“Signal if you need to talk. I’ll give you what I have, you need it, you have to let go. You’re dodging, but I know the subject…”. From the first words, the audience recognizes the words and sings the title with Emma We knowt, by Pierre Garnier, which has accumulated more than 22 million plays on Spotify in less than six months. A piece that the young woman chose for her first performance on the set of Star Academy 2024, launched this Saturday October 12. A crowd bath for the 22-year-old young woman facing the author of the title present on the set who revealed it to the public during the previous season.
A moment full of emotion for the academician: “I don’t really realize it. For me, it’s quite lunar. It’s very symbolic to follow in his footsteps. I hope to follow them for as long as possible because he still won.” In turn, Nikos Aliagas explains to Pierre Garnier: “You should know that she introduced herself (during the castings, editor’s note) with this song. What does it feel like to see your songs no longer belong to you because they belong to people now?”. Touched by Emma’s performance, the singer does not hide his emotion: “It’s crazy, I loved it. This is where I started. There, we sang one of my songs, the audience sang too. Everyone was singing. It was crazy, thank you !” Later in the evening, Pierre Garnier invited all the candidates to resume with him Those we were for a moment full of emotion.
Pierre Garnier’s lovely surprise for Emma
Pierre Garnier then turns to the candidate who went to greet him during his performance: “You did it very, very well. So I’m honored, thank you very much.” Asked by Nikos Aliagas about his first night spent at the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys, anyone who is about to go on a solo tour for the first time remembers: “The first evening is incredible. You discover everything, you look at the pieces… We also discover each other between candidates because we don’t really know each other. The best evening is the first.”
