The elimination of Maestro Arsène in the TV game Don’t Forget the Words has sparked an avalanche of criticism. Its presenter, Nagui, is accused of having cheated by giving an indication to the other candidate, on the title of the song to be interpreted.
If the program of France 2, Don’t forget the words, is often at the heart of small hiccups which annoy the followers, this one is a little more resounding. After a little more than two weeks in the musical show, Arsène was badly eliminated, this Friday, against Maureen. And unfairly according to France 2 viewers.
While Maureen heard and saw nothing, Arsène had to interpret the famous title of Khaled, Aïcha, and found 80 missing words. While the young man has lost his means and left his place to Maureen, viewers cry out for injustice.
Ah … @Nagui I can’t help but cry out at injustice. Neither you nor Cruella was upset when Arsene asked if he should sing the paragraphs in Arabic at the end. But you said that to the challenger.
Obviously we are all disgusted this evening before #NOPLP– Nicky Neecks ud83c uddeb ud83c uddf7 ud83c udde7 ud83c uddea ud83c uddef ud83c uddf5 ud83c udde8 ud83c udded (@NickyNixe) April 10, 2020
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I’m disgusted with Arsene. But I find it not fair play not to have warned him that it was the French version and not the Arabic version. And also I didn’t even know there was a French version #NOPLP
– W.B (@ WB78446714) April 10, 2020
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A fatal lack of precision for the maestro
They accuse Nagui of anti-play: he would not have told Arsène that it was the French adaptation of the song. Since indeed, the title exists in two versions: French and Arabic. However, we can clearly hear Arsene asking if “we must find until the end” and if “the end is in Arabic”. And Nagui answer him simply: “You have to find it to the end”.
A lack of precision that wouldn’t have bothered anyone if Nagui hadn’t bothered to tell Arsene’s competitor. And while viewers are ulcerated, Arsène wanted to play down the situation.
#NOPLP Nagui clarified to Maureen that it was the French version of “Aïcha”, whereas he had not specified it to Arsène. Frankly, it’s not fair … He favored it a little. I’m deg ‘, I liked Arsène.
– Laeti Pcqx (@laetipcqx) April 10, 2020
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“I asked Nagui if it was necessary to make the small passage in Arabic, at the end of the song. To which he answered me ‘no’, and that only the lyrics in French were enough. I start the song , and I don’t know what took me, I wanted to do my trick and impress the gallery by singing in Arabic, “he explained to the press.
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