The Bordeaux troupe Mega Unity took its revenge on the 2021 final. This evening, it won the check for 100,000 euros from “France has incredible talent”. The dancers had not digested their 2nd place in the final in 2021. The viewers preferred the Saint-Cyr Choir. But tonight, their performance was dazzling, powerful. Dressed all in white, they revisited Romeo and Juliet, mixing jerky movements with their fluid choreography like in 2021. Mega Unity had been Marianne James’ golden buzzer and for this finale, the dancers rehearsed hard, day and night.
We remained hypnotized, caught up in so much osmosis, creativity, work. The troupe was in tears at the end of the choreography, the jury standing. “There’s so much originality, it’s such a commitment. I am amazed by your amount of work,” greeted Marianne James at the end of their visit. Sugar Sammy believes that the troupe “deserves to tour the world”, Éric Antoine had “the impression that the sounds of the music became material” because their performance was “absolutely perfect”.
2nd place in the final goes to Titos Tsaï, a discovery. This Taiwanese dances with swords and each of his passages brings Marianne James to tears. Still shirtless, in a blue skirt, he sets fire to a long sword, swings it around his neck, dancing in front of a curtain of flames. That’s wonderful. “From the start you surprised me, took me on a journey, it’s a jewel of perfection, you are poetry incarnate,” applauds Éric Antoine. Sugar Sammy thinks Titos can put on a whole show. The epic tale of Phoenix rising from the ashes captivated viewers. “Your numbers touch us so much because you have a thirst for the absolute, for purity,” says Marianne James, wiping her tears. The Taiwanese would like to stay in France. And Éric Antoine takes the opportunity to launch a dig at the government: “Shows immigration is good. »
Magician Markobi on the podium
Third place was awarded to Markobi, a magician who was sent to the final thanks to the platinum buzzer. He arrives with his bottle of water, nonchalant, and unrolls a virtuoso card number. Finds the cards signed by the jury during their first visit, takes out a packet of chips. Sugar Sammy turns over his signed card, Markobi turns over the four 7s, his candidate number, to invite viewers to vote for him. Antoine, amazed, gives him a hug: “I love you, you are the strongest magician. » Marianne James repeats “I have never seen that. We have all the cards in front of us, he doesn’t touch them. It’s just astonishing. » Sugar Sammy, again, thinks bigger. “Someone smart can give you a show.” » Hélène Ségara wonders “what planet” he comes from.
Danaé and Wilder arrive in 4th position. She fills the coffee machines and candy dispensers, he works on a temporary basis. They learned acroyoga during confinement in their garden, and offered a poetic interlude in a flower garden. Their love shines through in their acts, they form one, she suspended at the tips of his feet.
5th place was awarded to the imitator Antoine Donneaux, printer. He sang “Et bam”, by Mentissa, imitating a host of French artists. “He makes me cry,” says Marianne James. I didn’t know he was a singer.” Éric Antoine loves the way he goes “from funny to popular.” You are capable of putting poetry, your soul. You are you, you are one of my favorites of this season. » Tonight, even though there was only one winner, everyone gained a victory over their lives. They had, as Marianne James says, “an appointment with themselves.”
Rayane, winner of 2022, came to play a piece of piano and presented the check to the winner. Since his victory, he has played with Hélène Ségara and at Éric Antoine’s show, he has taken lessons at the conservatory and entered a high school with a music option. Rayane is 16 years old, he is happy, his face much calmer than during the competition, and that too, feels good.