“I had to collect my ego”: Juliette Armanet disappointed by her defeat at the Victoires

She climbed on the boards of the Seine Musicale, on February 11, 2020, during the 37th edition of the Victoires de la Musique. Juliet Armanetleaning over her piano, had the opportunity to perform her hit Last day of disco… but not more. Nominated in three categories, the talented 37-year-old artist left the ceremony empty-handed – it was Clara Luciani who won the awards for female artist and album of the year for Heart.

It’s very devaluing to leave with nothing

his album Girlfriend had been voted revelation of the year in 2018. Back on stage with Burn the fireJuliette Armanet was applauded by the critics, but not by the jury of music victories. “We can prepare for it, it’s very devaluing to leave with nothing, she admits in the columns of the magazine Telerama. Especially when you are sensitive to honors and medals. It puts the music in a strange place. The exercise is difficult, so yes, I had to pick up my ego.”

I had a strong intuition that it was kamikaze to go there

This lack of consideration could be related to a story of timing and not a question of quality. The Victoires de la Musique were awarded in February, but the members of the Academy vote three months earlier, in November. “I had a strong intuition that it was kamikaze to go there because the calendar was not the right one. My album was released on November 19 and the votes closed on the 20th or 21st…“, notes Juliette Armanet.

She wrote the lyrics to all thirteen tracks of Burn the fire with a painful breakup in mind. Last day of disco, nominated in the original song category, lost to The smell of gasoline from Orelsan. But it is a pleasure, for Juliette Armanet, to find her audience. This is also why she agreed to come and sing at the Seine Musicale, knowing very well that she had little chance of winning anything. “We made the choice together to go there to take advantage of the visibility offered by this ceremony“ she clarified. The important thing is that it warmed the hearts of the public present in the room…

Find the full interview of Juliette Armanet in the magazine Télérama, n ° 3764 of March 2, 2022.