Christophe Willem has come a long way! He also confided in his descent into hell at Parisian – this Friday, September 16 – after the commercial failure of his album entitled Rio. In the midst of turmoil, his label would have him “totally abandoned” to believe his words. After stepping away from the spotlight, the artist signs – this year his big comeback with his sixth opus baptized Panorama.
But before returning to the front of the stage, Christophe Willem has long weighed the pros and cons. In 2017, wounds from the past were rekindled in spite of him. “I saw a shrink to take stock of my life. It brought back a whole bunch of teenage wounds that I thought were healed, the feeling of abandonment and rejection that I had experienced,” confessed the interpreter of “Double I” who claims to have “locked in an unhealthy dependence on the gaze of others, on notoriety”.
“I even considered not coming back to Les Enfoirés”
“I think that had made up for my lack of self-esteem,” added the singer who has done violence to move forward. At worst, Christophe Willem questioned himself in different areas. Like his career. “I felt like everything was taken away from me. I even considered not coming back to Les Enfoirés. I love them, but I was afraid that people would point the finger at me: ‘Look, he’s the big sucker who sold three records, his career is over’. he pointed out. thinking ” finished “, Christophe Willem was – for a time – ashamed to shine in music during this delicate period.
Fortunately, he was able to count on certain celebrities to support him. “It did me a lot of good. I talked a lot with Slimane, I talked to him about changing jobs, why not become an architect… He told me that I had made him want to become a singer”, explained Christophe Willem. A shocking confession that totally changed the game…
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