‘Panic on Board’ Surprise from Bigflo and Olya: Behind the Scenes of ‘Voices’ Semi-Finals

“Heavy or not?”. With a thumbs up, she asks for the approval of her comrades seated on the side of the stage. Hannah has at least four good reasons to smile. Four, like the number of artists she just finished her rehearsals with. Bigflo, Oli and their three semi-finalists have put the finishing touches on the song they will sing together during the first of two live streams of Season 12 of The Voice, airing this Saturday, May 27 at 9:10 pm on TF1. A performance for which the two brothers gave everything. Even their sharp pen.

Four hours before taking over the scene, the Toulouse rappers took advantage of a coaching session to write their own lyrics to this US hit. In just 10 minutes. And the timing is all the more impressive that remains in the memory at the first listening. “New, you know what it’s worth, staging! Let’s talk about it!”laughs Bigflo. Like on TV, the oldest of the siblings doesn’t stop. He even sits down at the microphone to sing in place of 16-year-old Fanchon when she discovers from her coach’s double chair an arrangement of the song she will perform on Saturday night.

He will do the same, this time without a microphone, for Hannah. “It will be difficult for other teams”, Oli assures the camera that follows him after rehearsal is as electric as the flashes flashing on the screens behind his talent. When one is sitting, the other is standing. It was as if the duo were having trouble channeling their energy. Those who have never experienced the thrill of a live “Voice” get into the semi-finals with the most talents – three. They can claim one, two, three, or even none, with the public invited to vote regardless of teams. The four artists with the most votes will advance to the final.

As they finish their singing, Oli spots the other semi-finalists patiently waiting to rehearse the collegiate performance that will open the show. “There are not many of you anymore, this is madness! There were 55,000 people at the start.”he reminds Kione and Jeremy Levif of Vianney’s team, Arslan and Misha of Amel Bent’s team before talking to Aurélien. “You are sick?”he asks the 34-year-old Lo-et-Garonnet, whose face is hidden behind a black surgical mask. The lone survivor of Zazie’s team survives the worst nightmare of all the Voice’s talents. Cold snap at the wrong time. “Yesterday was disgusting. There was panic on board.”he tells TF1info.

“I woke up, I thought I had something with the pollen because I stopped the treatment. Except the next day I didn’t have a voice anymore. I called Natalie, my vocal coach, and we rushed to the doctor.”he tells us. Verdict? Good laryngitis. “I have crazy treatment. Cortisone with five or six different substances is crazy.”he explains. Diminished tenor, which “open the ball” rehearsal this thursday “wants to surprise the audience” with a work different from anything he has offered so far. “Zazi advised me to strive for as much simplicity as possible, to focus on interpretation”he talks about his workout the day before.

“At the end I tried to hit a very high note and she said to me: – You forget. It’s not obligatory. People can listen to your version of “SOS d’un Terran en disaster” if they want to.”“he adds, too pleased with what he sees. “I don’t think I’ve ever loved so much, except for my children”laughs the father of two little girls, regretting that he had to isolate himself from others the day before.. “It annoyed me. That meant no foosball, no jokes… Because it will all pass quickly.” he lets go, praising the encouragement’s great camaraderie. from “Well done man!”he also takes the time to congratulate Miha, who finishes in his turn.

Amel Bent’s protégé, surrounded by spotlights on the platform, was hot. Literally. “I almost burned my hair because I was too far away”he explains to us, assuring us that “everything else is going well.” This is evidenced by the way they became friends with their coach. “It was nice to see her again after a while. She noticed that I had changed a lot vocally and mentally. I celebrated my 18th birthday, but I don’t think it made me any older.”smiling Guyanese who tries “not thinking too much about the people behind the TV.” “It’s like I’m participating in Cross Battles or Super Cross (…). It doesn’t bother me anymore.”, it slips through with the same quiet force as during blind listening. His father, very touched at the time, will be on set on Saturday.

Micha, stubbornly desiring “sing with your heart”will take up the standard of the French song “what he didn’t know.” “I like fu”he assures. A very touching cover that will come alive thanks to a gospel band. “I used to sing in church, but solo. Can not wait!”he insists. Suddenly a violin is heard. The orchestra begins to work with his teammate Arslan, who should confuse more than one with the most impressive vocal demonstration. From the shattered grain of Fanchon to the grain of Dame’s madness running through the power of Kiona and the beat of Jeremy Levif, rarely has a Voice semi-final been so open. So, who will seduce the audience?