A simple and good-natured principle. Have candidates sing to test their knowledge of French song lyrics. Through rounds and points to defeat your opponent and try to win the final event which allows you to pocket up to 20,000 euros. Since its creation in 2007, Do not forget the lyrics every evening, the beautiful hours of prime-time access on France 2. Two to three million fans of the musical program attend daily the duel between the challenger and the maestro, thus baptized for having won the victory during the broadcast former. It must be said that the recipe works: in a good mood with a mischievous host, Nagui in this case, in charge from the start, Game with the lyrics of the songs to guess, good atmosphere thanks to a real orchestra and choir. And a major advantage: the show appeals to ages 7 to 77, and to the famous housewife under fifty!
>>> Discover the ranking of the best maestros of Don’t forget the lyrics
By watching the candidates play, they end up becoming familiar. Viewers take a liking to so-and-so. Prefer one or the other. Everyone has their favorite: Arsène, Violaine, Hervé or even Élodie… But actually, what is the ranking of the best maestros? With the longevity of the program, the new ones chase away the old ones and shake up the established order. We end up getting lost. This list is determined by the total amount won during their participations. For a long time, only one had managed to widen the gap and seemed unbeatable: Kevin, the young French student of Iranian origin obtained, in 2018, a gain of 410,000 euros in 43 victories. He had become the man to take down by finishing in first place on the podium. It took more than a year for his record to fall. In December 2019, Margaux made his first steps in the show. Little by little, day by day, she wins a series of victories until she overtakes the grand master. And even better: she ended up winning 530,000 euros in 59 victories. A coronation for Queen Margaux! His record still stands today.
32nd, a perilous place, on the edge of the ranking
Over time, new kids position themselves in the rankings. Therefore Caroline managed, in 2021, to place second, just ahead of Kevin, with 416,000 euros in 56 victories. Come next Manon, Renaud, Jennifer, Charlotte, Hervé, Louis, Kristofer, Jérémy, Caroline, Maureen, Manon and Etienne. But, who says new entrants, necessarily says exits from the ranking. So, Tony, a historic candidate, is ranked 32nd among the best maestros. A perilous place when we know that the last Masters took place with the thirty-two best since a regulation put in place by production in 2020. Everyone knows that nothing is taken for granted. You have to see the emotion of the maestros at the end of each Masters. Those who were drafted from the ranking due to the absence of those selected, at the time of filming, do not know if they will return one day, and the maestros not too badly ranked always have uncertainty about their future participation. Especially for those at the edge of the board. Together, they ended up forming a big family that doesn’t want to see its members leave. An opinion shared by many viewers!