• The 23rd edition of the NRJ Music Awards was held in Cannes on Saturday.

  • 4.1 million people watched the broadcast of the ceremony on TF1.

  • Among the highlights of the evening: the emotion of Slimane, the two trophies awarded to Ed Sheeran or the surprise victory of Eva in the French-speaking female artist category.

No chance of the direct nor of coup d 'brilliance. The NRJ Music Awards made their return on Saturday evening in Cannes, after a 2020 edition organized in Paris due to a health crisis, and the ceremony went off without a hitch. If, on the audience side, with 4.1 million faithful, TF1 was far ahead of France 2, which broadcast the France - New Zealand rugby match followed by more than 6 million viewers, and a little less by France 3 and his

Murder in the three valleys

followed by 4.4 million people, the first channel is proud to be a leader "on the main targets".

The show thus gleaned an audience share of 37% on the famous "Frenchwoman responsible for purchases under 50" and 40% on the 15-34 age group.

If you weren't there in front of your TV, here's what to remember from these more than three hours of broadcast.

Two trophies for Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Vitaa and Slimane

Ed Sheeran made profitable his visit to La Croisette. He is the only artist, along with Louane, to have sung twice on stage. Above all, he came away with two NRJ Music Awards, that of the international male artist and that of the international song for

Bad Habits

. Coldplay also made the pass of two by receiving the trophy of international collaboration - for his title with BTS - and that of the international group. But Chris Martin and his friends did not come: their live and thank you speech had been recorded. As for French artists, Vita and Slimane were the best off since they won in the “French-speaking group or duo” category but also in “clip of the year” for the

De l'Or

video.

.

As a reminder, during the 2020 show, they had already imposed themselves in these two categories, as well as in “French song” with

Avant toi

.

Slimane's emotion

Those who were waiting for disjointed and stammered tears and thanks will have to wait for the next Caesar series to complete their collection of tear footage. However, there was a beautiful moment of emotion when Slimane came, with Vitaa, to receive the trophy for the French-speaking group or duo of the year. In his list of thanks, he addressed his sidekick. "This is our last because, soon, we're going to be doing both solo again," he told her. I didn't meet a singer, I didn't meet a friend, I met someone from my family, as if we had to find each other. You helped me to be a better person and I will miss you every day when we stop. »In a touching surge of sincerity,he slipped that he wanted to win this NRJ Music Award "so that we have this memory together one last time". Amel Bent, she held back her tears, but after winning the trophy for French-speaking collaboration for

1, 2, 3

 with Hatik, the singer did not play the jaded.

“I say it often, we do not win all the time and yet the path is there, we travel it.

The last time I got an award I must have been 19, I thanked my mom.

There I have a thought for my children, that means that there has been a road traveled indeed.

I grew up with you, grew old with you, ”she said in particular.

Eva (who?), Best francophone artist

This was the moment when every viewer felt their age. The NRJ Music Awards for the best French-speaking artist was awarded to Eva. If you said to yourself "To whom?" », You are probably over 30 years old. “I'm super shocked, thank you very much, it's a sick thing. I'm 20 years old and I won an award at the NRJ Music Awards, it's amazing. (…) I'm super happy, ”said the singer and the over 30s agreed with her on the surprising dimension of this victory. Except that the artist did not impose herself by chance. Revealed by the songs

Mood

and

On Fleek

in 2018, then with the Queen album in 2019 - platinum record in France -, confirmed with

Feed

in 2020, she released her third opus on Friday:

Happiness

.

La Niçoise declared that she wanted to inspire her generation: “Believe in yourself!

She said.

By winning in this category against Clara Luciani, Louane, Hoshi, Juliette Armanet, Yseult and Wejdene, she has in a way set an example.

Deliverers without much fancy, except ...

The remitters remained very sober in their words preceding the opening of the envelope. DJs Paulo and Pan deviated from this rule to present the NRJ Music Award for Music Video of the Year. “The music video is a magnificent symbol of resistance, especially at a time when, [with] new technologies, competition, is fierce. It is true that despite the platforms, podcasts and social networks, the clip has never done so well. The clips are always more innovative, more modern and more ambitious ”, declared the duo visibly on the verge of pleading for the music videos to be named great national cause 2022 - we want to see voluntary humor. Manu Lévy and Keen'V, who came to award the French-speaking revelation trophy to Naps, for their part made self-mockery.

Manu Lévy - We are happy to be there, even if we are at the end of the ceremony

Keen'v - We are a bit of the rubbish of the ceremony

- We are not the scraps, but let's say that it is not the Keen'V that we knew in 2017. The sales of records are not phew, what.

- Excuse me, I don't know what you're talking about, I climbed tenth of sales, I was gold.

On the other hand, if I am not the problem, it could be because of your dirty audiences.

- No, because I remind you that we are number 1 for those under 60, we are the number one music radio station in France.

The pair thus delivered a master class on how to throw flowers at each other while giving the impression of the opposite.

The other winners

In addition to the trophies already mentioned above, the ceremony saw DJ Snake winning the side of the best DJs, Olivia Rodrigo being crowned international revelation and Keen'V being acclaimed for

Obviously

, song of the year.

As in 2020, Dua Lipa and Dadju received respectively the NRJ Music Awards for the best international artist and the best French-speaking artist.

The American group Imagine Dragons was entitled to an honorary NRJ Music Awards.

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