#zero janvier

[braimee]

I was having a conversation with a friend the other day (about – you guessed it – Starmania) and she made an interesting point which I thought I could share here

She said that during their little introduction at the start of the show and later during the debate, there’s a curious paradox with Zéro and the Gourou’s musical themes

Zéro’s theme is pretty smooth, a little round, if you will, and pretty seamless, while the things he sings are quite brutal, and his logo itself is very angular, with sharp edges.

As for the Gourou, his musical theme is very sharp with more abrupt sounds and rhythms, which opposes itself to the roundness of his logo – not so much to his ideas though 😅

I don’t think it really means anything (or at least anything I can think of, other than maybe don’t judge a book by its cover) but I thought it was a pretty neat detail :)

[melancholic-cinnamon-roll]

Petite bonne's voice: you pretty , he ugly , u swan , he frog !

[starmaniamania]

I didn't have room for the Maid or the Bodyguard 😭 But if they're your faves or if I forgot someone crucial, feel free to give details in replies!

The poll will go for a week to give everyone time and then we can have a different one next week! (Ideas?)

[chocolateluma]

They are, in fact, all wearing Louis Vuitton.

[enbyfallenfromthedeadstars]

what if i say Zero Janvier ?

[capitaletele]

do you think during Ego Trip Stella and Zero Janvier knew what their employees were doing and ignored them because they had other things to worry about or they were somehow completely oblivious to it?

Omg what an excellent question, I had never considered that before!!

I don't actually know what I think! I think it's possible that the maid & secret agent are so stealthy, and Stella and Zero so self-involved, that they could possibly not have noticed! Like, if you allow that the 2022 staging is stylized and the maid is not literally getting head on the stairs and then Stella almost steps over her. But if they're doing it in dark corners and cupboards and behind the door... Plausible!

But I also think it's funny if Stella and Zero do notice but just don't give a shit for some reason! Like they're just looking at their employees fucking wildly with a disinterested air and going "My god you just can't find decent help anymore," and then back to their much more important fight.

(I'm realizing by writing this that my actual headcanon is that Ego Trip sort of condenses several moments, like it's an amalgamation of lots of little scenes where the maid & the agent start noticing each other, then start flirting, then starting Doing It Like Bunnies Everywhere while the relationship between Stella and Zero slowly deteriorates?? And so I feel like Stella and the maid definitely have had time to talk about her feelings and maybe Stella is actually interested in a very "Oh look she got her man, good for her" way!)

What about you??

[pikmininaplane]

*sighs deeply*

*adds a new character to my list of beloved arrogant men from niche french media*

[everythingnox]

Zéro Janvier giving a speech :

[braimee]

[melancholic-cinnamon-roll]

Zéro Janviette à la tête du PPPPD 💅✨🤭

[starmaniamania]

Travesti "yelling at Zéro Janvier" interlude, June 7 2024

[starmaniamania]

The fact that the song is unironically many people's favourite keeps blowing my mind for this exact reason :p

j'ai enfin vu Starmania

toute ma vie j'avais entendu Le blues du businessman sans le petit couplet d'intro de Cristal--c'est donc pas des regrets sincères mais un PR stunt ?? d'un politique pire que pourri ??? dans une interview de télé-"réalité" ? my whole life is a lie

[feelkindadizzy]

[Description d'image en français: 1. Un dessin numérique de la femme de chambre de Stella Spotlight dans Starmania. Les couleurs sont violacées et claires. Elle a la peau légèrement foncée, les cheveux courts bouclés et noirs. Elle porte sa robe grise avec un col blanc, et un serre-tête jaune. Elle est assise en haut de l'escalier de chez Stella dans la version 2022 de Starmania. Elle a les jambes écartées et ses mains sont entre ses jambes, elle tient le bouquet d'orchidées dorées et noires offert par Zéro Janvier. 2. La même image sans le bouquet d'orchidées. Fin de la description]

[English ID: 1. A digital drawing of Stella Spotlight's maid from Starmania. The colors are purple and pale. She has light brown skin, short and dark curly hair. She is wearing her gray dress with a white collar and a yellow hairband. She is sitting at the top of Stella's staircase from the 2022 version of Starmania. She is holding Zero Janvier's golden and black orchid bouquet. 2. The same drawing without the orchid bouquet. END ID]

Her silly goofy vibe and five minutes of stage time have bewitched us body and soul

[capitaletele]

WIP Wednesday

And now for something completely different!

Of course, I didn't expect to start this at all, but I don't make the rules about what I get to write 🤷

[Mature language under the cut!]

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“Stella Spotlight?” It must have come out louder than he expected, because he cut himself off. He repeated it in a half-whisper, as if he was worried someone could overhear them in the giant apartment even though she'd told him that Stella was out and the rest of the staff had the day off. “You’ve slept with Stella Spotlight? Oh my god.” 

“Well you’ve fucked the richest man in the universe!” 

“It’s not the same!” he protested. “He wasn’t the richest man in the universe then! He was just some millionaire’s uptight son I was supposed to look after.” 

“And look after him, you did!” She winked exaggeratedly. 

“I would never have touched him if he’d been Zéro Janvier Zéro Janvier back then. But you! Stella Spotlight, holy shit. Do you know how much we used to talk about her in the barracks?” 

🕵️‍♂️

[starmaniamania]

For me it depends on the person who's singing... In 2022 I find it sometimes earnest (Aurel) but sometimes it sounds like PR (David). In general for the character I lean towards "it's propaganda" because it fits with the theme of media manipulation better but my mind's not super made up either :p

(Also OP, your tags 👀👀👀)

I'm watching the reconstitution of the 1994 instance of Starmania, and it's really interesting that they chose for Stella Spotlight to step in as soon as the first instance of Starmania (the programme) and cross path with Zéro Janvier there. It makes his declaration in Le Blues du Businessman sound truly genuine, which it didn't to me from other versions, as well as imply that his attraction for her truly stems from a genuine interest for Art, rather than pure political strategy.

So I'm curious :

★ He genuinely regrets his career path and would actually become An Artist if he could turn back time and rewrite his life.

☆ It's pure propaganda to make himself relatable and win over the youth (of all ages) given the success of Starmania.

⍣ He did envision to become An Artist in his rebellious youth and drew from that to write the song, he's however perfectly happy of his situation as a businessman, and then to live vicariously as Stella Spotlight's husband ; he wouldn't trade it for an artist life.

[chaotictomtom]

pas pole emploi qui doit envoyer des mails pour dire "svp arretez de nous solliciter autant on a remarqué une grosse augmentation de demande et questions concernant les indemnisations et vos droits pour genre vivre on comprend que vous voulez des réponses mais bon attendez tranquille jsp hihi ✨" 💀