Each season, there is this kind of performance that marks the history of The Voice, the most beautiful voice. That of Daniel Defilipi, a 66-year-old talent, is one of these nuggets. With 30 years of experience on stage, the singer decided to participate in telecrochet above all for his wife, Marie-Cécile, who left him three years ago. “She has gone to another world. She didn’t leave with another“, he says in front of the camera. “She would have done anything for my career to evolve. […] Tonight, I want to go on stage for my wife.”
His piano performance on The first step by Claude-Michel Schönberg unfortunately did not make the coaches want to turn around. “Performance is greatstarts Florent Pagny. Me, I love what I hear but I tell myself that it’s already done. (…) For the rest, I’m not sure it’s for you.”
Understanding, Daniel explained that following several years without having touched a piano, a song had come to his mind, for his late wife. Vianney therefore invited him to interpret it on the stage of The Voice, the most beautiful voice. The man therefore went back to the piano to perform Tu es là, his own composition. A suspended moment that made the whole jury cry, especially Florent Pagny who is known for not having tears easy. “How long have you lived with your wife?”, asks the singer who, not long ago, announced that he was suffering from a cancerous tumor in the lungs. “Over 32”, replies Daniel. Bravo before the interpreter of Know how to love does not retort:Me, I’m at 29.”
“Thank you for giving me this opportunity“says Daniel before leaving the stage to the applause of the public and the coaches. “They gave me a nice gift to let me sing this song. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of her”, he adds backstage before giving way to the next talent.
Millions of views
Released as a teaser last Wednesday, the video of Daniel’s performance was quick to go around the Web, reaching 8 million views in less than two days. Asked by The Parisianthe man said to himself “very surprised at what is happening”: “I receive an impressive number of messages of great kindness, I can’t answer everyone, but it’s really nice“, he declares before adding: “I had the secret hope of telling them regarding my song. I really want to thank Vianney who allowed me to sing it, he was the trigger, it was not planned.”