: “ I remember when there was really this snobbery around TV, let's say, in relation to musicians. And it's so old-fashioned, in fact, it's so stupid to say that now, so it's not that.” he confided. And to continue: “It’s that now, I’m entering a phase where I’m writing a new album and also, I’m very aware now that I’ve done a lot of TV.”