It was the big surprise of the Victoires de la Musique evening.
In the male artist of the year category, there were not one but two winners: Gazo and Vianney in a perfect tie.
Never seen before in this category!
The first, at first, didn't want to talk.
Gazo, one of the biggest record sellers - 500,000 on his first two albums - very rarely speaks in the press.
But he finally agreed to say a few words to us in his overheated dressing room, to greet this first Victory, which is for him “an honor and a pleasure.
» “It’s still a surprise,” admits the rapper who filled the Accor Arena a few weeks ago.
We too are shocked to share a victory together, just like you.
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Gazo continues: “I listen to Vianney from time to time, he’s talented too, in his own way too, it’s two different voices and it’s strong all the same.
We are happy.
We take it, it benefits us.
Over the last few years, rap has been on a steady course and it's good that it's getting a little more recognition.
I hope it will continue in this direction.
In any case, we will still be here next year.
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“I find this mixture even on the podium”
For his part, Vianney is also happy and proud to be co-awarded, seven and eight years after his first two Victories (Male Artist and Song of the Year).
“I couldn’t have dreamed of anything better,” he admits.
This is the principle of my album, “A deux à trois” (sold more than 100,000 copies), to mix genres and styles.
I find this mixture even on the podium which I share with Gazo.
I really like what he does and I can only be delighted with this symbol.
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The singer recognizes that this third Victory has a particular and forever singular taste.
“It arrives several years after the others, it’s the bonus that I wasn’t expecting, I wasn’t hoping for it anymore.
I don't make my songs for trophies, I make them for myself and for people.
But when he's there, it's a real gift that I don't shy away from.
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