Suffering from Ménière’s disease for several years, Hoshi split the armor on February 11, 2022 during the Music Awards 2022 on France 2. Come to interpret his new title Let me knowthe singer revealed a little more to her public how she lived her illness on a daily basis and even revealed the precise moment when she learned that she was at risk of losing her hearing.
At the beginning of his song, the artist who made his coming out in 2018 shared the voicemail left by her doctor when he found out she had lost almost 50% of her hearing. “Hello Miss it’s your ENT. I just received your results and I don’t have very good news: you have already lost 50% of your hearing in both ears. I’m afraid you can’t do this job all your life. Call me“, can we hear.
The singer – who had caused a scandal in the last Music Victories after making a lesbian kiss on stage – quickly burst into tears as she performed the lyrics to her song: “On a misunderstanding I turned a deaf ear (…) In front of you I tremble / Attached to the microphone / I feel my body splitting / And I hold back my words / My dizziness strangles me / Fear of falling from a height.” Accompanied by a young woman who translates the lyrics into sign language, Hoshi moved the entire audience, who even reserved a standing ovation at the end of the service.
As a reminder, Hoshi had announced that he suffered from Ménière’s disease (for which there is no treatment) during an interview with the JDD in November 2021. She had notably revealed the various very disabling symptoms from which she suffered, such as hearing problems accompanied by tinnitus or even loss of balance and had confided that she often had great difficulty falling asleep because of deaf vibrations. in his ears.
Complete winners of the Victoires de la musique 2022:
Male Artist: OrelSan
Female Artist: Clara Luciani
Album of the Year: HeartClara Luciani
Song: The smell of gasolineOrelSan
Audiovisual creation: never show that to anyoneOrelSan (documentary)
Concert: Ben Mazue
Male Revelation: Black Earth
Female revelation: Barbara Pravi
Most streamed album for an artist: Jvlivs IICHS
Most streamed album for an artist: ayaAya Nakamura
Victory of honor: Jacques Dutronc
The 37th edition of music victories was followed by 2.67 million viewers, or 16% of the public.