With 12 awards in total in his career, the Norman rapper now exceeds the monuments Johnny Hallyday and Alain Souchon, ten trophies each. He is only one length away from the record of 13 trophies, co-held by -M- and Alain Bashung.
It’s clean for Orelsan. The rapper from Normandy is the big winner of the 38th edition of the Victoires de la Musique held at the Seine Musicale, in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine) on Friday February 10. Aurélien Cotentin, his real name, left with three trophies under his arm. This ceremony, still just as long, but rather rhythmic, also crowned artists accustomed to awards: the stars Angèle and Stromae, but also the revelation Pierre de Maere. The Victoires and the public also celebrated the career of Serge Lama, on the eve of his eightieth birthday. Here’s what to remember from the evening.
The triumph of Orelsan
The Caen rapper has produced a full box. Nominated in three categories, Aurélien Cotentin, 40, did the triple: best audiovisual creation and best original song, elected by the public, with The quest and best concert of the year. With 12 awards in total in his career, the Normand now exceeds the monuments Johnny Hallyday and Alain Souchon, ten trophies each. He is only one length away from the record of 13 trophies, co-held by -M- and Alain Bashung.
Angèle and Stromae, artists of the year
The Belgian artist won the coveted trophy for male artist of the year, ahead of the Toulouse rapper duo BigFlo and Oli and the trio short-lived Grand Corps Malade, Ben Mazué and Gaël Faye. After a long break of nine years marked in particular by a burn-out and suicidal thoughts that he recounts in his song Hellthe 37-year-old Belgian artist took off again with the album Multitude, which also won the Album of the Year trophy. Paul Van Haver now has seven Victories in his career.
Belgian Angèle, 27, was crowned female artist. She has five Victories in her career since she left the Paris region with the trophy for the most streamed female artist for her record. Ninety-Five The Suite. “It’s so good, it’s so fun! Two wins, that’s cool! I broke my first wins because they were glass. They’re metal now. It should be fine”she said.
A victory of honor and a happy birthday for Serge Lama
The interpreter of I’m sick And From adventure to adventure was honored. “I love the man as much as the artist”greeted Calogéro, the honorary president when presenting him with the 600th Victory in the history of the ceremony. “I’m very moved because it’s certainly the last time tonight that I see an audience cheering me up, you know I’m stopping the cost, my body can’t keep up anymore, I don’t want to sing sitting down, I refuse this eventuality, I had a good life”, did he declare. The public then paid tribute to him by singing a “Happy Birthday” on the eve of his 80th birthday. “This victory makes me very happy because it comes from the profession. It was the right time: I’m leaving (he stops singing). This Victory crowns a career”he added to the press.
November Ultra and Pierre de Maere, the new faces
These are names to remember. Expected each year, the Victories of the Revelations crowned November Ultra for women and Pierre de Maere for men. The first became known to the general public this year with his first studio album, Bedroom Walls, which she composed entirely in her bedroom. Very moved, the singer November Ultra or Nova, could not hold back her tears when receiving her Victory from the hands of Angèle: “I was afraid of falling and showing you my buttocks.” She wanted to greet the other competitors Mentissa and Emma Peters. “I’m 34, you’re never too old, it’s never too late, make music, maybe next year you’ll be here”she said.
The second exploded with the title One day I will marry an angel present on his first album, Look at me. This title has 40 million listens on Spotify. At 21, he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his idol, his compatriot Stromae. Like him, Pierre de Maere brought together his three passions in his project: music, photography and fashion. “I’m so happy with what’s happening tonight! I dreamed about it but I didn’t dare believe it… That’s it, it happened. Life is beautiful!”he enthused.
The rant against the pension reform
An awards ceremony would not be one without a more political moment. the 38th edition of Victories was no exception to the rule. Karine Huet professional musician and deputy secretary general in charge of international affairs at SNAM-CGT (National Union of CGT Musicians) took the floor to defend intermittent performers and criticize the pension reform. “We are not reassured by this project, the calculation methods of which will be even more unfavorable to us than today”she decried. “And 64 years old when we started the instrument at 6 years old with all the work and the sacrifices that implies, it is not tenable and that is why we are currently demonstrating like so many others are doing”she lamented.
The winners of the evening
. male artist : Stromae
. female artist : Angela
. Male revelation : Pierre De Maere
. Female revelation : November Ultra
. Album : Multitude by Stromae
. original song (category subject to public vote): The quest – OrelSan – Author: OrelSan/Composers: Phazz – Skread
. Concert : OrelSan – tower civilization – Production: Astérios Spectacles/Strong Ninja/7TH Magnitude
. Audiovisual creation : The quest – OrelSan – Director: Victor Haegelin
. Most streamed album by an artist : ninety-five by Angela
. Most streamed album by an artist : Jeff by Ninho