Within a few years, Hoshi has established itself as a safe bet in French song and at only 25 years old, she is already one of the most popular artists in France, but for how long? Discovered in 2018 with his sublime tube Your sailor, the young woman from Versailles has made a sensational entry into the French-speaking musical landscape and has a large community of fans behind her. Despite all her successes and several Victoires de la musique to her name, it could well be that everything stops sooner than expected for her.
Since she was 6 years old, Hoshi has hearing loss. and during his first tour on stage, the diagnosis fell, the artist suffers from Menière’s disease. This disorder linked to a dysfunction of the pressure balance of the liquids of the inner ear could well be right for the dreams of the young singer. Aware that she lives from her passion with this sword of Damocles above her head, she wants to record as many songs as possible while she is still able. “That’s why I don’t want to take a breakcontrary to my manager’s recommendations. There’s a bit of this urgency, because I don’t know how long I can continue to defend my songs on stage.”she says in an interview for Gala.
It can be in several years or it can tumble in a few months
In the unknown on the fate that the disease will reserve for her, Hoshi intends to take advantage of it before and in particular during the moments when she can find her public and her fans. “As for the scene, there is a countdown and we don’t know when the end will be. It can be in several years as it can tumble in a few months”she explains, before saying more about her daily life with this frightening and gnawing disease: “No treatment exists, no medicine is effective. Sometimes violent attacks of vertigo occur in the middle of the night. Then I have to stop everything and lie down”.
Victim of homophobia and harassment for several months, Hoshi confided as rarely on this disease which could well force him to stop his career sooner than expected.
Find Hoshi’s interview in full on the Gala website.