Like Patrick Bruel, Zazie, Bénabar or even Catherine Lara, who is making a comeback this year following ten years of absence, Amel Bent and Nolwenn Leroy met last January at L’Arena Sud de France in Montpellier. , on the occasion of the 2022 edition of the Motherfuckers, which was done once once more without an audience.
“When the conditions are complicated, like this year, we are happy to tell ourselves that we are doing it “anyway”. We always have this responsibility in us, every year, for the association” confides Nolwenn Leroy to Télé 7 jours. “Especially as the situation worsenscontinues Amel Bent. You must not give up. The voluntary sector, its volunteers… They are the ones who guarantee equality in the field, who embody solidarity as a person. They are in the towns, in the villages, in the cities”.
This loyalty to the association, the two singers have shared since their arrival in the troupe, the same year, in 2006. Since this year, they have another point in common: The Voice. While Amel Bent has re-enlisted alongside Vianney, Marc Lavoine and Florent Pagny, who recently announced that he has lung cancer, Nolwenn Leroy made his debut as the fifth coach. “There have been a lot of missed dates with The Voice. I was not comfortable with this role” entrusts the latter, when asked why she had refused to participate in the emission of TF1 by the pass. And to continue:But Amel, and Jenifer before her, showed me that it might be done and done well. I was in awe. It was so brave, especially for Jen, who was the first to dare to go and who accomplished her mission so righteously. I was not ready… This time, yes, even if I went completely freaked out (…)”
An interview by Jérémy Parayre, to read in full in the magazine Télé 7 jours. Available in newsstands today.