“Star Académie”: “Changer le monde” is a positive and unifying anthem

He waited only a few days before discovering “Changer le monde”, the theme song for Laurence Nierbon’s “Star Académie”. This new anthem is cheerful, positive and unifying.

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A little over a year ago, Laurence Nerbonne received a proposal to write a song for “Star Académie”, with certain specifications.

“I love challenges, I rejoiced at the interview. I also really like pop, it’s my hobby. “Star Académie” is associated with many memories in Quebec, it is something epic, great and uniting.

So I let go of the idea of ​​composing a song that brings people together and talks about hope. “We are all in a period where we need to change, because we’ve had a little stagnation for a couple of years. There are also a lot of positives in the new generation, and I’ve tried to represent the direction that Quebec music should take in the coming years, something unified, positive and open to difference. That’s how The idea of ​​”change the world” was born.

The text of the song was written in four hands by Lawrence Niribon and Mary Ellen Tybalt. “It’s a funny story because Mary Ellen is my boss. By the time the proposal arrived, I had a lot on my agenda and wasn’t sure I had the time. I finally accepted, and I told her she had to help me write the script. So we worked on it. She usually doesn’t write.” song, but she still oversees everything I release. She’s so knowledgeable about the creative process, it’s nothing new to her.”

As will be interpreted by the academics at the Variétés opening, the song was thought out and built in this direction.

“I imagined it with several people singing it, and also everyone having their own personality, their own story, and in the end, all these stories were the same. Realizing that we all have the same joys, the same sorrows, the same feelings … we all go through the same things to an extent. Ma. And at a time when society is deeply divided, it is interesting to see the young people who sing this song, despite their differences, find themselves in some kind of community.

Jean-Philippe Dion, producer of “Star Académie” also revealed that the song has a regular version and a rap clip.

The singer-songwriter confirmed, “There’s actually a part where the lyrics are more rhythmic. I’ll also be stepping in with the nominees, this Sunday, to sing the full version with them.”

Being the first woman to write credits for a show like “Star Académie” is a source of pride that crowns years of hard work by Laurence Nerbon.

“I’ve worked a lot on composing and producing my albums. There are still a few female directors, beatmakers or producers, and it was important to me to make that happen. It’s a huge achievement, because I’m always trying to compose songs that touch the audience. Now I hope this song will be liked.” People,” she concluded humbly.