In an interview given to 20 minutesthis December 19, 2023, Dave admits that he “accepts with difficulty” to be a stranger to young people. He who notes that most of his fans have “between 60 and 100 years old”at his concerts, and that people under 50 cannot cite more than two songs of his (“Vanina”“Near Swann“), has a very radical opinion on the singers of the new generation.
Vianney and Claudio Capéo take their rank
He explains this about those who are at the peak of popularity: “I also really like Vianney, I received him on one of my shows before his music worked. He is pleasant to live with but I am not very sensitive to what he writes. He is an original talent and that’s the main thing”. Atmosphere. As for Claudio Capéo, he adds: “He’s an accordionist who sings quite well, he has a nice voice. It’s old-fashioned what he does, but it’s popular today, so so much the better.”
The only ones who find favor in his eyes are Slimane and Zaz, according to this interview and his latest book. In “How not to be in love with you”his memoirs, he explains about the former winner of The Voice: “
Slimane sings well. The song with which he will participate in Eurovision seems to me to have real possibilities to finally succeed Marie Myriam. […] I wish Slimane good luck. The song is vocally interesting. For the competition, she doesn’t get called too much.”
Slimane and Zaz are saved!
Less nuanced regarding the interpreter of “I want”Dave assures about it: “I really like Zaz, because she has an American tone, a bit like Brenda Lee, a bit hoarse“. Let us remember that the latter is none other than the singer of “Rockin’ around the Christmas tree” (1958), which is experiencing a backlash, in the stores, during these end-of-year holidays.
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