DJ and producer Bob Sinclar returns to his hit "Love Generation", which became the hymn of the Star Academy musical reality show. He explains to Emilie Mazoyer's microphone how he was convinced and what changed for him.

INTERVIEW

Guest of the program Musique! On Monday, Bob Sinclar returned to a memory dating back to 2005, when his song "Love Generation" was chosen to become the music of the credits of Star Academy. The musical reality show, which revealed among others the singers Jenifer, Olivia Ruiz and Elodie Frégé, then launched its fifth season. "2005 is the turning point, I sign the song at Barclay, at Universal, and Pascal Negro calls me saying 'we have the opportunity to synchronize the title with the Star Ac'," says Bob Sinclar .

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"Pascal Nègre told me not to close the door to success"

At the time, the DJ doubt and hesitates, he was rather labeled underground, with credibility. He must choose if he wants to associate his image and his music with a public broadcast. But Pascal Nègre insists for almost a month. "He was telling me 'do not shut the door to success, it's going to be monstrous for you,'" the DJ recalls, "Bob Sinclar agrees." I think after all the work I've done for ten years with my label, maybe this is the moment and it's true that it was an incredible turn for me! ", he admits.

Would his life have been different if he had refused? Bob Sinclar never really asked the question. "I did things quite naturally, with sincerity," he says. "I never tried to play my music, nor did it look like something already on the market, at that time four acoustic guitar chords with a Jamaican singer on it had never been seen before. before and it made people dance! "

"I think this starification of DJs goes by that"

In any case, a piece of DJ music was never played in prime time. "Synchronizing music is easier than playing it in clubs," notes Bob Sinclar. "And basically, it was not the structure of a club piece to dance but there was such energy that people finally have it appropriate," adds the artist.

This song marks the flight of the career of Bob Sinclar, who is called by the Star Academy to do live on the air. "That's where people started doing this DJ identification, they put a face to the music and it was something huge," he recalls. He adds: "They saw that the DJ was bankable at the TV because it made people move, they chained the DJs and I think this identification, this starification of DJs, and credibility go from there."