She is ” happy » to join the “Star Academy” and she made it known! Saturday live in front of more than 3 million viewers, Ebony, 19, introduced herself to the French by performing Pharrell Williams’ iconic hit in a duet with her comrade Maylis. Originally from L’Île-Saint-Denis, near Paris, the sparkling musician, who is one of the 15 students in this new class, displayed her colorful personality from her portrait. “ I played guitar first, then I played piano, I did music theory, I sang, I listened to Rihanna, “Diamonds in the skyyyyy”. I also like dressing up, making faces, dancing, being crazy! » she summarized, ready to breathe a breath of fresh air into the “Star Academy” with her naturalness. Perfectly in her element on stage, Ebony made the audience dance with ease and charisma… before getting confused while speaking, giving rise to an already cult sequence on social networks. We will have to monitor its progress closely!
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“He passed on this passion to me”
While Ebony and her fellow adventurers are already working on the recording of the anthem and the first evaluations, which will take place Tuesday morning, it is not entirely by chance that the young artist has launched into the song. Having followed a school course in musicology, Ebony has already applied twice to the “Star Academy” before being selected, since music is a family passion! “ Music came into my life because my father is a singer. He passed this passion on to me since I was very little. It’s actually my dream, to be a singer » she assured in the tape broadcast on the air, revealing touching images where she sings songs with her dad. And the public knows him well! Ebony is the only daughter of Thierry Cham, a zouk singer who had great success in the 2000s.
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Spotted by Kassav in the 90s, Thierry Cham has built a solid reputation on the Afro-Caribbean scene with five albums published between 1992 and 1997. But it is with the album “Simply”, released in 2000, that the artist born in Guadeloupe became more widely known. ladder. His romantic song “Ocean” crossed the seas and invaded the French charts in 2003, reaching at its peak of popularity 5th place in the best single sales charts. No one has forgotten its refrain, hummed by an entire generation: “ At the bottom of the oceans / I will look for your reflection / I will even stop time / Let you be near me all the time / Divert the Niagara Falls / To prove my love to you / Cross the Sahara / For you I would do all that “. Afterwards, Thierry Cham scored another success with “Désolé”, composed four albums and continued a more confidential career. He notably took part in the “Génération Zouk: 40 years of hits” tour, which took place throughout France in 2020.
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