Native's passion, Gainsbourg's phlegm or Amel Bent's tears parading in the background… At the 35th Victories of Music ceremony, air floated like a variety show. Almost like any other, if there weren't a handful of trophies to hand out. This year, the production put the double work with projections of extracts from the previous editions, fireworks and a skewer of animators for a 35th XXL component.
An anniversary date marked by a key word: nostalgia. Magnetos, tearful speeches and archival images punctuated this long evening of Valentine's Day, where Cupid was generous. The celebration rewarded eight winners against 13 in previous years.
Fewer categories, therefore, but more presenters. If Daphné Bürki led the dance alone in 2018, the chain brought together almost all its known heads from Sophie Davant to Stéphane Bern, from Marie-Sophie Lacarrau to Julian Bugier with in the center, the presidency endorsed by Florent Pagny. "Some are surprised to see me in this role, I can tell you that I too", he says, before introducing the ceremony with a speech not frankly shining to celebrate these 35 years of music, from the appearance from the CD at the peak of streaming.
Then Laurent Ruquier offers a bouquet to Marie Sophie Lacarrau, Valentine's Day requires, before announcing the first winner: PNL and his famous clip "Au DD" perched on the Eiffel Tower. But the two rapper brothers shone… by their absence.
Vanessa Paradis, Johnny Hallyday and Florent Pagny on loop
After this colorful parenthesis, the tone is essential: we look to the past. The animators take turns hand in groups of two, looking back on the highlights of these 35 years of Victories. MC Solaar who takes down his statuette, Vanessa Paradis who sobs or Johnny drawing his smile a dozen times. How beautiful and moving it was before. That it often cried.
But today, too much is too much. These awards, interrupted endlessly by a string of archival videos, border on an emotional overdose. Without counting the effort of the animators to add a layer between two pieces. "The emotion is there," they chant with envy. Something to bring tears to the eye. Or not. Again, it is difficult to be convinced by this overbidding.
In this maelstrom of feelings, the event did not escape the hiccups. The singer Hoshi enters the scene, with a microphone that cuts. Without preventing him from igniting the public with his lesbian kiss exchanged with one of his dancers. Later, it was Jeanne Added, crowned last year, who magnetized us with a slightly psychedelic choreography.
Alain Souchon album of the year
Listed awards, no big surprise. The beautiful Clara Luciani leaves with the Victory of "the female artist". When the whimsical Philippe Katerine is crowned male artist. True to himself, landed with a balloon shawl in front of a ... giant nose.
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The revelation scene returns to Suzane, the new French face of electro song while the price of the revelation album crowns the very young Apple and her deliciously suave voice. As for the album of the year, it once again celebrates Dean Alain Souchon. Nostalgia when you hold us.
Even President Florent Pagny - who said in 2014 that he was not interested in this kind of ceremony - was entitled to his nostalgic tribute with "Sing", taken up by Slimane, Vitaa and Maëlle. A song from… 1998.
Palmares
Male artist: Philippe Katerine
Female artist: Clara Luciani
Stage revelation: Suzane
Revelation album: Apple "the faults"
Album: Alain Souchon "Ame fifties"
Original song: Vitaa & Slimane "It's going to come"
Concert: Angèle
Audiovisual creation: PNL "Au DD"