“We have long hoped that this ceremony would be the one to return to normal. But the period remains difficult and the horizon darkens again ”, regretted Stéphane Espinosa, president of the Victoires de la Musique, Monday January 10 by announcing the nominationsat the Victoires 2022. The rewards for French song will be awarded on February 11, 2022 during a ceremony broadcast live on France 2 from the musical Seine.
Four headliners and six very promising young artists
France Télévisions is planning a great celebration for this unifying event which had gathered 3 million viewers in 2021, or 16% of the market share that evening. “250 artists will perform on stage, with an orchestra of 28 musicians. The presentation will be provided by Laury Thilleman and Olivier Minne ”, specifies Alexandra Redde-Amiel, director of variety and entertainment at France Télévisions.
Four artists concentrate most of the nominations this year. Clara Luciani and Orelsan compete for four awards (Best artist, song, album and audiovisual creation). Juliette Armanet and the Feu group! Chatterton have three (Artist, song, album).
These headliners leave nothing but crumbs for other leading artists, such as Julien Doré, Hoshi, Angèle, Hervé, Ben Mazué and Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine who collects a nomination for his album. Geography of the void.
Urban music
The category of the most streamed album will again this year reward two urban music artists, SCH and Aya Nakamura. On the “Revelations” side, we find six very promising artists, Chien Noir, Myd and Terrenoire for the men, L’Impératrice, Barbara Pravi and Silly Boy Blues for the women.
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All will be decided by a jury of 900 voters, including 620 music professionals and 280 representatives of the public, which “almost” reaches parity, underline the organizers, with 46% of women. Each of these artists, confirmed or emerging, hopes to finally be able to resume this season with the big standing concerts that the health situation prohibits again at the beginning of the year 2022.
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