TF1 CHAMPION. Kendji Girac plays the leading role in the TV movie “Champion”, broadcast on TF1 on September 5, 2022. He addresses the taboo of illiteracy, which affects 7% of adults in France.
[Mis à jour le 5 septembre 2022 à 20h45] TF1 is broadcasting its new TV movie, Champion, this Monday, September 5, 2022. Kendji Girac plays a young man in a situation of illiteracy, which he keeps very secret. If this fiction is not directly inspired by a true story in particular, it describes what endures 7% of the elderly adult population (18-65 years) having been educated and who find themselves in a situation of illiteracy.
Just like his character in Champion, Kendji Girac had “reading and writing difficulties”, as he confides to Télé-Loisirs. I went to school, but with my gypsy family, we traveled a lot. We crossed all of France to go see the cousins. I did not have a normal schooling. So I was quite behind the other students.
When he was 14, he worked with his father and won The Voice three years later. “I had trouble reading the lyrics of the songs on the teleprompters that were scrolling too quickly. It slowed me down a bit, remembers the artist. Then, when I won, I made spelling mistakes when I wrote my lyrics or signed autographs for my fans.” Kendji Girac says today that he “won this fight” and wants to “become the spokesperson for illiteracy in France”.
Synopsis – Zack, a talented carpenter, flourishes in his passion, boxing, and his life as a couple with his girlfriend Marjorie. But when his father has a bad fall and falls into a coma, Zack is forced to take over the family business. However, he had hidden that he could not read.
- Kendji Girac as Zack
- Lubna Azabal as Gloria
- Francois Creton: Jo
- Jean-Michel Tinivelli: Freddy
- Hanane El Yousfi: Inès
- Aurélie Pons as Marjorie
- Keanu PeyranAnthony
- Marius Bruna: Adamo
This is not Kendji Girac’s first television appearance, since he distinguished himself by winning The Voice in 2014 and then as a juror for The Voice Kids. But with Champion, the singer made his debut as an actor. He had indeed never played in a fiction before. For the needs of the role, Kendji Girac took boxing lessons, did not hesitate to change his haircut or to gain mass in order to correspond more to the character.
Champion is a TV movie broadcast on TF1 on September 5, 2022. It is to be discovered from 9:10 p.m. It is also possible to follow the live broadcast on the MyTF1 site and application, by clicking on the corresponding tab. Note that the TV movie will be available for replay for 8 days on the MyTF1 site, if you were unable to watch it on the evening of its broadcast. Champion is already available on the subscription streaming platform somersault.