Aldebert, the "Corona Minus" of the star singer in children

Screen capture of the video "Corona Minus" of singer Aldebert released on YouTube to respect barrier gestures. © Aldebert

Text by: Edmond Sadaka

In Paris, this Thursday, May 14, one schoolchild in seven is back to school. Aldebert, star singer for children, has just released a new song: "Corona Minus". For the “return” of the students, he set to music the famous “barrier gestures” which avoid transmitting the coronavirus.

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In Corona Minus , intended for prevention, Aldebert presents the virus as an alien monster. This song was requested by France Télévision. And, at the start, the singer found the bet a little difficult to take up.

"  I said : houlà, how to make sound in a song of the sentences like :" You blow only once and throw your handkerchief after the use "  ? It's a little manual or manual. I had no idea how to get out of it. As soon as I found this idea of ​​extraterrestrial, to personify this virus as a big bad creature, a little like the bad guy in the film The Fifth element which arrives and threatens the earth, it was rather a pleasure ...  "

A clip will be released in a few days. For this, Aldebert appealed to his young fans on his social networks. The clip will be broadcast on all the France Télévisions group's antenna from May 22. The Ministry of National Education and Youth and the Ministry of Culture are also partners in this project. And all rights will be donated to Emmaüs, the association which fights poverty and exclusion.

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