Star Academy: a famous actress supports Ebony and sparks a controversy

This Saturday, January 18, TF1 broadcast the Star Academy semi-final. If the evening made it possible to decide between Franck and Ebony for the grand finale of the season, a famous actress sparked a controversy by showing her support for Ebony

The suspense is at its height. Franck and Ebony’s energy was palpable throughout studio 217 as the two contestants battled for their place in the grand finale of the Star Academy, alongside Marine. A real “battle of the top of the class” that the two academicians engaged in, to use the words of Michael Goldman.

Throughout the evening, the two competitors had several opportunities to give their audience reasons to vote for them: Ebony sang a duet with Youssou N’Dour, Franck with Marc Lavoine, and both with Zaz. In addition, they rarely sing solos with strong emotional potential. Ebony performed the title do not judge me by Camille Lellouche, while Franck tried his hand at As they say by Charles Aznavour. Finally, thanks to her first place during the week’s evaluations, Ebony was able to return to the stage with her friend Charles, eliminated last week against Marine, for a duet on Writing’s on the wall de Sam Smith.

Between two performances, the two young singers were able to count on the support of their loved ones and their fans, filmed in duplex in their hometown. Two former academicians were there in the middle of the crowd: Houcine was in Bagneux, where Franck is from, while Mathieu was in Ile-Saint-Denis, Ebony’s childhood town. The latter was also able to count on the support of her family, including her father, the famous zouk singer Thierry Cham, present in the public.

Firmine Richard supports Ebony and launches a controversy

Among Ebony’s supporters, one person particularly stood out: it is about the actress Firmine Richard, revealed in the film The first star. Not only did her presence prove that the singer was supported by stars, but the 77-year-old actress also made some shocking remarks. “The Antilles are with you. I ask the diaspora to vote for you because the votes of the Antilles are not counted, it seems”, she said into Mathieu Johann’s microphone, without Nikos Aliagas denying the assertion. Indeed, TF1 specifies on its site that interactive games are only accessible in mainland France. : “It is above all a technical problem which does not allow us to offer residents of the overseas departments, regions and communities the opportunity to play by telephone and/or SMS as part of the interactive games offered during our programs.”

A revelation made by Firmine Richard which panicked the Web, against a backdrop of racist and misogynistic comments that Ebony has been subjected to for a week on social networks. “Firmine Richard who says live that the votes of the West Indies are not counted. And Nikos who does not deny. Thank you for the sabotage”, “Not letting the West Indies vote is a racist rule”, “Firmine Richard who says the terms live on TF1” can we read in particular about X.