A new chapter is written in the meteoric rise of Zaho de Sagazan: the 24-year-old singer published a reissue of her first album on Friday, October 25 The Lightning Symphonytitled The Lightning Symphony, the last of the journeyshere improved with seven unreleased songs. The opportunity for BFMTV to meet last year’s pop revelation, who despite everything keeps a cool head.
“(My friends) are all very happy with what is happening to me (but) if I had a big head, they would slap me twice and it would be better,” she jokes.
“When you work with your friends, they don’t want to lose their girlfriend,” he explains. They see the artist, the businessman, but above all they see the bride. These are very healthy relationships. “They stabilize this ship a lot, which could be a little scary.”
magical experience
And it is better for her if she is not afraid of success: The Lightning Symphonycertified platinum, it has sold 170,000 copies and equivalents. It won her no less than four Victoires de la Musique at the last ceremony, she performed at the Cannes Festival, sang during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games and gave countless concerts.
Which did not stop her from continuing to write, on the tour bus, during sound checks, at home, alone or surrounded… thus the seven unpublished works of The Lightning Symphony, the last of the journeys. among which is old frienda duet title with the British singer Tom Odell, 33 years old. The realization of a dream for Zaho de Sagazan, an admirer of the musician for years.
“I have heard this song many times. “This is the first time I’ve heard my own song over and over again!” he laughs. “I dreamed about it for a long time.”
“Is called old friend“old friend”, because Tom Odell has been my friend, my partner for ten years… although he doesn’t know it! We all have companions like that who have followed us for a long time, it can be a book, a voice, a poem, anything. And I had the magical experience of this companion becoming a true friend.”
And the magical experience of Zaho de Sagazan transcends borders. In December she will perform in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, before embarking on a European tour between February and March 2025 that will take her to Amsterdam, Berlin or London.
“I love telling myself that my songs are not just lyrics, but that they can also be appreciated by people who don’t understand what I’m saying. It gives them another life and I find that very nice.”
Source: BFM TV