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Céline Dion, Florent Pagny, Pharrell Williams… For the new students of the “Star Academy”, the choice of the first song is crucial. Charles moved with a poignant rendition of “J’y va”, usually sung by Florent Pagny and Patrick Fiori, while Maylis and Ebonie offered a dynamic and joyful version of “Happy”, but it was Emma, aged 22, who particularly made an impression by taking the daring challenge of singing a title by. .. Pierre Garnier. A major challenge since the one who was revealed to journalists during the press conference performed this piece in front of the winner of the previous season, who will be an exceptional teacher this year.
A major challenge
For her first performance, Emma therefore chose “Nous on sais”, second single by Pierre Garnier which has already accumulated more than 22 million plays on Spotify, less than six months after its release. And if the title is still fresh on the platforms, it already seems to bring good luck to the singer. Last spring, like thousands of other young artists, Emma tried her luck by sending a video to the production to submit her application. In this short presentation, the singer recounted her journey and confided her unconditional love for music. She then went through the stages of auditions, from singing to dancing. Already at the time, she had chosen to perform Pierre Garnier’s ballad!
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So who better to tell her that she was selected? But even before her favorite singer told her the good news, Emma already had tears in her eyes. A touching sequence that she will not soon forget. To thank him, it was therefore only natural for her to perform the song “Nous on sais” once again, under the amazed eyes of Pierre, who was watching the performance a few meters away on the “Star Academy” set. . “ It’s crazy! I loved it. This is where I started and there we sang one of my songs… And the audience was singing, it was crazy. Thank you so much » he confided, amazed by the ease of Emma who took a walkabout for the occasion. With this daring cover, the singer has one goal: to follow in the footsteps of her idol for as long as possible. After all, he still won » she joked.
