INTERVIEW
Marianne James is one of the jurors of "France has an Incredible Talent - The Battle of the Jury", the new M6 show, alongside Hélène Ségara, Sugar Sammy and Eric Antoine. This new concept, the first episode of which was broadcast on Tuesday evening, notably brings together former emblematic candidates of the show, selected by the jurors. Only one prerogative counts for Marianne James: "It has to touch me", she confides in "It feels good" Thursday.
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Singers, dancers, magicians and virtuosos of acrobatics ... The disciplines offered in the program are varied. The candidates, selected from two teams, must compete in duels. The other two jurors and the audience on stage then vote to choose those who will go to the final. And to make your choice, what matters for Marianne James, "it is the emotion more than the technique".
"As long as I get my five years back!"
"Powder in the eyes" does not matter to him. Just like the exceptional performance. "It's not because I don't know how to do this thing that it's going to get me on board. It has to touch me," she said. The singer explains that she needs to feel that, beyond the work behind the performance, "the person remained intact at the level of his freshness as a child, his freshness of soul".
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There are still three issues of the program, in which all the candidates chosen by the members of the jury are coached by them and offer two-minute issues. A time that Marianne James judges "too short" but during which she still wants her "little soul to vibrate with the person". Even if these are performances that they would not have validated at all, as long as they "completely win" and that we "give [s] him five years", the bet is won.