LIVE – Serge Lama, who announced that he could not present himself to the Victoires, creates the surprise

The honorary president of the Victoires 2023 b did not contain his emotion by presenting a Victory of Honor to Serge Lama.

Surprise at the musical Seine: Serge Lama, who had hinted that he could not participate in the Victoires to receive this honorary title, is present. Here facing Mentissa, named in the female revelation category, as part of a musical tribute to her career before her trophy was awarded to her.

Tiakola, named in the maculine revelation category, poses for the photographers before taking over the Victories stage. He is one of three representatives of urban music tonight, alongside Lujipeka and Orelsan.

The most nominated singer of this 38th edition of the Victoires de la Musique wins his first prize of the evening, the prestigious trophy for male artist of the year. The year 2022 was marked by his big comeback after years of absence, with the album “Multitude”.

The two Toulouse brothers, who signed one of the successes of 2022 with their album “The others are us”, are performing.

The singer ignites the stage with her hit “Flame”, nominated in the original song category.

The three singers are competing together for their trio album, “Éphémère”, nominated in two categories.

The rapper won the Victory for audiovisual creation for the clip of his hit “La Quête”n directed by Victor Haegelin. He wins against Stromae and Bigflo and Oli, who competed with the clips of “Fils de Joie” and “Coup de vieux”, respectively.

Stromae performs this punchy track, in which he breaks the taboo of sanity by evoking his own suicidal thoughts. This piece earned him a nomination in the original song category. Competing for four trophies, the Belgian singer is the favorite of this 38th edition of Victories.

Singer Clara Luciani is the first named to open the parade of musical numbers. She performs her hit Heartcompeting in the Original Song category.

Calogéro, honorary president of this edition, kicks off the evening with an interpretation of his song I play music.

A few minutes from the launch of the evening, French music lovers flock to the musical Seine of Boulogne-Billancourt to attend the award ceremony.

Half an hour before the launch of the evening, the nominated artists begin to flock to the red carpet. Here the electro musician Jacques, named in the maculine revelation category, who takes a break for the photographers.

The Belgian singer, who made his big comeback in 2022 after years of absence, is the favorite of the award ceremony with four nominations. He is closely followed by Angèle and Orelsan, who compete for three prizes each.

See the full list of nominees