It’s the dream of thousands of aspiring singers across France: to experience the same destiny as Pierre Garnier or Helena by joining the “Star Academy”, the famous TF1 talent show. The 2024 season of the show presented by Nikos Aliagas is coming to an end, as the grand finale will be broadcast live on Saturday January 25. In the meantime, there are four still claiming victory: Ebony, Franck, Charles and Marine. The latter two will face each other in the semi-final this Saturday, then it will be the turn of Ebony and Franck on January 18.
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She heard her title broadcast in a daily newspaper!
At the same time, Jade, a young singing enthusiast from Normandy, would have loved to be in their place. Known under the pseudonym Jayde on social networks, where she shares her covers of various songs, she was noticed by the production of the “Star Academy” during the selection of candidates for the 2024 season. But the selection process was quickly stopped for her: “ I had two calls to move forward with the applications, but I did not go as far as the casting » confided the young woman to West France early January. End of act 1.
-But several weeks later, surprise: this December 31, while she is in the middle of preparations for New Year’s Eve, Jade hears her voice on the TV on the title of Zaz, “Dazzled by the night”. A recovery carried out several years ago already. And it’s not just any show that broadcasts this sound, but the daily “Star Academy”, which she has followed assiduously since the launch of the new season in October. “ I wasn’t looking at the screen, I was just listening. And I heard my voice! At first I thought it was my phone that had messed up and started on its own “. A happy surprise for the young woman, even if she explained that she did not give her authorization to TF1 to use her voice in the show for which she had been rejected. “ I know people who are linked to TF1. Maybe they came upon me like that. Or maybe it’s pure coincidence! »
This is not the first time that Jade’s crystal-clear voice has caught the ears of producers. In 2020, as recalled West Francethe young Norman had already benefited from a big boost from rapper Booba who had re-shared his cover of “I love him to death” by Francis Cabrel. Visibility which, at the time, gave the young woman great pleasure. Will this new little spotlight, this time from TF1, allow Jade to further increase its visibility? With already a solid community of 21,300 subscribers on YouTube, the young woman, who also passed the casting of “The Voice” several times, without success, released several singles and a first EP, called “J”, in 2020 Will she be part of the next season of “Star Ac”? “ I hope they will contact me » she slips.
