The singer Ifè moved Marc Lavoine to tears during his blind audition in "The Voice" - Lionel Guericolas / TV / Bureau233

Saturday evening, the singer Ifè, 27 years old and originally from Benin, amazed the four jurors of The Voice on TF1, who turned around, but upset one of them, to tears: Marc Lavoine. With his cover of Drowning by Mick Jenkins, the candidate not only delivered a vibrant performance, he also spoke about himself and the drama he lived three years ago: the death by drowning of his little brother while 'he was going to a party with friends. "The driver had several grams of alcohol in his blood," he tells Télé Loisirs . He lost control of the vehicle when crossing a bridge. The car fell into the river. "

"It would make sense of my story too"

Very moved, Marc Lavoine also allowed himself to be kept secret, and talked about his son and his ex-wife, Denise Pascale, who died of cancer in 2017. "I'm not going to take your violins out," he said. he told Ifè. I have a son, who is 33 years old, who has our own colors. He listens to the music you play. His mother also listened to him. I love the music you make, and it's the music I listen to. It would make sense of my story too. ”

Ifè has of course joined the Marc Lavoine team. "I was so amazed to see him with tears in my eyes, commented the singer to Télé Loisirs . I didn't think he was such an emotional person. He immediately considered me a member of his family. "

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