Music wins | OrelSan and Clara Luciani big winners

(Paris) The party is over said his previous album: false, OrelSan was crowned male artist Friday evening at 37^and Victoires de la musique, Clara Luciani, another regular, lifting the women’s trophy.

The Norman rapper, 39, is the artist of the hinge at the end of 2021/beginning of 2022, hailed by the public and critics, well beyond the rap sphere alone. Civilizationreleased in November, is the best-selling record in France in 2021.

And the one that sticks the most at the time. The single “The Smell of Gasoline” is an unvarnished painting of a fractured society around the debates of the presidential campaign.

“Among French-speaking musicians, he is one of those who writes the best, he really digs, he goes far”, had greeted Friday morning, on France Inter, Stromae, honorary president of the 37^and Victories organized at La Seine Musicale, in the Paris region.

Male artist, this is the 2^and Victory of the evening for OrelSan, after the audiovisual creation for his documentary never show that to anyone. And the 9^and Victory of his career. The record of 13 trophies is co-held by -M- and Alain Bashung, now deceased.

The coronation of Clara Luciani was also expected. his album Heart made the elitist scenes as well as the general public thrill. It’s the 3^and Victory of his career.

The other attraction of the evening is the honorary president. Stromae interpreted his title “Santé” with an avatar, at the opening of the ceremony.

This double of the Belgian, like an animated film on the giant screens behind him, thus showed the public the gestures to be made on the choreography of the piece.

Dutronc and Dutronc

Stromae’s performance gives a taste of the launch of its tour-event at the end of February, which should revolve around paintings and make use of new technologies.

Multitude, his new album, one of the most anticipated this year, will be released on March 4. But as the Belgian does nothing like everyone else, he will deliver his new songs in preview during his first three shows in Brussels on February 22, Paris on February 24 and Amsterdam on February 27.

The tickets for these three concerts were sold out in 15 minutes on the day they went on sale on December 3, his record company had said.

At the Victoires, there is therefore an honorary president and an Honorary Victory was also awarded. This year, she returned to Jacques Dutronc, 78 (it was Jane Birkin last year), given by her son Thomas, for her entire career. They both sang And me and me and mepaternal standard.

The Victories would not be the Victories without controversy.

This year, including OrelSan, Clara Luciani, Juliette Armanet and the group Feu! Chatterton, we arrive at fourteen nominations between four artists.

Reviews

This raises criticism of a ceremony accused of not reflecting the diversity of the current scene.

“My greatest victory is to live from my passion, the rest ‘balec’ (slang contraction of ‘I don’t give a damn about it’)”, tweeted Eddy de Pretto, no nomination. Grand Corps Malade, also empty-handed, said he was “very disappointed” in “Seven to eight” on TF1.

These gnashing teeth do not disturb the Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot, present at the ceremony. “It’s not my job to fuel controversy. I am not president of the Victoires, ”she first declared to the press. “Les Victoires is a popular show with great audiences. Some criticize them but I do not sulk my pleasure. I came to party,” she added.

“I love opera but that doesn’t prevent me from loving other genres,” continued the minister. I really like Juliette Armanet and her Last day of disco (one of the highlights of his album). I also really like The Empress”. This group, made up of a singer and five musicians, was named in the female revelation category, one of the little quirks of the evening.