Bryan Alexandre-Melo is not used to singing in French, so much so that he had to roll up his sleeves when his coach asked him to do the piece We get used to it d'Angèle, during her duel against Norah Lapointe, Sunday, at The voice.
“Corneille wanted to see if the emotions resonated as well in French as in English,” said the 20-year-old from Laval, who speaks primarily English at home as well as the native language of his mother and father, who are Portuguese.
Bryan Alexandre-Melo and Norah Lapointe sing Angèle during their duel. PHOTO PROVIDED BY TVA
Bryan had to practice saying the words for a while and refine his interpretation with the advice of his trainer, who ultimately declared him the winner of the duel. He can sing in the Vigneault language and enjoys doing so, as can be seen in this rendition of L'Hymne à l'amour.
“I accepted the challenge and worked very hard to pronounce the words well and with as little accent as possible. When Corneille asked us to sing in French, I answered
[eu] I have a lot of respect for that because I want to show people that I can sing in French and share feelings like I do in English.”
Luckily, Roxane Bruneau “stole” Norah and prevented the 19-year-old from McMasterville from making a hasty exit from the singing competition's 10th season. Any duel is heartbreaking, but in this case it would have been particularly sad to lose one of these two up-and-coming talents.
Bryan began taking singing lessons at a very early age and has had only one dream ever since: a career in the spotlight, fueled by his unique voice and his ability to make people move.
The official photo of Bryan Alexandre-Melo at “La Voix”. PHOTO PROVIDED BY TVA
“Growing up, my father was a DJ. We always had a lot of music and CDs at home and when he saw my interest in music he was excited and I think that might have been him. He didn’t sing, but music was always present in our lives,” Bryan said. His parents are very encouraging of his artistic ambitions and they never miss any of his outings, especially when he attends open mics.
Bryan continues his music studies at Cégep Marie-Victorin in Montreal. He is enrolled in the interpretation department, but does not give up writing his own songs and telling his story through them.