” Who is it ? The new pope or what? “Asks a Parisian tourist by passing this Tuesday evening in front of the Grévin museum. A slender silhouette, sunglasses and blond hair comes out of a van with tinted windows. “But it’s DJ Snake!” », Answers, hilarious a fan before shouting« Here, it’s Paris! The last time I saw it was at the Parc des Princes ”. The last giant concert in the capital of the French artist in 2022. He will be even larger, even stronger at the Stade de France on Saturday evening than he filled in a few minutes.
Until then, this Tuesday evening a crowd of onlookers, dozens of photographers have gathered in front of the museum which is preparing to reveal the new 38 -year -old DJ figurine, of its real name William Grigahcine, child of a French father and an Algerian mother. In the establishment’s room between gilding and red velvet seats await him some personalities like Gérard Holtz, Faustine Bollaert, two members of the Grévin Museum Committee and closer to him, a big supporter of PSG like him, his humorist friend Malik Bentalha or even the Olympic champion Djamel Bourras.
“Dear William, what a joy and honor to receive you, you are a huge star, a music icon, you will soon do a stadium in France and a Bercy (Editor’s note: at the end of the evening on Saturday evening in the form of an after giant party)rejoices Yves Delhommeau, the director general of the museum, a few meters from the statues of Kad Merad, Franck Dubosc and Mimie Mathy. I will not miss your concert in Algiers if this project materializes ”
Cry of joys, applause in the room … The entrance to DJ Snake, raised in Val-d’Oise, to Ermont who has become one of the largest stars in the world of music, takes on symbol tunes. Its statue will be placed next to the stars of its rank, Beyoncé and Celine Dion And will be visible this Wednesday. He is the first DJ to have his double of wax in this institution.
Before the revelation behind the carmine red curtain, and after a message as touching as it is unexpected by Michel Denisot, a fan of the DJ, it is Madame Salvon, her former geography professor of third, who speaks. “He was already creative at the time, coming in class with his flip flops and his flower shirt. Since that time, he stayed in my heart and I hope I stayed in hers, ”she says.
The statue finally appears, in the middle of light effects, accompanied by one of its pieces. “Oh dinguerie,” exclaims one of his friends in the front row. The resemblance is impressive. “It’s creepy, it is much better than the others and it is the first time that I have seen myself from behind,” has fun Dj Snake in a very good mood. They were in good shape when they did it “” It is an honor to be there, seen from where I come from, “he continues. The symbolism is enormous and in addition you brought back Madame Salvon, the only teacher I liked. This week I’m going to fill the Stade de France and Bercy, after this evening, if Wednesday PSG is qualified, it will be a perfect week. »»
