Remember, it was in 2016. With her raspy voice, her beautiful energy and her vocal accuracy, little Manuela, then only 7 years old, won over the jury of “The Voice Kids” on TF1. During her blind audition, the little girl decided to reinterpret Kendji Girac’s hit, “Andalouse”. A winning choice, which made the three coaches Patrick Fiori turn around, Jenifer and Mr. Pokora. It was with the latter, who made her comeback in music, that she won the final in front of 4.78 million viewers.
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“A flamboyant spectacle”
Nearly ten years after this victory and this television experience which marked her very young career, Manuela Diaz has come a long way. Today, she is a professional singer and makes a living from her passion. Followed by nearly 15,000 fans on her Instagram account, the 16-year-old young artist shares her news and projects. On July 12, she unveiled her latest single, entitled “Ya me canse”… But that’s not all: Manuela Diaz has just landed one of the main roles in a musical show, which is being played since January 10 at the Théâtre Libre, in Paris. In “Gitans, the musical”, scheduled until February 23, Manuela plays the role of Sara, a young gypsy promised to Tiago, from the same culture. But the latter will meet another young lady who is not part of the gypsy community and fall in love with her.
« The richness and generosity of gypsy music magnify the eternal love triangle, in a flamboyant spectacle. » details the press release for this show staged by Jeanne Deschaux (“Grease”, “Flashdance”, “Aladin”…) and led by the song “Ven Ven Ven”. In “Gitans”, Manuela Diaz shares the stage every evening with several artists that the public may know, including Loukas, ex-member of the Gipsy King, revealed by the Spanish version of “The Voice”, or Arno Santamaria, artist seen in “Rising Star” and with an already busy musical career marked by collaborations with Pascal Obispo. Impatient to see the project begin, the young artist published numerous photos of her rehearsals and fittings on her Instagram account.
« In the silence of the scene, under the soft light of a beam, thoughts escape… Does Sarah dream of freedom, or does she carry the weight of her destiny? Each repetition brings us a little closer to her, to her struggles, to her dreams, and to this story that burns in each of us » wrote Manuela Diaz three days before the big premiere. A project which, for sure, will not have escaped the eye of its former coach, M. Pokora !