Remi Chauveau Notes
Victoires de la Musique 2026 unfolded as a night where Paris and Montréal echoed as one, celebrating a new wave of francophone talent carried by the legacy of Céline Dion, eternal marraine of the ceremony.
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🏆🇫🇷✨ Victoires de la Musique 2026 📺: Theodora grateful, standout performances and big revelations 🎉

13 February 2026
@france.tv C’est elle Boss Lady en fait ! 💅 Theodora a raflé pas moins de 4 récompenses aux Victoires de la musique 2026 : Révélation féminine, Révélation scène, Meilleure création audiovisuelle et Album de l’année. 👉 La 41ᵉ cérémonie des Victoires de la musique est à (re)voir sur france.tv (lien en bio 📌). #victoires2026 #onregardequoi ♬ son original - France.tv

✨ Francophonie in Full Voice

From Charlotte Cardin to Theodora and Luiza, this year’s ceremony carried a vibrant thread of francophonie — a lineage of voices that cross borders yet speak the same emotional language — and the perfect soundtrack to frame that continuum is Céline Dion’s Je Ne Vous Oublie Pas. Long before these new generations took the stage, Céline herself was celebrated in France, earning three Victoires de la Musique, being named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and later receiving the Légion d’honneur. She stands as the ceremony’s spiritual "marraine from abroad", a reminder that francophone artistry radiates far beyond the hexagon. Her song becomes the article’s heartbeat: a promise of memory, transmission, and continuity between eras, voices, and continents.

🎶 🇫🇷🗼🎷🌉🥁🌊🎸🎹🌟🕊️💫📜🌌🤝🎉🪩 🔊 Je Ne Vous Oublie Pas - Celine Dion




💙🤍❤️ “No one ever wins alone,” Yseult once said.

“Victory only matters if it lifts everyone,” Yseult reminded us a few years ago, when she herself shook the Victoires de la Musique. That sentence echoed powerfully Friday night at La Seine Musicale, where the 41st ceremony crowned a new generation of artists — in the lineage of Diam’s or Yseult — artists who turn their success into a collective movement. In 2026, that energy has a name: Theodora, 22, self‑proclaimed “Boss Lady,” who walked away with four trophies and a speech that set the room on fire. But the night was more than a list of winners — it was a story, a memory, a celebration, a vertigo. Let’s relive it.

🎤 An opening rooted in heritage: Nana Mouskouri, Brigitte Bardot & the living memory of French chanson

The ceremony opened in a spirit of transmission and reverence. A delicate tribute to Nana Mouskouri, performed by a choir of young artists, reminded everyone of the timeless power of her voice. Moments later, a rare montage celebrated the cultural aura of Brigitte Bardot, eternal muse of cinema and chanson. This opening set the tone: the 2026 Victoires would not only celebrate the present — they would build a bridge between generations, where yesterday’s icons illuminate today’s creators. 🌹🎞️✨

🌟 Theodora, the comet: four trophies, a tidal wave, and a love letter to France

Then the room shifted into Theodora mode. Nominated five times, she won Album of the Year (Mega BBL), Female Revelation, Stage Revelation, and Audiovisual Creation for Fashion Designa. With each trip to the stage, she seemed more moved, more grounded, more incandescent. Her major speech will go down in history: “This isn’t my victory. It’s yours. It’s France’s. It’s for our neighborhoods, our schools, our studios, our dreams. We won together!!!!” The room rose. Cameras shook. Artists applauded as if each one had received a piece of the trophy. Theodora insisted: her success is a collective project, powered by fans, teams, radio stations, platforms, regional venues — a victory that transcends the individual.🔥🇫🇷💖

🎶 A cascade of performances: Cardin, Disiz, Helena, Sam Sauvage, Orelsan & a blazing Feu! Chatterton

The night unfolded with a series of unforgettable performances: Charlotte Cardin, crowned Female Artist, delivered a magnetic, slow‑burn version of Confessions. Disiz, named Male Artist, ignited the stage with a sharp, electric medley — a reminder of his unmatched pen in francophone rap. Helena offered a suspended moment with Mauvais garçon, Song of the Year, in a minimalist, heart‑piercing staging. Sam Sauvage, Male Revelation, confirmed his raw, almost animal presence. Orelsan made a surprise appearance, greeted by a roaring ovation. And Feu! Chatterton transformed La Seine Musicale into an electric cathedral with a poetic, incandescent tableau. The night pulsed, breathed, overflowed. ⚡🔥🎼

🌈 The unexpected moments: Luiza Bleu Soleil, Inès Casablanca & Miki Parricule’s dancing scouts

Because a ceremony without surprises is just a gala, the 2026 Victoires delivered delight after delight. Luiza Bleu Soleil lit up the stage with a sunny, cinematic performance. Inès Casablanca blended contemporary dance and orchestral pop with elegance. But the most improbable — and joyful — moment came from a troupe of scouts, choreographed by Miki Parricule, in a wild “summer camp” sequence that instantly exploded across social media. A breath of freedom, a wink to childhood, a reminder that music is also play. 🌞💃🕺🎒

🏆 A ceremony that crowns a generation — and seals a collective victory

As the full list of winners was revealed, the scale of Theodora’s phenomenon became undeniable. But beyond the trophies, what will remain is the spirit of the night: a French music scene that is diverse, bold, generous. Theodora summed it up best: “We move forward together. We create together. We win together.” This 41st edition didn’t just crown artists — it celebrated a country, a scene, an energy. A shared, vibrant, collective victory — four exclamation marks for the joy, the shock, and the momentum of a future written by many hands!!!! 🎉🇫🇷✨

#TogetherWeRise ✨ #EnsembleOnAvance 🤝 #CollectivePulse 💫 #UnisDansLaMusique 🎶 #WeWinTogether 🫂

Next‑Gen Sauvage Energy

The Street‑Forged Ascent of Sam Sauvage
Sam Sauvage’s journey is the opposite of overnight success — he spent a full decade busking in streets, metros, and public squares, learning to command attention in the middle of urban chaos, shaping a voice strong enough to rise above traffic and chatter, and building an instinctive stage presence forged by necessity rather than comfort; that long apprenticeship in anonymity is what gives him his raw magnetism today, the mix of humility, endurance, and untamed intensity that finally burst into recognition at the ceremony. It now stands as a blueprint for the new generation.

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