It is a comeback event on which TF1 is betting heavily to strengthen the somewhat weak audiences of its flagship format, The Voice. Since its return last February, the twelfth season has attracted just under 3.6 million viewers, compared to 3.9 million last year. This Saturday, May 20, singer Mika, emblematic coach of The Voice, who had participated in seasons 3 to 8 as well as the All-Star season broadcast in 2021, will be making a comeback after two years of absence, for a special evening called The Cross Battles.
For several weeks last fall, rumors swirled about this surprise coach that the producers of The Voice had called. Names circulated, such as that of Patrick Bruel. But in the end, to everyone’s surprise, it was on a former coach, the most emblematic and appreciated of all, that the production set its sights by choosing Mika.
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“He is brilliant and wonderful”
Interviewed by PureMedia, Matthieu Grelier, the director of programs and development of ITV Studios France in charge of The Voice, motivated this choice which seems to have been obvious to him: “Mika is an emblematic coach of The Voice. He marked the history of the program. When we thought about this stage, when we imagined a guest coach who was going to comment on the latest talents and help qualify the last eight candidates of the season, we immediately thought of him. he explained.
Complimentary, Matthieu Grelier estimated that Mika was the most former coach ” legit “ that is “in the eyes of the public” to the detriment of Florent Pagny, Jenifer or even Garou: “Mika knows the program perfectly, he is brilliant. He was great. For this stage, we really wanted someone from the family. It made Zazie very happy to reform their tandem. he explained. In this new key stage composed of various duels, Mika will have a determining role in the choice of the finalists, his vote counting for 10% in the final result.
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