After almost fifteen years of absence, the star Academy is making a comeback. This Saturday, October 15, 2022, Nikos Aliagas takes over the controls of the famous show, on TF1. A resounding return for the loyal viewers who followed the first seasons, but also for the former candidates. Some return to the program elsewhere, while others try somehow to move forward. This is the case of Harlem, which has gone through difficult times after his participation in tele-hook.
Viewers discovered it in 2004, during the fourth season of the star Academy. Alongside the late Grégory Lemarchal, winner of the edition, Mathieu Johann or Karima Charni, Harlem was presented as a young 26-year-old rapper. Behind this stage name hid Fabien Parmentier, who had managed to find a place for himself at the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys. If he did not win the tele-hook, the young man had not said his last word. After this crazy experience, he tried to continue in music, unveiling a first album. But his career didn’t really take off…
Since then, Harlem had disappeared from radar. It was not until February 2013, almost ten years after his participation in the famous TF1 show, that loyal viewers were able to hear from him. On the antennaPrivate Access, some information was revealed about his new life, far from the spotlight. Harlem had then become homeless (SDF) and lived in his car, putting luggage from one parking lot to another. “Frankly, we are good here. There is no one to bother us. Good after, it’s a bit hard as a way of life. But anyway, it’s the street. Rap is basically the street“, he had explained.
Images that had saddened many fans of the star Academy. But let them be reassured! Subsequently, the young rapper had told our colleagues to Entertainment TV getting off the street. Indeed, since the broadcast of the report, he was no longer homeless and had found accommodation. These are the latest news from Fabien Parmentier, who continues his path in the shadows now.