One hundred and twenty new artists prepare to audition before an ever-kind but demanding jury: Eric Anthony, Helene Segara, Marianne James and Sammy’s Sugar. “I feel that you are ready to laugh, shed tears, be mesmerized “, spear Karine Le Marchand at the opening of this new editionFrance has incredible talent“.

99 year old yogi

At the start of the 17th season, Deborah Huet, program director for producer FremantleMedia France, promised ” bolder characterOn the program: a 99 and a half year old yogi, aerial tango, number with 400 drones, the first virtual candidate in the history of the show, a vertical dance 60 meters high on a crane, mallakhamb (a traditional sport discipline in India, close to acrobatic gymnastics), or even a former candidate” Love is in the meadowcame to present the number during the audition.

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” France has an extraordinary talent that is on the air a little longer than usual this yearsaid Deborah Huet. We did a full half day with Karine Le Marchand and four jury members, about thirty minutes from the theater, and we were able to shoot some pretty crazy numbers outdoors, especially on motorbikes. . »

A panel of 100 viewers

This season, the event introduced new rules. For the first time, the public will take on the role of the 5th juror and will intervene from the trial. In the past, two “yes” and two “no” from the jury were synonymous with elimination. From now on, the panel of one hundred spectators is equipped with a ballot box during the number, and therefore before knowing the opinion of the jury. They will decide. If blue wins, the artist pursues adventure; if it’s red, he quits the show. “The public can be very demanding watching Deborah Huet.

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On the side of the jury, Ric Antoine readily admitted: “I’m in my 8th season, I was a candidate 17 years ago, my life is a circus, this is the show, I don’t go a week without going to see it. Sometimes I think: am I still going to discover a lot this year? And there, I really wasn’t bored for a second!»