Friday December 29, 2023, France 2 viewers were able to find two new, unpublished episodes of the show Do not forget the lyrics. Produced and presented by Nagui, this musical game has been broadcast on the public channel since 2007. Still as popular with the public after 16 years on the air, the program is based on a very simple concept: a giant karaoke battle between two candidates. At the end of the duel, the winner leaves with the precious silver microphone, thus symbolizing his status as Maestro of Do not forget the lyrics. He can also try to win up to 20,000 euros during the final event. Subsequently, the champion of the program will defend his title in the next show, and so on until he is beaten by one of his opponents. However, France 2 viewers had a little surprise on Friday December 29, 2023. That day, Nagui opened the first new show of the evening alongside Marie.
Nagui: “Aurélie could not free herself to continue being Maestro”
After stringing together 10 victories in Do not forget the lyrics, and pocketed 25,000 euros at the same time, the candidate was eliminated on Thursday December 28. Despite this, it was as a Maestro that the latter appeared on the set of the France 2 musical game the next day. Nagui was quick to explain the situation to viewers. “So, we are going to be completely transparent. Yesterday, […] Marie lost to Aurélie. Aurélie won. She even won 2,000 euros in the final. Unfortunately, Aurélie was unable to free herself to continue being Maestro. And the regulations mean that, in this case, when someone cannot free themselves, obviously we give them their money. We say thank you to him. Above all, we tell him to change your boss who didn’t allow you to stay for Do not forget the lyrics. But that doesn’t concern us. And then, we call Mary back saying: ‘Well, the one who beat you can’t continue. Do you want to come back?’”, indicated the host. Nagui then made fun of Marie by imitating the enormous cry of joy that she would have uttered after being drafted into the show. A winning return for the Maestro who then triumphed against her two opponents of the day.