He would have liked to sing, but the production prevented him! A little hiccup that the viewers of the star Academy We saw it well took place on the Christmas bonus broadcast this Saturday, December 23, 2023. The singer Serge Lama wanted to be present despite the health problems he encounters and which have kept him away from the stage for more than two years. Aged 80, the singer, faithful among the faithful to the star Academy (he participated in almost all of the seasons of the program, with the exception of those won by Cyril Cinélu and Quentin Mosimann in 2006 and 2007), was keen to come and attend the performances offered Axel and Lénie on two of his most famous songs, I’m sick for the first, and From adventure to adventure for the second.
For the occasion, Lénie and Axel were accompanied by the semi-finalist of season 2 Emma Daumas, who performed a very beautiful duet with Serge Lama at the time. Sitting on a bench, happy to hear them sing his standards, Serge Lama would have liked to accompany them… Twice, the singer took the microphone to hum with them, but unfortunately for him, the sound was not there. .. Production saw fit to cut him the whistle, to prevent him from singing alongside Lénie, Axel and Emma Daumas, even though he probably wanted to. A nice moment of sharing of which Serge Lama, the Academicians and the viewers were unfortunately deprived…
He can no longer sing since Covid
In an interview he gave in October 2022 to Paris Match, Serge Lama lifted the veil on the difficulties he encountered in pursuing his artistic career, and which are probably due to a long Covidfrom which he never really recovered: “Before Covid, I had planned a tour in the provinces, and after confinement I could no longer sing, it completely broke me physically. I had no choice. I saw artists, like Trenet , sing sitting down. There is joy sitting down, it’s not possible. I remember Serge Reggiani, 70 years old, they brought him and posed him in front of the microphone, like an automaton. My body screams, creaks, squeals. Even though in my head everything is fine, I feel handicapped. I refuse to let the public see me like that“ explained the singer who will celebrate his 81st birthday next February.