This Saturday, viewers met the academicians for a special bonus in tribute to Grégory Lemarchal. The singer joined season 4 of Star Academy in 2004. The TF1 program therefore celebrated this year the 20th anniversary of the victory of this young man who died due to cystic fibrosis. In 2007, the interpreter ofWrite the story took his last breath. His disappearance had a profound impact on the French. Since then, his parents have continued to support people affected by this disease. They were therefore invited this Saturday to the Star Academy set. Grégory Lemarchal's former comrades also joined the candidates of the new class.
Grégory's parents on the Star Academy set
While receiving Grégory Lemarchal's parents, Nikos Aliagas declared: “When you come, I know that you do it to defend a cause and I know that you do it with great courage.” To which Laurence Lemarchal responded:
“What we are experiencing is a timeless moment.
The more the years pass, the more I am filled with gratitude. As long as you keep the artist alive, you allow us to continue the fight against cystic fibrosis. A huge thank you to those who have supported us for 17 years.”
The singer and actress Camille Lou, as well as Marine, covered the song Je t'crit with Mathieu Gonnet on the piano. Under emotion, Camille Lou declared: “Grégory had an extraordinary range. I knew it was going to be very difficult not to cry.” Michael Goldman added: “It really is the definition of a tribute to me what happened! It was overwhelming.”
The academicians sing a new song by Grégory Lemarchal
Earlier in the week, Lucie Bernardoni announced to the academics that they were going to cover a new song by Grégory Lemarchal. The young man had written this text on his hospital bed, a few weeks before his death. “He wrote a dozen texts before leaving us. This one dates from March 15, 2007, six weeks before he said goodbye to us. To put it into shape, we brought together people from the family, in the broad sense of the term. It's exceptional to hear the young people of “Star Ac” sing this text, twenty years later.” declared Grégory Lemarchal’s dad.
Her sister, very moved, added on the Star Academy set: “This song is a message of hope. Thank you to “Star Ac” for making Grégory deeply happy.” Nikos Aliagas then announced that the title And if you feel would be
available on streaming platforms. The money will also be donated to the association.
Star Academy: a candidate gets his place on the tour
Last night, a student was lucky enough to gain immunity for the upcoming assessments. By winning it, he also obtained his place on the Star Academy tour. Franck, Ebony and Charles competed for the title I'm sick by Serge Lama. The teachers then had to decide between them. It's finally therea young woman who attracted the favor of the faculty.
Later in the evening, Nikos Aliagas announced the name of the eliminated candidate. This Saturday, Masseo, Ulysse and Maïa were in the hot seat. It was ultimately Masseo who was eliminated from the Star Academy adventure. There are therefore only nine left in competition.
