The best is the enemy of good. An adage perfectly illustrated by
The Artist
, Nagui's telecrochet, whose first two issues ended in a scathing failure on France 2. 1.3 million people followed the launch party and only 990,000 attended the next show. "That's sixty Bercys packed, so it's great when we sing new songs and do everything to be known but, for TV, it's not super good, we are not going to lie to each other" , reacted the host and producer in a video posted Sunday on Instagram. He does his mea culpa there, admits that the launch party was "full of mistakes" and adds that the changes made to the concept for the second night have helped to raise the bar. A
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, we tend to agree with him: here is why we should not throw out baby stars with stomach water.
Before the premiere of
The Artist
, Nagui announced that we were going to see what we were going to see.
His program was "a world first": never has a telecrochet been centered on authors and composers.
If he undoubtedly erred by overconfidence in the capacity of his concept to revolutionize the genre, he was certainly wrong to devote a large part of his promotion to hitting the main opponent.
“Unlike my dear competitors, we don't do a show with those who lost
The Voice
.
They do it and call it “All Stars”.
»An erroneous statement because, according to our information, several candidates of
The Artist
have passed the TF1 telecrochet auditions without their performances having been broadcast on the air, and not very elegant: it is the best way to provoke a return of karma.
Too long and too kind
Saturday September 11, in an attempt to resist against the first channel, France 2 therefore drew
The Artist
at 8:40 p.m. The show ended around midnight. It was too long. And it was predictable, with 22 candidates in the running, but obviously not many people on the production side had anticipated such an overflow. The mechanics linking, at a sustained pace, presentation portraits, performances on stage and the results of the votes of the jury and the public, ended up being off-putting. And all the more so since at the beginning, all the candidates validated their ticket for the next stage. A side "
School of fans
, everyone won" preventing any suspense.
The second number, Saturday, made compete only nine of the nineteen qualified: this tightening was felt on the rhythm of the program.
Artists had more room to express themselves, in every sense of the word, and collegiate schools offered welcome breaks.
Even better, the nominees finally got to sing their original compositions - that's the show's goal after all!
- whereas the previous week, they officiated on more or less inspired covers supposed to reflect their “universe”.
Stressed but fulfilled artists
This possibility of singing their own songs was experienced as a release by the artists of the program. This is even what convinced Anissa Altmayer to participate in
The Artist
: “Until then, no musical program attracted me. I chose to apply to The Artist to play my songs. I really like covers, I do a lot of them. But it is my music that I want to highlight, to claim my musical universe. "Same story with Arthur Eskenazi alias Esken:" I am very excited to be able to play my piece, it will be more sunny and more jovial than my cover of
Jalousie
of Angela.
The challenge is to have only one song to convince, we don't have time to talk to the public, we have to send as much energy as possible from the first seconds.
It is intense and exciting exercise.
"
It is with these original songs that
The Artist
could really stand out.
For several years, the majority of variety emissions have been fueled repeatedly.
Recognized artists with established careers often have to wait for the second parts of the evenings to perform their new titles.
Perhaps it is because the covers are also in
Taratata's
DNA
that Nagui thought that they were completely in their place in their telecrochet, just like the musicians, clearly visible on the screen, true aesthetic marker of the program.
Music forward
And again, the show's artists are enthusiastic about it.
Even if he decided to play alone on stage this Saturday evening, Esken already has a little idea in mind for the sequel, if there is a sequel for him ... "The group will be very nice for another song ... C ' is really great to have this possibility, especially for an artist like me used to doing everything alone.
All this artistic framing is totally new to me!
"
Léo Chatelier, producer and manager of Joseph Kamel also wants this experience to help his foal progress. “His scenic project is in its early stages, he is alone on stage with his machines and his guitars. When he arrived on the set of
The Artist
, Joseph immediately wanted to use the orchestra and the arrangers. Even if it is necessary to find the most effective formula, step by step, this experience is a springboard for the future. Playing in these conditions is galvanizing, it makes him want to continue, the adventure, and his career. "
"It's very impressive to see these artists succeed in flourishing on stage," summarizes Bertrand Lamblot, artistic director of the show.
It's absolutely amazing what they've done so far.
I still have a little experience in the business, I unwound a little cable as they say, but I am impressed by their ability to respond to all data.
I remain a little speechless and admiring what they are able to take.
"
If only to see, and hear, how far these young artists are able to go,
The Artist
deserves a few more weeks on the air.
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