Hoshi Ceremony of the 35th Victoires de la Musique -
LAURENT VU / SIPA
The words seem lunar.
On Wednesday afternoon, singer Hoshi shared an excerpt from an intervention by Fabien Lecoeuvre, radio and television columnist, on the Arts-Mada webradio.
The latter, who returned to the new generation of singers, attacked the physique of the interpreter of
Ta marinière
.
“I speak generally for singers, when are we going to get out of handsome guys, we hear it said.
Or sublime girls?
When you look at Hoshi, for example, who has an incredible, indisputable talent.
Finally, you put a poster of Hoshi in your room, do you?
But it is scary ”.
Before proposing "that she give her songs to sublime girls, like Vanessa Paradis, like there were Vartans".
"Can we give him a poster or a mirror?"
"
The singer relayed this excerpt on Twitter with this caption: “So serious to make this kind of remarks Fabien Lecoeuvre.
Do we offer him a poster or a mirror?
I hesitate ”.
A few hours later, Fabien Lecoeuvre replied to this publication to apologize, explaining that he had been misunderstood.
“A thousand apologies for these awkward words taken out of context and which may have hurt you.
I was simply relating a difference from the time when record companies and audiences paid much more attention to the physicality of artists than today ”.
Many personalities have given their support to Hoshi.
Journalists Hugo Clément and Rémy Buisine, or feminist activist Alice Coffin reacted to these comments on social networks.
Flore Benguigui from the group L'Impératrice, Yseult, Camelia Jordana, Pomme, Louane and Angèle also provided their support.
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