It is at 11:49 sharp that the voice of Candice Parise will sound at the Place de la Concorde, at the end of the military parade, this July 14. She will be accompanied by the Music of the Paris firefighters, of which she is the official singer.
“Tomorrow rehearsals will start at 7am on the Champs Elysées and I can hardly find the words to describe the excitement, excitement and happiness I feel (mixed with stage fright of course!) at the thought of living this .amazing adventure,” he wrote on his Instagram account on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old singer will have to make a musical table of 13 minutes, mixing several titles, including an unreleased song. “In particular, there will be a song specially composed” for the occasion, “called France“Candice Parise explained to CNews. This piece, composed by Rick Allison and written by Thierry Sforza, is “a surprise to the president”, who has never heard it.
From Notre-Dame de Paris to the firefighters of Paris
Little known by the general public, Candice Parise has been singing since she was 11 years old. She trained in vocal technique, but also in musical comedy at the London School of Musical Theatre. Ella thus she toured Europe and Asia in the 2010s, with musicals like Hatred, Notre Dame of Paris, romeo juliet, The Miserables, The Wizard of Ozbut also Ice vacation.
In 2006, a finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest selections, Candice Parise failed against Virginie Pouchain, who represented France that year. Passionate about jazz, the singer also creates “Le Parise jazz Quintet”, and has been performing since 2019 at the Folies Gruss show.
The Voice and Eurovision
passed by The voice In 2017, Candice Parise joined Florent Pagny’s team, the first to turn around, during her blind audition.
Since 2018, Candice Parise is the official singer of the Paris firefighters, whose music is directed by Sergeant Major Julien Voisin. The meeting happened a bit by chance, as she confided to the Parisian: “I met the firefighters of Paris during a hearing prevention session because I am the ambassador of the humanitarian association Audition solidaire.”
To interpret the national anthem, Candice Parise will be accompanied by the choir of the French army and 150 young people of sporting and academic excellence.
Source: BFM TV
