Here is a trophy for Here is. On the list of the 2021 Grands Prix Sacem (Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers) released this Monday, Barbara Pravi’s song receives the Rolf Marbot Prize for song of the year. The winner, joined by 20 minutes, says she is “very happy” with this award which crowns the beautiful destiny experienced by Here is, which she has written and composed, over the past few months.
After its second place at Eurovision in May, the song has slipped into the Top 50 of several European countries. On Thursday, the American company MRC Data recorded
43.9 million streams streamed around the world for this title. The same day, the Spotify platform also drew its figures: the songs of Barbara Pravi represented this year
55.8 million plays for some 6 million listeners in 172 countries.
Further proof that Here is crossed the borders: end of November,
a candidate has successfully defended her chances, via this text in French at The Voice Portugal. A source close to the French version of the telecrochet also indicated to 20 minutes that this song was chosen by a very large number of talents for their very first audition of the new season to come.
An “almost sacred” moment in concert
This enchants Barbara Pravi. “The song says ‘This is who I am’, so anyone and anyone can make it their own. I hadn’t thought about it at all when I wrote it and it now seems obvious to me, she says to 20 minutes. Maybe if I had done a casting myself The voice I wanted to go with a song saying “Here, this is me.” “
The artist, who has performed concerts since the start of the school year, says that his interpretation of Here is is “a moment which is awaited and which is absolutely suspended” to each of its representations. “At the beginning, I thought to myself that maybe people came to see me only for this song. However, I realize that this is not the case and that makes me very happy, specifies the one who released her album We don’t lock up the birds end of August. But it’s true that when Here is happens, it is almost sacred, there is a very special energy. There is a great silence and then afterwards people get up. It’s very amazing what she does, this song. “
A special show on Culturebox
In all, the list of Grand Prix Sacem 2021 has nineteen trophies. Among them, the Grand Prize for French Song (creator-performer) is awarded to Matthieu Chedid, the Francis Lemarque Prize for Revelation to Lous & The Yakuza, the Grand Prize for Urban Music to Youssoupha and the Grand Prize for Humor to Camille Lellouche. This year, the trophy ceremony has been replaced by a special that will be broadcast on December 16 at 9 p.m. on Culturebox (channel 14).