He may not have won the “Star Academy” but that didn’t stop him from pursuing his dreams. Seven days ago, Louis Albi unveiled the clip for his first single “That you’re lying to yourself”. A hymn to tolerance, as our colleagues from Pure chartswho had the privilege of interviewing the young man, several months after his first media appearance.
The opportunity to ask him about the message he wants to convey through his song and his clip, in which he fully assumes his homosexuality. Indeed, in the music video, we find the young man living a romance with a boy, even going so far as to kiss him. On the release of his first song, the ex-candidate of the “Star Academy” assures him: he received a lot of love, but also a lot of criticism…
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Louis Albi victim of homophobic criticism at the release of his clip
“The only hate I received was criticism of myself. I understood that it was not the music that bothered them but what I represent, the freedom that I represent”he revealed before reassuring himself in the sense that it has “made me want to deliver the other messages of this album”.
Aware of the insults that this could cause by fully assuming his homosexuality on the screen, the young artist did not hesitate for a single second. “I’m actually prepared. I received so much in real life before and after ‘Star Ac'”he assures sure of himself before continuing: “Unlike the other students, it was daily… I have a lot of distance from that because I didn’t think I had the shoulders”.
The ex-candidate of the “Star Academy” manages to distance himself
Today, Léa’s friend manages to “take some distance and not be affected by it all”. His detractors accuse him of being “him”. “It’s not just a character trait, it’s me, my desires, my tastes, and I don’t see where the problem is. As long as I don’t hurt anyone, I don’t have nothing to blame me for. I live my life, they live theirs”he concluded, wise in his words.
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