Corsican-Marseillaise Singer Lilly Captivates Early in “Star Academy” 2025 Return
Paris,France – The highly anticipated return of TF1’s “Star Academy” launched October 18th withโข 3.26โค million viewers tuning in to watch 17โฃ new hopefulsโค beginโค their musical journey. Among them, 22-year-old Lilly, a โsinger-songwriter from Corsica currently based in Marseille, has already garnered meaningful attention, with some social media users comparing her potential to that of previous winner Pierreโข Garnier.
Lilly’s musical foundation is deeply rooted; she began โฃsinging at age 3 and playing guitarโฃ at age 6, a passion shared with her father. Her style blends French variety, Anglo-Saxon pop, funk, and soul. Before entering the Academy, she honedโ her performance skills by singing in bars and at weddings.
Beyond music, Lilly is also an experienced athlete, having โplayed basketball โfor 10 years, even serving โฃas team captain – experience she intends to leverage within the competitive environment of the “Star Academy” castle.
During anโ October 18th bonus segment, Lilly performed Lola Young’s “Messy” accompanied by her guitar, receiving eager โapplause and overwhelmingly positive feedback online. Comments on the official Star Academy Instagram post included, “A star is born, she will go very far, even after Star Ac,” “We love his voice,” and “Pierre โGarnier for women.”
Lilly is one of two Provenรงal contestants this โคseason, alongside Mehdi from Avignon. She joins a new cohort of students under the guidance of returningโ faculty including Nikos Aliagas (host), Michaรซl Goldman (director), Marlรจne Schaff (stage expression), Sofia Morgavi (singing), Lucie Bernardoni, and Fanny Delaigue (rehearsal coaches). โNew additions โto the teaching staff include dance instructor Jonathan Jenvrin and dramatic art teacher Alain Degois.
Lilly has expressed her ambition to write her own songs and perform for largeโข audiences, and early indications suggest she’s a strong contender in this year’s competition.


