Confetti, fireworks, spectators' arms in the air and a sequined jacket for Nikos Aliagas: a New Year's Eve air blew this Saturday night from the first seconds of the ninth prime of this eleventh season of "Star Academy". It was on the very disco "Alexandrie Alexandra" by Claude François that, 24 hours early, the Academicians put on their 31.
"A sensational show" promised the TF1 conductor host, who quickly reminded us of the implacable rules of the game. Of the 7 students who spent Christmas at the Château de Dammarie-les-Lys last Sunday, one will not be there this Sunday evening, for New Year's Eve. It will be Candice or Djebril, both on waivers this week.
Axel and @boulay_isabelle dazzle us with the track "Parle-moi" ✨
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"It's good to start this prime with people we love," said Nikos after Pierre and Michael Jones' cover of "Je te donne," his duet with Jean-Jacques Goldman. His son, Michael Goldman, director of the class, kindly scolds his old acquaintance, saying that he is "quite amazed" by the voice of the septuagenarian singer and believes that Pierre, one of the three favorite students of the teachers of this 2023 edition, was "up to the task", before the start of a Diam's/K. Maro/Gims compilation, which the teachers find "fabulous", With a big "bravo" for the looks, which are nevertheless very colorful.
Also immune to any elimination, Héléna, for her part, covers "En rouge et noir", with its creator Jeanne Mas, whom she admits to having only vaguely heard of before the start of the season. Perched on a round chrome-plated table, the student sings more in tune than the "cult artist", "the great artist" acclaimed by the anchorman of the front page.
A caterpillar on "La goffa Lolita"
After a page of advertising, a reprise of the "last show of 2023", with Nikos disguised as a DJ, who plays "Reality" by Richard Sanderson, the hit from the film "La Boom", during which Julien meets his girlfriend in the city Amélie on stage whom he kisses on the mouth live during the slow dance. It was Djebril's turn, "disgusted" at the idea of leaving the show. He tried to save his skin by going solo on Rihanna's hit "Diamonds", which he struggled to reinterpret. Julien continues with "La goffa Lolita" with his singer, the aptly named La petite culotte. They set fire to the pit, while a caterpillar starts, launched by the teachers. The crowd starts singing again at the end of the song. It's clearly the climax of the evening, in terms of atmosphere. When it came time to judge his protégé, Michael Goldman admitted that he had not been very focused during the performance.
Nightclub atmosphere on the set with Ofenbach 🤩
The academicians perform their hits "Katchi" and "Hurricane"!
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Make way for Lénie. The other darling of the class, wants to "show his wounds" on (again!) Jean-Jacques Goldman. This time "Pas toi", which she performs in a bathing suit, under a kind of bus shelter. Sick at the beginning of the week, the young woman, "a very great artist", delights her teachers. We continue with the "ideal playlist for 2024" with a surprise: "La Cheu Cheu Synchro", a phenomenon of social networks, which earned its interpreter Vincent Piguet to participate in the show "La France a un incroyable talent" of M 6. Two contestants perform a duet on "Tu m'oublias", Larusso's 1999 song.
The vibe of the 80's is here with Axel and Julien 😍They set fire to the track "Take On me"
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We continue this long prime time with Axel, who is lucky enough to be opposite Isabelle Boulay in tandem on "Dis moi". "What a lovely duo," says Nikos. The young man from the Ile-de-France region, "organic" according to his teachers, receives strong compliments from the Canadian singer. It will be Candice, one of the two candidates for elimination, who will close the evening. In a neon pink skirt, she unconvincingly launches into "Divine Idylle" by Vanessa Paradis... It's easy to see why she's in the hot seat. Michael Goldman pays lip service to it. Pierre, for his part, confirms that he is flying over the season during a simple performance on Ed Sheeran's "Photograph" with Helena. The teachers are more talkative about this part than five minutes earlier when Candice was on stage... The electro band Ofenbach closes the festivities. A few minutes later, without suspense, Nikos Aliagas announces that Candice is eliminated. Logical in view of this long prime that has struggled to transcend us.