Victoires de la musique 2020: Timeless fashion and superstar

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Eternal dandy dreamer of 75 years Alain Souchon, for the tenth time in his career, won at the Victoires de la Musique 2020 the title of best album with "Soul fifties".

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With our special correspondent , Carmen Lunsmann

The 35th edition of the Victoires de la Musique was held on the evening of February 14, 2020 at the Seine Music near Paris. This prestigious and popular meeting was placed under the sign of renewal with - however - five categories less, including rap and world music. A small revolution that had cringe for its lack of diversity and colors, but it did not spoil the party.

Maxime Le Forestier and Alain Souchon at the Victoires 2020. The first received an Honorary Victory and the second (on the right) received the prestigious title of best album with "Soul fifties". Photo: Edmond Sadaka / RFI

It was the coronation for the most prominent singers of the moment. An evening marked by a lot of time travel, by tributes to veterans like Maxime Le Forestier, Victory of Honor, but also young talents like Clara Luciani consecrated female artist with her first album with the predestined name, Sainte-Victoire . " Thank you very much. I feel a little bit tonight to be able to prove to you that when you believe in your dreams relentlessly, sometimes they come true, "said the young singer.

On a completely different register here is Philippe Katerine. Offbeat and unclassifiable, wearing a boa in inflated plastic gloves, he won the trophy for the male artist, while the eternal dreamer Alain Souchon won his tenth Victory at the age of 75 for his album Souls fifties .

The most breathtaking stage performance goes to Philippe Katerine, coming out of a giant nostril, singing with a "boa" made up of surgical gloves inflated like balloons ... Photo: Edmond Sadaka / RFI

This edition especially carries a feminist note with Suzane, scene revelation, and its anti-harassment title "SLT"; Angèle, number one in sales in France in 2019, wins the concert price carried by her feminist hymn “Balance ton quoi” and Pomme reveals herself with her intimate album Les faults : “ I wanted to finish by quoting Leonard Cohen, that there has a flaw in everything and that is where the light comes in. "

The list of 35th Victories
Female artist: Clara Luciani
Male artist: Philippe Katerine
Album: Âmes fifties - Alain Souchon
Original song: “It's ok, it's coming” - Vitaa & Slimane
Concert: "Brol Tour" - Angèle
Audiovisual creation: "Au DD" - PNL
Stage revelation: Suzane
Revelation album: The faults - Apple

Suzane is the revelation scene of the year. RFI / Edmond Sadaka

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