Hello Monaco #15 Summer–Autumn 2022 | Page 43

WORDS OF WISDOM IN MONACO
Photo Théo Pitout
Victory 2-1 in the charity match for the Star Team for the Children in 2017 , with H . S . H . Prince Albert II at the Stade Louis II in Monaco
: How did your artistic adventure begin ?
Bakian : At the age of 16 . I then won the “ Graines de star ” performing “ Le Temps des Cathedrales ” from “ Notre Dame de Paris ”. That night I was still a karting driver , but I felt an amazing emotion that made me want to persevere , get back on stage and do my job . I don ’ t have any filters . I just bare myself to offer the very best . I am happily sharing this love for music and singing with my audience . These are the most wonderful moments . No make-up . You can ’ t cheat when performing live .
Photo Théo Pitout
: Going back to the clip you shot in Monaco , it ’ s been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . What is special about the Principality ?
Bakian : It ’ s a long list ! I like serenity , security , the peace that I also felt in Singapore . Monaco is glamorous . Its sporting history is very important to me . Ayrton Senna comes to mind ... I saw my first Grand Prix here when I was six . Fabulous memories ! Then there is also football I am passionate about . One of my co-producers , Emmanuel Petit , played for AS Monaco for eleven years , a legendary club . Monaco is all that for me .
Bakian and Louis Ducruet at the 2021 Golden Foot Awards Сeremony in Monaco
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