Guy and Lili, La France a un incroyable talent, Digi Mart USA News: Wednesday, November 4, M6 held an evening of auditions with its usual mix of astonishing and sometimes questionable acts. Alongside host Karine Le Marchand, dancing duo Rosie and Adam, contortionist Nikita and young speed painter Noah Miguel performed before the judges.
Then Guy and Lili took the stage. He is 95 years old and she is 97, and both moved onto the stage in pink, sparkling dance costumes.
Karine Le Marchand, who has a 23-year-old daughter, immediately described them as “too cute,” and the audience and judges were smiling before the music even began.
Sugar Sammy, Éric Antoine, Hélène Ségara and Marianne James watched the retired couple perform a few amateur dance steps. Nothing spectacular on paper, but the magic worked.
Their closeness, their glances and the way they danced for each other rather than for the audience charmed the whole room.
That is when Marianne James broke down. The former judge of Nouvelle Star, who has a particular fondness for older people, was moved to tears as she watched them move hand in hand.
Her emotion was clearly visible throughout the performance. When the final steps ended, she did not hesitate and pressed her palm onto the Golden Buzzer, leaving her fellow judges speechless.
Sugar Sammy was left openmouthed.
For Guy and Lili, the surprise was complete, and they could hardly believe it. Marianne James’s gesture sends them through to the quarter-finals, which will be broadcast live from Paris.
The source describes it as a fitting reward for two dancers who had no obligation to take the stage beyond wanting to share their story.
The source notes that the program, which crowned the duo EmYo last year, is known for pairing extraordinary feats with raw, unexpected emotion. Guy and Lili added that extra soul to the evening, and Marianne James responded without restraint.
The next challenge is the live quarter-finals.
