Camille Lellouche was the guest of C to youon France 5, this Friday, December 13. Come to talk about her new album, soberly titled “II”the singer spoke about her creative process and spoke with regret of the death of a friend and composer who worked with her on this project. Teasingly, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine told him: “When we are happy, we are less inspired, right?“. And Camille Lellouche responds with a smile: “We are less inspired, Babette, you are well informed. It's true that I had blank page syndrome for a year and a half. Really you're welcome… I said to myself: 'It's not my job anymore' . Even to compose, to write, I said to myself, it’s not possible.”. “And then, I met lots of people, lots of incredible musicians, composers. And that rekindled this little flame in me”she continued.
Camille Lellouche speaks emotionally about the death of Nino Vella
She then mentioned Nino Vello, author, composer who formed the duo Rouquine with Sébastien Rousselet and who died last July. Alma's mother then confided very moved: “And then, in the meantime, there was a composer friend, Nino Vella, who wrote some of my pieces, who died in July and who brought this new artistic flame. And it was really a friendly crush And in fact, he left me… I acted as if he had abandoned me a little… I'm a little selfish, but in an important moment..
The singer dedicates a song to her friend
Interrupted by emotion, she tried to find words to avoid crying. “I'm going to finish because I don't know… I have a sob. It's important to say that because he was a very great composer, Nino Vella, and singer, and topliner, and musician, and he accompanies a lot of “artists, so people who see me talking about him will recognize themselves. And he was exceptional and his music still lives.”she added.
Then to conclude: “I'm very happy. I dedicated a song to him called Nino, by the way, which will touch all the people who have lost someone close to them. But there you go, so I finished this sentence by removing the sob and everything is fine OK, here we go again.”. There were numerous tributes following the announcement of the death of the artist who won, with Sébastien Roussele, “The Artist”, the talent show hosted and produced by Nagui in 2021.
The latter had also written on Instagram: “Shocked and saddened by the departure of Nino Vella. Our thoughts to his family and friends“. Nino Vella had worked with many artists such as Eddy de Pretto, Olivia Ruiz, Barbara Pravi, Patrick Bruel and Yseult but also the rapper Maes. We also owe him the soundtrack of the popular film How I became a superhero sur Netflix.
