Christophe Willem talks about his beginnings in music after winning Nouvelle Star: “I made lots of mistakes” – Télé-Loisirs

Twenty years after his victory at New Star on M6, Christophe Willem makes his musical and media comeback. On the occasion of the release of his new single entitled Systaimethe 42-year-old singer was passing through the set of Daily on TMC this Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The opportunity to take stock. “If you had to do it again, what would you do differently?†, asked Yann Barthès.

“That’s a tough question. I don’t really know…, the artist first replied. Before admitting: “I made lots of mistakes, lots of stupid things, like all artists when you start out. We want to prove a lot of things.†“So I think I will try to be a little more freestyle and not be caught in a system where we wait at all costs†, he continued.

“We didn’t really understand my choices…: Christophe Willem speaks honestly about his career

“It’s quite difficult when you do pop, you imagine that you are a very branded product, as soon as you come out of a show among others…, analyzed the winner of the telecrochet. From the beginning, he has always been very free. “We didn’t really understand my choices, my tastes, either with my record company at the time or certain media, so it was very destabilizing,” he said on TMC.

“I never wanted to be locked into a straitjacket that prevented me from bouncing back and doing what I wanted to do,†declared Christophe Willem on the set of Daily. “I never wanted my job to be food,” added the man who will perform at the Accor Arena (Bercy) on December 9, 2027 for the very first time.

Christophe Willem soon back on stage with new songs

“For me, it’s a passion, a crazy thing to make a living from your passion, but it must not become something that goes against what we really want to do,†summarized Christophe Willem, proud of having been able to maintain his singularity even if certain records worked less well.

For this new very danceable title SystaimeChristophe Willem took up the pen with Noé Trystram and MARSO. Other songs are expected in the fall of 2026 for the release of his new album. He will perform them during his Zénith tour in 2027.

Article written in collaboration with 6Medias