It’s a colorful evening that TF1 offered this Saturday, October 22, 2022. A week after the launch of the new season of the star AcademyNikos Aliagas presented a new live bonus and not the least since it ended in the elimination of a first student.
Since Wednesday, October 19, the 13 academicians were aware of the nominees among them following their evaluations. The principal of the school, Michaël Goldman, then announced the names of Julien, Amisse and Ahcène. They are therefore the ones who found themselves in danger this evening and who were put to the vote. But not only ! Indeed, the rule wanted a candidate to be saved by the public and another by his comrades.
Before knowing the results, the apprentice singers had the opportunity to perform all together the official anthem of this class of 2022, Do not go without me of Céline Dion remixed by Mosimann but also to share the stage with confirmed artists. Those are Amir, Juliette Armanet, Julien Clerc, Naps, Adé and Lewis Capaldi who agreed to come and perform their greatest hits with the students. Amir sang Retina with Lea. Louis, Paola and Anisha performed a medley by Julien Clerc with the artist, Carla found herself in a duet with Adé and Anisha with Lewis Capaldi. Rapper Naps did the show on The Kiffance with Cenzo and Tiana, as for Juliette Armanet, she pushed her voice over Flame with Chris. Carla also obtained the bonus of dancing and singing alone on me lolitafrom Alizée for being the best student in Yanis Marshall’s class.
Performances of the nominees
Julien sang on Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
Teachers’ opinions:Julien’s problem is his ability to let go and get naked on stage. I think there has been a lot of progress, this voice transports me, you are carried by it, everything is easier when you sing so well“, estimated the director Michaël Goldman. Laure Balon, the scenic expression teacher, for her part underlined that Julien had worked a lot and that he was finally starting to take the adventure seriously: “He did it ! He proved it!“.
Amisse sang on We Could Have Had It All dAdele
The teachers’ opinions: They all recognized the work she had done and were unanimously won over by her performance. Michaël Goldman notably congratulated him for his courage and audacity in choosing such a difficult title.
Ahcène sang on Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
The opinions of the teachers: All considered that the candidate had performed this song superbly and had succeeded in defending it, despite sometimes being out of breath. “It was better than going“, recognized the singing teacher Adeline Toniutti, who even asked for a new round of applause for him.
A heartbreaking choice
The public decided to save Julian. The students then had to decide between the last two nominees. And it is a perfect equality which resulted from it. Julien then had the heavy task of deciding. After a very long hesitation, he ended up keeping in the adventure Ahcene. It is therefore friend who was eliminated!