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It’s hard to remain indifferent to a moving story like that of Olivier Bergeron from Star Academy.

The 20-year-old New Brunswicker was heading for elimination earlier this week. His endangerment alongside Mathieu Rheault and Édouard Lagacé looked like an assured eviction.

Olivier Bergeron, who works in a sawmill in Kedgwick, a job he hates, saw his musical dream slipping through his fingers. And he cracked up in front of the cameras. I don’t want to leave, he said in essence, I want to make a living from my music, I’m finally doing something I love in life, don’t take that away from me.

In the office of director Lara Fabian, the shy Olivier Bergeron uttered sentences that crushed the hearts of viewers: “Here, in Waterloo, I don’t need to drink to feel good, whereas before, I was just looking forward to the weekend to destroy myself in the drink. It was an unexpected moment, of a very raw truth.

After such touching and sincere confessions, which evoked The life of factrie, by Clémence DesRochers, it was impossible not to support this young man in the conquest of his dreams. This is what TVA viewers did on Sunday evening by protecting Olivier from elimination.

Vocally, Olivier Bergeron is not the most gifted of academicians, but he opted for a song tailor-made for him, At human height, by Vincent Vallières, which almost tells his own life. He interpreted it soberly, sitting on a stool, and he won the hearts of voters. We could never have predicted such a turnaround last week.

The three teachers drafted Édouard Lagacé, 27, of Cowansville, who took over High Hopes, from the Irish group Kodaline. Correct service, which however lacked relief. Edouard suffers from a strong impostor syndrome that the teachers are determined to eradicate.

It was therefore Mathieu Rheault, 27, of Laval, who was sent home. Since it was the least solid of the three – with its tepid rereading of I came to tell you that I’m leavingby Serge Gainsbourg – the logical order has been respected.

This fifth gala took off with a medley of pop-punk hits from Simple Plan, where Audrey-Louise (on jet lag) and Krystel (on The Antidote) stole the show. Jérémy Plante was also very good on I’d Do Anything. Funny idea to add a BMX in the table. It must be young, I imagine.

The number orchestrated by Mitsou, the first guest artistic director of the season, was surprising and flamboyant, but would have benefited from further exploiting the depth of the scene. That said, the row of Bullfighting, The Chinese, Bye bye my cowboy, letter to a cowboy, It’s hot, The yaya and Tell me, tell me put a smile on our faces, as did Roxane Bruneau’s funny comments about the three guys in danger.

As for the sporadic special requests segment, it would fit better on a show like 1^res times at Radio Canada. Star Academy should be careful not to scatter, I think, even if his intentions are noble.

Stage exit for Guylaine

The audience of Big Brother Celebrities has forged a complicated relationship with competitor Guylaine Guay, who was ousted from Noovo’s reality show on Sunday evening.

This is because the 52-year-old author, host and humorist made controversial remarks during the seven weeks she spent in the game. Guylaine Guay treated the three musketeers (Catherine Paquin, Éléonore Lagacé and Claudia Bouvette) of Submissive “little wives”, she called her best friend, Hugo Barrette, a “moumoune”, she rebuffed Eddy King at a time when he did not feel listened to and she even asked, during a speech filled with coronations , so that the “cool kids” scream patience, cuddle.

This week again, Guylaine Guay lectured the household after her banal endangerment. In short, the positive public image we had of her bumped into the image of a petty player fired by Big Brother Celebrities.

True, Guylaine Guay blew hot and cold in the episodes relayed by Noovo. Hot: she cooked for all participants and taught breathing techniques and pressure points to her comrades. Cold: Her high school playground type comments and the constant sense of persecution she conveyed.

The tension between viewers and Guylaine Guay rose to a critical level where Véronique Cloutier had to go out in public to defend her great friend and godmother of her foundation. In summary, it is a game, Guylaine plays, even if it means crushing her toes in the process.

Fortunately, the production orchestrated a smooth exit for him on Sunday. Guylaine Guay packed her bags in a ball of love. By subscribing to Big Brother Celebrities, Guylaine Guay hoped to improve the lot of her family (she has two autistic children aged 21 and 19), and it succeeded. At a rate of $6,300 a week, Guylaine pocketed around $44,100 for her time in the house-studio erected in an industrial park in Anjou, east of Montreal.

Back to the game, Eddy King has finally left his state of torpor to win his first test. It was time. Tranna Wintour would also benefit from kicking her ass. ‘Cause no one wins Big Brother Celebrities by losing or abandoning each of the challenges.