The 36th edition of the Victoires de la Musique will be special because of the health crisis.

While the prize list has just been unveiled, the president also gave details on how the ceremony was going to take place, which will be affected by the coronavirus.

The nominees for the next Victoires de la musique have just been announced.

Coronavirus obliges, the 36th edition will be held on February 12 at the musical Seine under unprecedented conditions and with a slightly revised prize list which takes into account the year which has just passed.

Thus, the ceremony will likely be held without an audience.

To believe the president of the Victoires de la Musique, Romain Vivien, this indeed seems "very compromised".

The pandemic has also forced a rearrangement of nomination categories.

An edition probably without an audience

One month before the ceremony, nothing is fixed on how the ceremony will take place.

"We will probably make the decisions at the last moment", explains Romain Vivien who is considering several scenarios.

"We can not yet announce whether there will be a public or not but unfortunately it seems very compromised," he laments.

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And to bring the nominees together, several options are on the table.

"We are working on an extremely strict protocol: have people tested, or even vaccinated some, and do this in a setting as comfortable as possible for artists and safe for everyone," said the president of the Victoires de the music.

New categories due to the epidemic

For lack of concerts, the categories Revelation scene and Concert of the year are deleted for this edition.

Instead, the revelation of the year is now available for women and men.

On the female side, this category will oppose Clou, Lous and the Yakuza and Yseult.

On the men's side, Hatik, Noë Preszow and Hervé will compete.

For the latter, "it's huge, because there are a lot of singers. There are a lot of people who sing well, who write well, who produce well. Everyone is proud in my family, that makes sense. ".

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Benjamin Biolay, present in three categories thanks to his album "Grand Prix", is a favorite, especially in the male artist category against Gäel Faye and Vianney.

Apple and Suzanne, revelations last year return this year in the female artist of the year category.

They will compete with Aya Nakamura for the trophy.

Only one result is certain, that of the honorary prize for the most streamed title of the year.

It is the duo Gradur and Heuss l'Enfoiré for

Ne return

which managed to collect 101,060,557 plays between December 1, 2019 and November 30, 2020.

The complete list:

Male artist

Benjamin Biolay;

Gaël Faye;

Vianney

Female artist

Aya Nakamura;

Apple ;

Suzane

Male revelation

Hatik;

Hervé;

Noë Preszow

Female revelation

Nail;

Lous and the Yakuza;

Yseult

Album

"Aimée", Julien Doré; "Grand Prix", Benjamin Biolay;

"Wicked Monday", Gaël Faye;

"Mesdames", Grand Corps Malade;

"Paradise", Ben Mazué

Original song

"How is your pain?", Benjamin Biolay;

"Body", Yseult;

"Easy", Camelia Jordana;

"The retirement home", Michel Jonasz;

"But I love you", Grand Corps Malade and Camille Lellouche

Audiovisual creation

"Goliath", Woodkid;

"La vita nuova", Christine and the Queens;

"We", Julien Doré