Who has never dreamed of meeting Zinedine Zidane, true football legend and living god for some? Better, who has never dreamed of receiving a surprise visit from the 1998 World Champion? This is what happened to Soprano a few years ago, a few hours before one of the most important concerts of his career. guest of Bonus Track on RTL this June 16, the Marseille singer returned to this incredible anecdotewith his two friends, Djamal and Mateo.
We are in October 2017. Soprano is preparing to give one of the most significant concerts of his career: a show at his home in Marseille, at the Stade Vélodrome. The expectation is immense and the fans have just snapped up the 60,000 tickets on sale. For the occasion, Soprano and his team saw things big. They asked another star from Marseille, Zinedine Zidanethen Real Madrid coach, to record a video of supportto broadcast it in full concert on the giant screens of the stadium.
But the story does not end there. “48 hours before the concert, the stadium is full, all the seats are sold, says Mateo at the microphone of Eric Jean-Jean. But Léa, who works with us, tells me ‘there is Zidane who wants to come with his whole family. ‘. I tell him that there is no more room. I then called the Stade Vélodrome and I said to them ‘you demer *** as you want, but he has to be there, I can’t tell him no, it’s still Zidane. I called the Stadium, I was a bit harsh,” he admits.
The total surprise for Soprano
Once the seats have been found, the Soprano team decides to surprise the singer one last time. In the dressing rooms, the interpreter of Cosmo getting ready to go on stage. He does not imagine for a moment what awaits him. Zidane, who, like him, grew up in the city of Castellane, has moved since Madrid and decided to come and greet “Sopra” in his lodge.
“I went into the box with a frightened head, continues Mateo. I say that there is a general fight in the hallway, that it’s hot … And there, I open the door, and Zidane enters! “.
The surprise is total for Soprano. Listening to it at Eric Jean-Jean’s microphone, you can still perceive the wonder felt when you find yourself facing the “1998 Golden Ball”. “To get me, it’s not easy, I freaked out. He was Real coach, there was the France team, I never thought he would come,” concludes the latter.
As in 2017, the entire city of Marseille is once again preparing to welcome Soprano this weekend, at the Stade Vélodrome. A date necessarily special for the former member of the group Psy 4 of rhyme, on tour for his new album.
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