For his first role on television, Kendji Girac chose a subject that touched him personally: illiteracy. He tells us about his fight against this still taboo disability.
In France, 7% of the adult population aged 18 to 65 who have attended school is illiterate, ie 2.5 million people. More than half have a professional activity. This was the case of Kendji Girac. “I had reading and writing difficulties. I went to school, but with my gypsy family, we traveled a lot. We crossed all of France to go see the cousins. I didn’t had a normal schooling. So I was quite behind the other students. Then I stopped studying at 14 to work with my father“, tells us the singer who plays an illiterate in Champion, telefilm broadcast this Monday, September 5 on TF1 and on which Télé-Loisirs.fr gives its opinion here. These difficulties will manifest themselves when the young man participates in the program The Voiceat the age of 17.
“ I made spelling mistakes when I wrote my lyrics or signed autographs for my fans”
“I had trouble reading the lyrics of the songs on the teleprompters that scrolled 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. The French language is one of the most difficult in the world.” It was by talking about his problem to those around him that Kendji got out of it.
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“I want to become the spokesperson for illiteracy in France”
“I fought for a long time. I tried to write a little more, to read more often. When it was necessary to write someone’s first name, I asked him to spell it for me so as not to be mistaken. I won this fight and I want to share it with as many people as possible. I want to become the spokesperson for illiteracy in France”explains the interpreter ofObviously. With this TV movie in which he gives the reply to Aurélie Ponsthe Eva’s young dad wants to convey an important message of hope: “You have to dare to talk about it, not hide it and get help. It’s not the end of the world“.