This Saturday on TF1, the Toulousain Fabien Cicoletta disputes the Battles of The Voice, season 11 in the team of Marc Lavoine. This singer dad will certainly have in mind the image of his son Ugo, eliminated on March 12.
After passing the blind audition on March 12 for The Voice, 11th season, you are playing the Battles this Saturday. How do you feel ?
Good and serene. Although of course I will think very hard of my son Ugo, who unfortunately was eliminated on March 12.
You started The Voice with your son? Tell us.
It’s a surprise from my wife Pascale who registered Ugo and me. It is true that I had already been spotted and approached in 2014 and 2015 by Bruno Berberes, casting manager on The Voice. Without following up. In 2021, my wife contacted the team again and there I accepted without knowing that my son was also going to be present on stage and that we were going to sing each on our side. So we both went up for the casting. And the chair turned around for me but not for him. When I realized that no coach had turned for Ugo, my heart literally exploded. Besides, my first thought was to give him my place. I wanted to live this musical adventure together and there everything collapsed.
A father and a son candidates together… It’s a bit of a new situation.
Yes indeed. But music with us is a family affair. I’m a bit of a singer dad. Ugo started singing very early, around nine, ten I think. Besides, the first time was at our wedding. After that he never stopped. This is to say his passion for singing and the disappointment felt on March 12. Fortunately everything ended well: Ugo took the situation philosophically with the hope of trying the experience again in some time, taking into account the feedback from the jury.
And you, why did you want to live this TV experience?
I come from the entertainment world: for fifteen years I was a classical dancer at the Ballet du Capitole in Toulouse after having started dancing in Marseilles at the age of 16. A passion that I have never separated from that of singing. In 2011, when I left the Ballets du Capitole, I joined René Coll’s orchestra and then the Casino Barrière for various shows. In six years, I participated in 300 performances as a dancer and a musician. I notably shared the stage with Michel Jonasz. A very good memory. To come back to my motivation for The Voice, I also wanted to discover a TV show for the general public. Take a look behind the scenes too.
You say that artists have always inspired you. Why ?
Absolutely. If I like to interpret various different musical styles, swing particularly appeals to me. Version Franck Sinatra or Michael Bublé, current crooner who takes up the sizes of jazz and soul. I also released in 2014, an album entitled “Around Michael Bublé” accompanied by the Muret Big Band composed of twenty musicians.
You also created a dance school with your wife.
In 1987, Pascale and I opened the dance and singing school “Les feus de la ramp” in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe. My wife, whom I met at the Capitol.
For the battles, you joined Marc Lavoine’s team. Why this choice ?
During the blind audition, I convinced Florent Pagny and Marc Lavoine. I’m a big fan of Florent Pagny but the personality of Marc Lavoine attracted me more. He is a very good listener.
What would you say to a young person who would like to try TheVoice experience? Would you encourage him to do so?
Sure. The Voice is certainly a musical experience but also an exceptional human experience. Without exaggerating, I can say that it is a real caring family.
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