Benoît, the new maestro of Don’t forget the lyricsnever ceases to surprise. Barely a month after his arrival, he already ranks among the five biggest winners of the France 2 gamea feat that testifies to his incredible journey.
The 31-year-old photographer, who has no plans to give up his silver mic anytime soon, has worked hard for two years to reach this level.
“For the first eight months, that’s all I did with my life. [réviser des chansons, nldr]we’re not going to lie to each other. If I want it to be a project that gets done quickly, I’m going to give it time and that’s what I did. But suddenly, I sacrificed a lot of things“, he also confided to Nagui.
And his mother, Jadine, added: “He’s been singing since he was little, he loves it. I did a bit of Cruella in the kitchen though. […] He wrote all the songs, he numbered them and then I put them at random, I said: ‘Come on, let’s start this one‘”.
A performance strongly criticized
This Monday, January 6, 2025, Benoît once again impressed on the set of Don’t forget the lyrics by outclassing her challenger, Salomé, during the “It’s the same song” test.
The young man shone while performing All the music I love de Johnny Hallydaya piece that allowed him to gain the upper hand. This new victory did not fail to make the presenter react.
“He set things on fire but it must be said that he made his version. The musicians followed him as best they could“, launched Nagui before adding: “It was a disaster!“An opinion that the candidate did not seem to share.
“But actually, it became cool, they [les musiciens] are too strong“, he defended himself. And the host added: “No, we have to see her again, I swear. You get excited about victory but you have to see it again“.
400,000 euros in earnings
As a reminder, Benoît almost left the adventure on January 2 because of the title In red and black by Jeanne Mas.
Luckily, he still managed to win. From now on, it also exceeds the 400,000 euros in earnings.
