French singer Joyce Jonathan won the final of the Chinese show on Thursday June 27 Cheng Feng 2024, equivalent of star AcademyHis performances in Chinese and French have won over millions of viewers.
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She is a celebrity in France, but with her victory on Thursday, June 27 in the talent show Cheng Feng, Joyce Jonathan also reaches superstar status in China. For four months, she conquered the hearts of Chinese viewers by covering classic French songs such as La vie en rose by Edith Piaf or even Champs Elysées by Joe Dassin.
In addition to singing French songs, she also tried her hand at traditional Chinese songs. She once again amazed the audience with her fluent Chinese pronunciation and her opera singing that was considered melodious. On Instagram, the singer confided in her experience of singing in this language. It was an opportunity to challenge myself once again. There was this little voice in my head that said: “don’t take unnecessary risks” and this other voice that said to me: “if you can perform piano-voice you will come out of it grown” “.
In the columns of Parisian, the singer spoke about the grueling rhythm of the show which has had more than 13.5 billion views on the internet. “ It is extremely intense and grueling. We work 22 hours a day, we sleep two hours a night. I cried more than once from exhaustion, I got sick just before a performance, I saw white, I vomited… »said the singer.
Encouragement from Prime Minister Gabriel Attal
To encourage him, a message from French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, childhood friend of Joyce Jonathan, was broadcast last May during the competition. “ Congratulations Joyce for your participation in this Cheng Feng 2024 program. I am super happy for you, super proud of you, you are going to have a fantastic journey, you are going to shine, as I know you.. It’s a great experience for you to have. » He added that “ This is a superb message that is being sent at a time when we are celebrating this year the 60th anniversary of Franco-Chinese diplomatic relations. These are diplomatic and economic ties, but they are also cultural. And you are keeping this Franco-Chinese friendship alive by participating in this program. »
It was not the first time that the French singer had set foot on Chinese soil, notes Haiqiao Lifrom RFI’s Chinese desk. Joyce’s mother, who ran a travel agency specializing in Chinese-French exchanges in the early 1990s, took her to China when she was eight and a half. Over the past 15 years, she has visited China frequently and has become interested in learning Chinese. She says she appreciates the philosophies of Confucius and Lao Tzu. She believes that Chinese wisdom has brought her spiritual comfort.
The 2024 edition of Cheng Feng has been completely transformed this year into an international cultural exchange variety show that brings together professional female singers from all over the world. This season’s program invited a total of 36 participants from China, the United States, France, Russia and other countries.
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