Benjamin Biolay, big favorite of the 2021 Victoires de la Musique

Benjamin Biolay, the big favorite of the Victoires de la Musique 2021. Edmond Sadaka

Text by: Sébastien Jédor Follow

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In France, while the concert halls are still desperately closed due to the pandemic, the Victoires de la Musique are awarded this Friday, February 12 at the evening without an audience, at the Seine Musicale, in Boulogne, near Paris.

The consequences of the health crisis are clearly visible, if we look at the details of the competition.

A competition from which emerges a favorite: Benjamin Biolay.

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One can imagine it immense, the sorrow of the artists, not to have been able to go on stage in 2020. Logical consequence, the categories “Revelation scene” and “Best live performance” go by the wayside for the ceremony this evening.

Among the survivors, Benjamin Biolay is nominated three times: Best male artist, Best album, Best song.

He is followed by Gaël Faya with

Lundi méchant

and Grand Corps Malade pour

Mesdames

.

Among the female artists, the professional jury must decide between Suzane, Pomme and Aya Nakamura.

The vote of the public will designate the best song which features -One can imagine the immense pain of the artists, for not being able to go on stage in 2020. Logical consequence, the categories “Stage revelation” and “Best live performance” go to the hatch for tonight's ceremony.

Among the survivors, Benjamin Biolay is nominated three times: Best male artist, Best album, Best song.

He is followed by Gaël Faya with

Lundi méchant

and Grand Corps Malade pour

Mesdames

.

Among the female artists, the professional jury must decide between Suzane, Pomme and Aya Nakamura.

The public vote will choose the best song in which figures - in addition to Grand Corps Malade and Benjamin Biolay - Michel Jonasz for 

La Maison de Retraite

, Camelia Jordana with

Facile

and Yseult for

Corps

.

In a whole new category, we already know the winner.

Gradur wins the Victory for the most listened to online title with

Don't come back

:

101 million listeners in 2020. Obviously, rap has benefited from confinements.

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