Lio marked the music industry with his universe. In 1979 at just 16 years old, Helena Noguerra’s sister unleashed passions with her unmissable hit “Banana Split”. Sold in 700,000 copies, the piece remains unforgettable for some. But looking back, Lio seems to regret his success with his hit. Subject she discussed with journalist Chloé Thibaud in her book All for music which will be released on October 20.
“I did not see that I was totally complicit in this infamous treatment of young girls and young women”, confessed the happy mother of six who at the time thought she understood the lyrics. “Unlike France Gall, I knew what Banana Split meant when I sang it. But now I realize that I didn’t know that much. I know that I totally opened the door to pedophile criminals and that I brought grist to their mill. I realize that today”.
“I felt like I was playing with something…”
With “Banana Split”,the ex-juror of the New star wanted to make things happen through his art… And in his own way. “I felt like I was playing with something that was taboo. And I find that everything that is taboo, you have to shake it up a bit. But now I wouldn’t have the same position at all, especially when it comes to incest,” pointed out the star.
To date, Lio is happy to see that mentalities have evolved enormously. “I think I can be forgiven because, really, at that time I did not see that I was totally complicit in this infamous treatment of young girls and young women”, added the main interested party who was disgusted by certain sides of showbusiness. “All these men, artists, producers… “lamented the singer. “It was terrifying, I was extremely embarrassed by what I was hearing. This fun, it was glauquissime, I have no other word… ”
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