Number 1 of trends in France on X, the young singer is making a place for himself in the landscape of French song.
With his single
Those we were
, Pierre Garnier, winner of season 11 of “Star Academy”, is co-author and composer of a piece which tells the story of a breakup.
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The single was already known to the most faithful of the TF1 telecrochet: Pierre had performed it at the castle with the other academicians.
It was during the final that Pierre truly revealed his song alongside rapper Dadju.
The latter, in fact, interrupted their duet to allow the candidate to sing his own song.
It caused a sensation, with audiences and viewers immediately clamoring for the single on streaming platforms.
This has been done since Wednesday February 7 at midnight.
The fans of the young artist are there: only a few hours after its broadcast, the title is already number 1 in sales on the iTunes Store, ahead of
Salty Popcorn
by Santa and
Flowers
by Miley Cyrus.
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The release of this song, less than a week after Pierre's victory in “Star Academy”, is rare enough to be noticed.
The winner of the previous season, Anisha Jo, launched her album in November 2023, eleven months after the end of her adventure.
Furthermore, never before has a candidate had the chance to perform one of his compositions in the telecrochet.
Two days after his victory, Pierre Garnier also played it on guitar opposite Yann Barthès in “Quotidien” on TMC, the TF1 group's channel.
A piece written between friends
In an interview with Le Parisien, Pierre Garnier spoke about the birth of this song and wanted to highlight those close to him who helped him compose it.
Two friends, who like him were facing heartbreak, supported him.
They “
all put (their) experience into it and, in an hour, it was over
,” confides Pierre.
The only downside for fans: the song is in the studio version and not acoustic, as the performer used to play it at Star Ac'.
On X, Internet users comment:
“Now that Sony has released its commercial version, can we have our acoustic version? Thank you very much. #PierreGarnier »
“The song is much too smooth, we don't find the grain of Pierre's voice nor the unique atmosphere that was created by his voice and his guitar only #PierreGarnier”
The enthusiasm of the majority of them is not dampened, however, since the singer announced via an Instagram story that the acoustic version was coming.
“Thank you everyone, it’s crazy the reception you gave to my song.
For those asking for the acoustic version, no worries, I'll make one soon.
She’s coming very soon!”