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The post-“Star Academy” is taking shape with a little more precision for the students of the last season of the TF1 talent show. While a brand new class will be entering the castle of Dammarie-Les-Lys at least in October, Julien Lieb is currently defending the single “Encore une fois”, an intimate ballad on which he talks about the absence of a loved one, echoing the painful ordeal he experienced when his father died when he was a teenager. Why release such a dark title just before the summer season, more conducive to dance songs? It was a big dilemma. I have other titles in the drawers that would have gone down better for the summer, that’s for sure. But I wanted it to be a gift for the public that follows me, because I know that they were waiting for me to reveal myself. I’m someone who is very modest at heart. I made a big effort on that, especially thanks to the show and the tour. I wanted to show a part of me that we hadn’t seen yet. ” says the singer of “Comme tout le monde” in a video for the Belgian magazine Télépro: ” It was a bold choice but I don’t regret it. ».
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“You have to make music so that it resembles you”
Credited with 2 million listens on Spotify, Julien’s song is described as ” a UFO ” compared to the other tracks he recorded for his first album. ” This one was very personal. I’m going to be less melancholic. I like to talk about hope, even when I’m talking about struggles, complicated things or dramas. What’s coming out soon will be brighter. ” promises the 25-year-old singer: ” We’re going to stay on something intense. I can’t do things any other way than intensely. “The ambition of the former academic? To remain true through his music. ” When you come out of a show like “Star Academy”, the hardest thing is to find your identity. You don’t have to make music to make it work but to make it sound like you, to stay as authentic as possible. You don’t have to perjure yourself but stay yourself. ” considers the one who is moving towards ” of variety and urban » for his first project: « There will be everything ».
“To get here is already to live your dream”
Driven by a strong conviction, Julien Lieb knows where he wants to go even though he has only really been starting out in the profession for a few months. I don’t have a plan B. I still struggled a lot before. For me, getting here is already living the dream. I don’t intend to stop there! I have no problem with working 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, for years. On the contrary, it makes me alive and happy. I will do everything to have the best career possible even if I am not 100% in control of my success. No matter how long it lasts: the dream is the dream. The negative aspects seem so insignificant compared to all the positive aspects. ” analyzes the artist from Pau, recently seen in “Fort Boyard” on France 2, who feels ” lucky ” to be in the position he is in today: ” There are millions of people who would dream of being in my place. ».
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Julien Lieb designed his first album to be performed live and why not on tour, as he has already announced his first solo concert for 2025. Four months of intense stage like that, it changed my life. I want to do stage again all my life! The project will be stage-oriented, the goal is to make a project where, when you come to see me in concert, you say to yourself: “We have something real” ” explains the young musician, who already has precise ideas in mind: ” I’m a movie fan so I’d like to put in some little scripted moments. I want to set the place on fire! I want to do a concert that I would have liked to attend. “. Can’t wait!
