Once is not custom, we were, covid obliges, in front of our television set to attend the 37th annual ceremony of the Victoires de la Musique.
Each edition has its own controversy.
It concerns this year the too small number of nominees in the categories, with a handful of musicians who squat the places.
And others, like Grand Corps Malade, whose absence is simply unfair this year.
But hasn't this been the case since the outbreak of hostilities in 1985?
The greater the musical diversity, the more the Victoires de la Musique shrink.
If only it could be the same for their duration…
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Each year, the ceremony seems to start a little later than the previous one, by the way.
9:10 p.m. this time.
We can't say that we are trembling with impatience, however.
Rather than we fight against falling asleep.
Queen's The Show Must Go On
, in instrumental version, marks the start of the evening, and the very spangled and "full view" choreography to match.
But it's
Santé
, sung by Stromae, which really opens the show: the artist is the godfather of this new edition.
Olivier Minne and Laury Thilleman take over, introducing Angèle.
Stromae, Angèle, Damso, Olivier Minne… Belgium: 4 points!
First Victory of the year, that of audiovisual creation, goes to Orelsan, for the brilliant
Show that to no one
series , and it is frankly deserved.
He will also be the great male winner of the year (best artist and best original song).
The presenters greet Jack Lang but forget to mention the current tenant of the rue de Valois, also present at the Seine Musicale.
They will catch up, but a little late.
A failure ?
On Twitter, this word:
“500 million ministers of culture, and me, and me, and me….”
Olivier Minne multiplies the obsequious bows to present Jacques Dutronc, honored by a victory of honor this year.
"Bravo dad"
, launches his son Thomas in front of the impassive tall Jacques.
Dressed in fatigues and Pataugas, the latter, who seems in a hurry to return to Calvi, was imperial, very vocal.
Can't wait for the father and son tour.
The Orelsan fire
shook up the evening in style.
With a device of screens behind him, the rapper proved his superiority in terms of writing and charisma.
Julien Doré rocked us, just before Juliette Armanet and her
Last Day of Disco
, the singer who sings standing on her piano, disco ball style.
Bernard Tapie quoted in the sequence “our dear departed” because he released two 45s, the first of which was in 1967 (
I don't believe girls anymore
), sorry, but we don't quite understand.
Patrick Juvet, on the other hand, benefits from a fine tribute, thanks to the return to grace of disco, after having been despised for many years.
Which provides the opportunity for Clara Luciani to appear once again, with a version of the unsingable
Where are the women?
She collects the victory of the female artist, after having already been crowned in 2020. No surprise, but a lot of tears.
Why the hell rebroadcast scenes from last year, when the evening is already so long… Myd and his refreshing electro liven things up a bit, with a vintage microphone while Olivier Minne takes on the accents of ORTF presenters , Guy Lux trend.
Laury Thilleman, at his side, embodies a way of Sophie Darel, for whom remembers the indescribable “Ring Parade” of our early childhood.
For the youngest, it should be noted that this is not a compliment.
Too many “on stage in 2022” sequences, like trailers, will have punctuated the evening, with the injunction for the public to return to the rooms.
An industry initiative, no doubt.
To say that the boss of Deezer, Louis-Alexis of Gemini, would like the show to last four hours and end at one in the morning.
The “most streamed albums” categories are a cruel disavowal for the Victoires.
These two awards, received by Aya Nakamura and SCH, are the only ones not to be voted on by the profession, and also the only ones to reward a rap/R&B aesthetic whose presence during the evening is inversely proportional to sales figures.
Is hip-hop becoming for the Victoires what comedies are for the Césars?
Barbara Pravi leaves with the title of female revelation of the year against the group l'Impératrice who did not have much to do in this category.
Ben Mazué, the last of the winners (best concert of the year), was the only one to congratulate
“those who have held out so far”
.
Yes, it was long, long, long.