It’s (finally) the return of Julien Doré in song, after a successful first season of his series “Panda”, whose second season was filmed this summer, and four years after his last album, “Aimée”. An event that came to fruition this Wednesday, August 28, with a reinterpretation of the hit “Pourvu qu’elles soient douces”, popularized by Mylène Farmer in 1988. A piano-voice version, more acoustic, necessarily more masculine…
This song is the first of twenty others that will make up the album of covers “Imposteur”, Julien Doré’s sixth, to be released on November 8. “Pourvu qu’elles soient douces” joins among others “Femme Like U”, “Un Homme heureux” (a duet with Francis Cabrel), “Couleur menthe à l’eau”, “Mourir sur Scène”, and “Moi Lolita”, which revealed him in 2007.
The artist asks to vote for him again, like 17 years ago
This adaptation of Mylène Farmer comes out a month before the three highly anticipated concerts that the French-Canadian singer will give at the Stade de France on September 27 and 28, and October 1. These shows were initially scheduled for June 30 and July 1, 2023, but were postponed following the riots following Nahel’s death a few days earlier.
The video for “Pourvu qu’elles soient douces” was posted a few minutes before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28. Brick suit, white T-shirt, “sock flip-flops”, alone on the edge of a lake, or in the middle of a TV studio… The least we can say is that the nostalgia for his victory in the fifth season of “Nouvelle Star” in 2007 is perceptible, notably thanks to the “live” banner at the top left of the image, or even the recurring flashbacks. The blonde wig, shorter than his real hair, that he sometimes wears refers to “Julien” from 2007.
Another banner, larger and red, appears several times during the clip of just over four minutes. The artist asks to vote for him again, like 17 years ago. To legitimize himself again? Perhaps, even if his success and talent are no longer in doubt… But in reality, as Julien Doré himself shared on his social networks, sending this SMS will donate one euro to the SPA if fans confirm their message. A new gesture in favor of animal rights on the part of this defender of wildlife.
