Ebony is clearly one of the most talented students in season 12 of “Star Academy”. As proof, the one whose father is the singer Thierry Cham won the Top 3 battle on Saturday night during the prime, winning immunity and therefore a place on the tour! Despite this sesame, the young singer insisted on performing in front of her teachers during the evaluations of Radiohead's “Creep”, receiving a general ovation. “ Oh the cow! I almost had tears in my eyes. You can't love music without loving it, it was magnificent, I admire it. Wow, I'm shocked » reacted Pierre Garnier, invited to judge the candidates for the occasion. For her part, Marlène Schaff was full of praise for Ebony: “ I just have one thing to say “A star is born”. It's such a privilege to see people blossom like this, I have a lot of gratitude “. And Hugues Hamelynck confirms: “ To the question “Why be a teacher at Star Ac?” The answer is: to see that ».
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“I’m afraid of how others look at me”
However, Ebony is the target of repeated attacks on social networks, against a backdrop of racism that many Internet users denounce. During an exercise with their stage expression teacher Marlène Schaff, the students had to deliver their truth as if they were on stage facing the audience. But the tears quickly came when Ebony's turn came. “ I'm afraid of how others look at me. I'm afraid that people won't be able to really know me, who I am. I am always afraid that people will have a bad image of me that is not the true one. » confided the 20-year-old candidate, calling herself “ girl who is very sweet, very kind, who loves to be of service to others, who loves to give advice, to be there for the people she loves “. Upset by her own confessions, Ebony also described herself as “ sincere » et « true ».
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In order to go further in introspection, Marlène Schaff asked him to detail the criticisms leveled against him. “ People sometimes say that I'm haughty, that I show off, that I try too hard, that I'm perhaps not a very nice person. » said Ebony, while her comrades were touched to the heart by her emotion: “ I don't understand why people think that about me when that's not who I am » When Brigitte Macron at the “Star Academy”, she spoke about the school harassment she suffered: “ In my class, in the small section, I was the only black person. We played witches all the time, and it was always me. I felt like I was the villain of the story. This thing has followed me my whole life. I always feel like people don't like me ».
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