When she arrives in the café in the west of Paris where we are meeting, this Wednesday, it is impossible not to notice Adeline Toniutti. Her radiant face and bright red hair earn her many looks. “Since I became the singing teacher at
Star Academy
, I can no longer go out without being dressed,” she smiles. But behind this apparent joie de vivre, the 36-year-old singer hides a difficult journey, the subject of a story, “Incandescente forever” (Éditions du Rocher, 192 pages, 19 euros). “Perhaps like everyone else,” she puts things into perspective. But I'm lucky to be able to tell it in a book. »
Because before becoming the flamboyant coach of the students of Dammarie-les-Lys (Seine-et-Marne), Adeline had to go through several challenges. Born in Doubs, she grew up in a family of music lovers. “Nurtured with rock,” she sums up, evoking Queen as her first memory. And its leader, simply called “Freddie” in the family. Music is also a tool of escape, while the Toniutti have to take care of their sick grandparents: “I had a childhood where we didn't have a lot of money, where I became a little bit caregiver at age 10, with a family member named Charcot and another with Alzheimer's. »