Sheila (Annie Chancel), on the set of Vivement dimanche !, in September 2012. – BENAROCH / SIPA
Sheila had a rant on Tuesday at the microphone of South Radio. Guest of Valérie Expert’s show on the 10h-noon section, the singer was indignant that her songs were snubbed in the musical programs of the radios.
“Show biz is a guy’s job. A woman does not have the right to grow old. After 40 years, she is ejected, ”said the artist. The presenter opposed him that Sylvie Vartan or Jane Birkin were pursuing their careers. “If you look closely, we don’t pass [à la radio], replied Sheila. Julien Clerc passes… ”
“We can make the most beautiful albums we want, you won’t hear them on the radio,” she continued, referring to her two sisters and Françoise Hardy.
“What good reviews”
The ex-idol yéyé, who is currently promoting From elsewhere, his twenty-seventh studio album released at the beginning of April regrets that no title of this opus benefits from a rotation on a national antenna whereas it received “only good reviews”. “I do not understand why we do not pass it”, she lamented. A purely rhetorical comment because she then delivered what, according to her, explains this observation: “It’s because we are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs piss you off and would love to be on the radio! “Thundered Sheila, who will celebrate her 60th career next year.
These words echo those made by Amel Bent, during a recent episode of The Voice. The TF1 telecrochet coach had decided to qualify Anik, a 40-year-old candidate, rather than 20-year-old Sonia, for the next stage of the show. “The job is very thankless for women. Over the years, it doesn’t look like wine … Men last more easily over time. [Aux femmes], we do not accept old age, we do not give them this chance in the profession, ”she declared.