The JDD
Front page of “Journal du Dimanche”, December 31, 2023.
MEDIA – Like every end of the year, The Sunday Journal reveals its top 50 favorite French personalities. And like every year, it is Jean-Jacques Goldman who is acclaimed.
Since 2013, and apart from an interlude in 2016 favorable to Omar Sy, the always very discreet singer has occupied first place in the weekly rankingwho has sold 30 million records worldwide since 1981.
Ultimately, the real performance is to be found in second place, which this year goes to Florent Pagny. The singer, who has been battling cancer for two years, has progressed four places compared to December 2022.
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet completes the podium, losing one rank in one year. Singer Vianney made spectacular progress, to 5th place, moving up 14 places.
Among the good advances in the top 10, we note those of singer Francis Cabrel, 7th (+5 places) and actor Dany Boon (9th, +12 places).
Sophie Marceau, first woman
But the most surprising analysis of this ranking is undoubtedly to be made in the political department. Only one political figure is in this top 50, in the person of Jordan Bardella, the president of the National Rally. ” Never seen “according to Ifop boss Frédéric Dabi, cited by The JDD.
Emmanuel Macron only appears beyond 60th place (63rd), losing around thirty places compared to last year. The head of state is even ahead of his Minister of National Education, Gabriel Attal, 57th.
The first woman ranks 15th. This is Sophie Marceau, who recently took a stand against Gérard Depardieu. A little less than twenty female personalities (18) are represented in this top 50.
Among athletes, note that footballer Kylian Mbappé, 22nd, remains for the moment behind his retired counterpart Zinédine Zidane (15th) and judoka Teddy Riner (16th).
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