Helena is one of the great revelations of the latest “Star Academy”. Having reached the semi-finals of the show, the Belgian singer has successfully taken her first steps in the music industry: her first single “Aimée pour de vérité”, credited with 12.3 million plays on Spotify, is became a small hit, even earning a gold single certification in Belgium. An accomplishment that should not take long for France! “ Thanks to the “Star Academy”, I managed to have some light for my future projects. Now it becomes real. It’s now that we have to work and we have to succeed in making a name for ourselves, also succeed in erasing the “Helena of Star Ac”. We do that by trying to make projects that suit us, music that speaks to us and that we like. And so actually, it’s quite exciting » confides the 22-year-old singer in an interview to be published soon on Purechartsshe who has just received her first nomination for NRJ Music Awards : « For me, it was almost unimaginable. We popped the champagne! ».
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“I didn’t expect that!”
Ready to conquer hearts with her second single “Summer Body” by addressing the theme of self-confidence, Helena took stock of the battles she wishes to lead in the show “La Maison des Maternelles” on France 2, of which she was the guest Tuesday morning. Distilling some indications on his first album in preparation, the interpreter of “Nouveau coeur” was surprised to receive a video from his brother Arnaud, creative director who accompanies him in his budding career. “ Ah good ? » reacted Helena, who was not aware, to the announcement of this message. The singer was then very moved by these kind words. “ I remember this little note that I slipped into your pocket the day before leaving for your big adventure. A word quoting this great philosopher Mufasa in “The Lion King” who said: “Don’t forget who you are” » confided Arnaud Bailly with humor, measuring the journey achieved since that first day at the “Star Academy”: “ We are a year later and a gold single later, and I am happy to see that you are still the same, even if everything in you has increased tenfold: your kindness, your creativity, your hard work, your will to always want to do better and above all to never give up ».
« I am very proud of you and I am very proud to be part of your team » he added to conclude. A sentence that brought tears to the corners of Helena’s eyes. “ I didn’t expect it! » she gave in to Agathe Lecaron’s team. “ I’m too sensitive, in addition, in the morning like that… »added the musician, while the on-set commentators couldn’t help but point out the striking resemblance between Helena and her brother. “ It’s true ! » she agreed. At the microphone of Purecharts, the ex-academician reveals that the support of her family was decisive in helping her navigate the middle of this whirlwind: “ There’s a lot of glitter, there are a lot of beautiful things, we’re invited, we receive clothes, a lot of gifts, but in fact, that’s not life. Life is family, it’s friends, it’s doing what you love, it’s being happy, fulfilled. I stay very close to my family ».
