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What if the real star of “Star Academy” was her? Who ? Santa! After landing a surprise hit with “Salted Popcorn”, which has more than 64 million plays on Spotify, the singer and leader of the group Hyphen Hyphen released her first album “Recommence-moi”, led by the title of the same name , thought of as a hymn to Celine Dion. And you can hear it! With its referenced melody and its “1, 2, 3 start me again”, the song is already a great success after having been multi-broadcast on the radio this summer: it is still 17th in the radio ranking and has nearly 22 million streams on the Swedish platform.
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“It’s more than a cover, it’s a reinterpretation”
Now, it is preparing to run on repeat on TF1 since the production has chosen it as the anthem of the “Star Academy”, as Purecharts exclusively revealed before the launch of the season. “ For the first time in the history of “Star Ac”, it will not be a classic but a current, contemporary hit. And it is the artist who sings this title who wanted to do it with us » confirmed director Michael Goldman live on Saturday evening. Yesterday, Santa immediately rushed to the castle of Dammarie les Lys to meet the 15 students of the promotion, and present their anthem to them. “ It’s a huge honor and a huge compliment being paid to me. They called me and said, “We usually only take classics.” I told myself without pretension that they wanted to make it a classic and that resonates with the ambition of my project » explains the 33-year-old singer to Parisian.
wait but did Santa actually arrange her music for the students? but it’s adorable eh #StarAcademyLeLive pic.twitter.com/0nFXH3sPgB
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Santa also modified some lyrics, like “ I promise you a season like no other “, and reinvented the melody of his song to fit the occasion: ” It’s more than a cover, it’s a reinterpretation. I made new arrangements, with an American choral effect, in the “Glee” style, and changed a good part of the text to fit their story. “. Accompanied by Michael Goldman, Santa played the song to the students from the piano installed in the rehearsal room: “ It’s a party song and I’ve reworked it for you, to give you a buzz at the start of each bonus. (…) You are as stressed as me. It reassures me that you sing with me ».
Here is the music and chorea of the anthem of this class of 2023! ⭐️💃#StarAcademy #StarAcademyLeLive pic.twitter.com/rgs2DSRwA7
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Students dance for the music video #StarAcademy #StarAcademyleLive pic.twitter.com/h2H1pK1573
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Neither one nor two, Ebony, whose dad is a famous singer, Paul, Franck, Emma, who sang in front of Pierre Garnier on Saturday evening, went to record the anthem of the “Star Academy”. “ Until you’re happy in the cabin, I won’t be. If I have to spend the night there, I’ll spend the night there » insisted Santa. Without further ado, the 15 candidates also learned the first steps of the choreography, and even shot the clip in the castle garden today. Get ready to hear “Start Me Again” on repeat!
