It is on Celine Dion that the 6,000 fans present at the Zenith, who had each spent 45 euros for an unnumbered seat, warmed their vocal cords before the group entered.
On Wednesday October 6, Therapy Taxi is about to begin the first of the last three performances, closing their farewell tour.
Le Figaro
was there.
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A few seconds later
Pour que tu m'aime encore
, Adélaïde Chabannes de Balsac, Raphaël Zaoui and their three musicians appear on stage with
PVP
, the title of their first album sold in 200,000 copies.
Cadence
followed,
then
J'en am marre
, a piece from which the entire room rises.
"We will make you sweat"
, promises Raphaël Zaoui.
"The mask is recommended but not compulsory"
Raphaël Zaoui of Therapy Taxi
Something promised, something due. From
Idyllic Coma,
dedicated to the alcoholics of the room
,
to
Naïve
, including
Avec ta zouz
,
Superstar
and
Madame Klaude
, on which Drag-Queens accompany them, spectators aged between 15 and 35 dance and sing breathlessly. All without a mask. "
It is recommended but not compulsory
", reassures the leader of the group. However, a health pass was requested at the entrance. Only moment of respite? The guitar-voice sequence to interpret
Rupture 2 merde, a
track from their last EP
,
and
Aline
, a cover of Christophe.
A room carried by the energetic and tireless Adélaïde Chabannes, the singer of Therapy Taxi, forced during her last concerts, to wear a brace on her left knee. As for Raphaël Zaoui, the other leader of the group provides almost alone the comments between each song, not skimping on "
my loves
" to call the fans. In the middle of the concert, shirtless, he goes into the pit to distribute rum and cola, a favorite drink for teenagers in the evening.
“And in cups,” he
says, Covid-19 requires.
As is the tradition since their debut in festival or tour, the group assembles a fan to replace Romeo Elvis on the second verse of their
hit sale hit
.
The first evening, the song smiles at a certain Martial.
Summer 90
,
Candide Crush
and
Salop (e)
, a song with explicit lyrics that blew up the group in 2018 on the Internet, will close this concert of just under 1 hour 45 minutes.
“
It was Taxi Therapy to serve you!
», Raphaël Zaoui will launch by way of conclusion.
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At the end, many fans smoke one last cigarette in front of the room located at Porte de la Villette, regretting that the show went by so quickly.
To console them, Therapy Taxi shared from midnight Friday the live album of their tour, captured at the Olympia last March.
The ultimate farewell gift.
