There was only beauty in the Variety of Star Academy of this Sunday evening, which notably received Mitsou, Simple Plan and the Frenchwoman Yseult. At the end of this comforting evening, Mathieu left the adventure with serenity.
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On the eve of its twentieth career anniversary, the Simple Plan formation opened the evening with a medley of its greatest hits in the company of the Academicians. “Jet Lag” with Audrey-Louise was successful, Édouard distinguished himself on “Welcome To My Life”, Krystel provided voice on “The Antidote” and Olivier was perfect on “I’m Just A Kid” , the very first single from the band’s debut album, released in 2002.
In danger
Édouard Lagacé seemed in full possession of his faculties during his performance on the song “High Hopes”, by Kodaline. He even hinted at his emotion. “I wanted to thank you for taking this risk of going beyond this area that you were hiding from us,” congratulated Lara Fabian.
With “I came to tell you that I’m leaving”, Mathieu had the mission to manage his anxieties and his questions. He was relatively solid during his performance, which delighted Gregory Charles: “In a few days, and under these circumstances, you managed to give your best performance. Imagine how far you can go…”
For his part, Olivier certainly offered his best performance since the start of the season, interpreting “At the height of man”, by Vincent Vallières. The voice was on point, the attitude felt, and it felt like he was actually living the lyrics.
“I have the impression that you showed us your story, Marc Dupré told him. And we all believed it.” Guylaine added in the compliments: “My beautiful Olivier, you have reached the height of a man, and not nearly”.
original number
First guest artistic director, Mitsou had imagined a number with several very different paintings.
Camélia opened on the song “La corrida”, with four drags back in boxes. The three guys in danger then had fun with “The Chinese”.
Audrey-Louise rolled her hips to “Bye bye mon cowboy”, before being joined in the saloon setting by Jérémy and his sequined hat. The latter then interpreted “Letter to a cowboy” in duet with Marily.
Krystel then showed off all her charms on “It’s Hot,” before Mitsou ripped through the wall of paper backstage to perform the verse while rapping. A nice surprise appearance.
Sandrine and Éloi were surprising as a duet on “Le yaya”, not hesitating to step out of their comfort zone. In the role of the suave seducer, Éloi was irresistible.
Finally, Sarah-Maude and Julien sang “Dis-moi”, quickly joined by all the Academicians.
Mitsou signed the most flamboyant and successful number of this season. An extraordinary medley.
Special request
The Academicians paid a special tribute to Dominique Lecompte, a passionate teacher who founded the school of rock. “I did it to make young people dream, to give them hope and to live with music,” he explained, going on stage at the end of the number during which we could hear the song. “Corinne”, from the Three Accords.
Still little known in Quebec, the Frenchwoman Yseult made her unique universe known through two songs. She performed “Bad Boy”, with Marily, and the wonderful song “Corps”, in which Sarah-Maude and Audrey-Louise particularly shone. A smooth performance.
Verdict
Before giving the result of the votes, the Academicians performed an excerpt from “Give Peace a Chance” in support of the Ukrainian people.
Olivier Bergeron was finally the choice of the public. “We are judges, we accompany them every week, but we also love them, and it tears us up to see them leave,” said Gregory Charles, before announcing that the teachers had decided to keep Édouard.
Eloi Cummings, 16, Magdalen Islands
The teachers have, on several occasions, asked Éloi to be more flexible when he sings on stage, to stand less upright and less stuck. This Sunday, he showed that he could let go and act crazy, without his vocal performances suffering. In the number staged by Mitsou, he seemed completely relaxed and filled with self-mockery to play the seducer. Since the beginning of the adventure, Éloi has been quite discreet during the dailies, but each of his appearances during the Variétés shows that he is progressing and improving from week to week. Even if he is still very young, the artist in him is more and more ready to reveal himself.
Yseult, a great discovery
Singer Yseult was in Montreal for the second time since the start of her career. His number, with only women, was full of tenderness and emotion. She also had a message to deliver to the Academicians, she who made herself known by a program of the same style. “I encourage them to undertake and never give up,” she said in an interview. A program is a springboard, not an end. The hardest, but also the most beautiful, is on the outside, coming out of this adventure.
Mitsou, the flamboyant
Mitsou ended her singing career several years ago, but she remains a passionate and flamboyant creator. She managed to make us rediscover her songs through the voices of the Academicians by giving them a modern touch that makes us forget that we were already listening to these songs in the 1990s. “We did this number with love, everyone wanted it succeeds, she analyzed in an interview. They all wanted to create a magical moment. You could see they were having fun, and that’s the freedom I wanted to give them.” Mitsou even made a surprise appearance rapping the verse in “C’est Chaud”, which was at the time the first female rap in French in Quebec. One flow incredible for an exceptional artist.
- Sarah-Maude Desgagné, 23, Amos
- Audrey-Louise Beauséjour, 23, Brossard
- Eloi Cummings, 16, Magdalen Islands
- Camélia Zaki, 17, Sherbrooke
- Krystel Mongeau, 25, Sherbrooke
- Marily Dorion, 26, Sherbrooke
- Julien Charbonneau, 23, Montreal
- Sandrine Hébert, 25 years old, Coaticook
- Jérémy Plante, 25, Lévis
- Olivier Bergeron, 20 ans, Kedgwick (N.-B.)
- Edouard Lagacé, 27, Cowansville
The daily of Star Academy is presented Monday to Thursday, at 7:30 p.m., on TVA.