Célia Salloum cannot spill the beans. This Saturday, September 28 in the evening, the singer from Mallefougasse will compete in the semi-final of The Voice Kids. A dream recorded for this little 14-year-old woman, who fell into music like others into the magic potion. “I was watching the show with my mom and, one day, I dared to sign up for the casting.“
A long cast. First in Marseille, where, accompanied on the piano by her dad, she won over Bruno Berberes, talent scout for the TF1 show. In Paris, then, in four endless stages… At the end of the singing tour, the tour de force, Lécya – her stage name – won her golden ticket for the blind auditions. A secret that the whole family hid from him until the last minute. “I found out when I arrived at my sister’s house. Everyone was there. I was crying…” Tears, again, that she couldn’t hold back at the final note of Love in the Dark, by Adèle. When, on the gong, Lara Fabian and Patrick Fiori buzzed. “I didn’t give up anything until you see the chairs turn around. What emotion. It was crazy.”
Like a star…
A first step into the light, before the dreaded “battles” and the elevated interpretation of pagan prayer. “I’m a Celine Dion fan, but that wasn’t a gift.“Now, the child of the ball had a great time. Like a grown-up, she sparkled on the board to open the doors of the half.”A complicated moment. I worked 24 hours…”
