Like a Monday at the castle… After a Sunday which saw Julien cry while remembering the duet with his brother during prime time, and before a “week of improvisation”, announced this Tuesday evening as a preview of the daily summary of events which had occurred the day before in the “Star Academy”. The week begins in an electric way because of a duo which tugs, Chris and Stan. The latter complains: “These days, Chris and I, we can’t really be in pairs, I don’t understand it very well. I feel bad energies, I don’t need that right now…”. Same impression for Chris: “I need to get away from the pair with Stan, it releases negative energies…” The tone will quickly rise, and they will end up explaining themselves to the sidelines, without really managing to get along. tune… Atmosphere.
From 8 a.m., while it was still dark outside, the sports coach had nevertheless decided to “work on the reactivity” of the academicians by organizing small fights in tandems. Léa, just not very reactive, still laughs a few minutes later: “Me and reflexes, that’s 18.” Her partner Tiana laughs: “This girl is a sketch, and I’m not saying that for fun! »
Zazie, Dadju, Kendji…
Yanis, the dance teacher, also tries to lighten the mood by announcing to the students: “It’s the week of improvisations, there are no choreographies… so I gave you a present”, namely heels, his favorite accessory when he performs on stage. He tries to make the small troupe thus perched high up dance, obtaining a great success in particular with Louis (“And hop, I am Bella Adid!”).
Follow the announcements, by the singing coaches, of the artists present for the duets on Saturday evening. “There’s heavy this week”, they attack: Zazie, Patrick Fiori, M Pokora, Fire! Chatterton, Dadju, Amel Bent and Kendji Girac. Still no international star on the horizon, but this upcoming set is moving the students. “It’s war for duos”, anticipates Léa. And Tiana confides: “The artists who will be there, it’s my whole life, it stresses me out, you shouldn’t be named…”.
The promotion starts rehearsing the songs, the singing teachers swing. “He’s stupid Julien, but it’s moving”, or, to Louis who is “afraid to sing loudly”: “If you sing with Patrick Fiori, it’s someone who has all the maquis in their voice, then you have to go! (….) You annoy me, if you can give people goosebumps, don’t hold back! »
Louis will soon be reconciled with the volume of his voice thanks to the master class given at the castle by Bilal Hassani, also in high heels, who encourages the students to find “their singularity” and “the little pearl” which is in them. “His advice resonates with me,” rejoices Louis. He advocates self-acceptance… So if I want to sing loud, I’ll sing loud. “Léa, she admits:” I am retarded in everything, little I did not have TV, I lived abroad…” Enola appreciates the confession because “she gave herself up…”
First meeting with the fans
But it is already time to leave for the Parisian preview of the film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” at the Grand Rex (IIe). Happy to leave the castle for a few hours, the academicians will be welcomed by their fans, massed in a compact crowd in front of the cinema, and by former students. Among them, Aurélie Konaté, from the second promotion of “Star Ac” and who has since become an actress, who doubles Shuri, the sister of Black Panther in the French version of the film. She gives them lots of advice. Louis asks for more: “It feels good. »