The prime of Friday December 13 was marked by the kiss exchanged between Marine and Maïa, who formed a duo onEternal Flamehit by The Bangles. The two nominated students gave their all in the performance to try to save their place in the competition. Unfortunately for Maïa, this was not enough and she was the one who left the adventure. “Very soft lips”commented Marine with a smile during the debriefing on Sunday. The two students can boast of having managed to bluff Marlène Schaff, stage expression teacher. “I've seen duets in my life, I'm telling you straight in the eye, it's the first time I've believed in it.”she insisted to Marine during the debriefing. “I had the impression of falling in love seeing you in love, and that’s our job. I didn’t expect it at all”she added. This kiss which causes a lot of talk on social networks, Maïa does not “don’t regret it” as she explains to Tele-Leisure.
Maia (Star Academy 2024) returns to his kiss with Marine: “We thought it was a nice moment to share on TV”
Tele-Leisure : How did you experience this kiss with Marine which caused a lot of talk on social networks?
Maia: For us, this kiss it was really the logical next step to the performance of our song and we thought it was a nice moment to share on TV too. It was great and I have absolutely no regrets. We really wanted to keep our seriousness because, sometimes when we did it in rehearsal, we would giggle, but we managed!
Last week you were completely stuck when writing a song to Marine, your mission given in the advent calendar. Was this a new exercise for you?
I've already tried writing songs on my own, I write a lot of lyrics but not necessarily composed songs. But I can never be satisfied with what I do. And what put me in this state for this exercise was that I had the impression of showing the world my compositions of which I was not proud. But in the end it went very well, I put a lot of pressure on myself for nothing, as is often the case.
Maia (Star Academy 2024) : “I have the impression that Marlène Schaff understands a lot of what I am going through”
Which student do you see winning the Star Academy 2024 ?
Honestly, I think they all have a chance to win and my predictions change all the time. It will depend on all the performances they will do in the coming weeks.
How did it go with the teachers? Have you bonded with any of them?
The teachers, I found them very caring, funny, reassuring. They were able to fulfill this role, both professional and supportive. Me I feel close to MarlèneI feel like she understands a lot of what I'm going through. And strict, at the beginning Sofia but as the adventure progressed we realized that she was just passionate.
Were you able to interact with them after your elimination?
Yes, it did me a lot of good to talk to them, they gave me all their support. They told me to stay myself, Sofia found that I had progressed a lot, that I had something clicked. Ladji told me that he loved doing his sports lessons alongside me.
