If Ebony, Marguerite and Maureen were able to launch this new premium of the Star Academy with a certain serenity thanks to their immunity, this was not the case for the other students of this class of 2024. Marine, Ulysse, Charles, Maïa, Julie and Franck knew in fact that one of them was going to have to return home him this Saturday, November 30 and thus put an end to the Star Ac’Tour 2025.
And it's not the teachers who had their say this week. The decision of the tour participants was entirely up to the public, who voted throughout the evening for their favorite students. If the academicians faced a lot of pressure for a few hours, they were also able to count on the support of the class of 2023, who came to give them some advice and sing alongside them.
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Lara Fabian, emeritus accompanist
The evening was not lacking in personalities. The academicians were able to share the stage with renowned artists, such as Soprano or Lara Fabian. An exceptional teacher, who helped the students prepare for this bonus throughout the week. His advice, distilled in particular during the debrief of the alumni bonus, seems to have borne fruit. Even if the evening was not as good as the previous week, it was nevertheless marked by some beautiful musical moments.
Starting with the battle of the nominees on The artist's life from La Zarra. The opportunity to appreciate a quality painting but above all to note the common progress of the telecrochet students of TF1 who offered a performance worthy of a tour.
To prove that they are nevertheless capable of facing the dozens of dates that will follow for them soon, the students then had to prove themselves on a dance and song scene, on Move Like Jagger by Maroon 5. Despite the lighting outfits, the dancers, everyone's dedication and the pyrotechnics, it seemed obvious that there was still work to be done before being completely ready…
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The nominees defend their place
After the battle, it was Franck who opened the ball for the solo performances of the nominees on the title Dream by Mylène Farmer. Charles followed suit with Supreme by Robbie Williams. It was then Julie who tried to let go on Shake it up by Taylor Swift. After a humorous intro, Marine set the stage on fire by resuming River deep Mountain high by Tina Turner. Ulysses and his guitar made the notes resonate d’Uprising by Muse, while Maïa and her broken voice concluded this sequence with Disenchanted by Mylène Farmer.
At the end of their numbers, the class of 2023 joined that of 2024 on stage. Pierre Garnier, Axel, Helena, Candice, Julien and Lénie sang When the music is good by Jean-Jacques Goldman, before singing their anthem from last year, At the end of my dreams, to the delight of the public and viewers. A nostalgic and joyful performance, which resembled a passing of the torch with the new generation.
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Julie, eliminated, narrowly misses the tour
After a few other successful duets with artists, like the one between Marguerite and Pierre Garnier or the Eddy de Pretto trio with Charles and Franck, the students began one last song all together. Another evening, another hour. A favor, like a flower… they sang in unison and partly a capella on the song by Céline Dion.
Nikos nevertheless came to put an end to this emotional sequence with a rather unusual duplex. Mika, sponsor of Telethon 2024, appeared on screen, live from France 2and took advantage of the popularity of Star Academy to call for donations for a good cause. Just after this moment of solidarity between the two channels, the presenter, joined by Karima Charni, called the students selected for the tour one after the other.
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Franck, Charles, Maïa, Ulysses (saved for the fourth time by the public)… The last place was decided between Julie and Marine. It was ultimately the young dentist from the North who was selected, seeing the 19-year-old Swiss Julie eliminated at the gates of the tour. Between two sobs, the young girl admits: “It’s hard, I really wanted to do this tour”.
Surprises to come
The remaining eight students will be back next Saturday on stage 217 for a new bonus event of the Star Academy, placed under the sign of musical comedies. And since the month of December has now begun, academicians will also be able to take advantage of the traditional Advent calendar. Their first gift? The arrival of Kendji Girac this Sunday 1is December at the castle. See you in a week, at 9:10 p.m. TF1 to discover the rest of the surprises.
