Chaque seconde (2024–present)
On 7 February 2024, Garnier released his single, "Ceux qu'on était", through Sony Music France. The song was written during a party with friends a few weeks before his entry into the Star Academy competition; the song is written to reflect the theme of breakups. [7] Garnier performed it during the final prime time thanks to Dadju, who invited him to sing his own composition. [7] "Ceux qu'on était" broke sales records in less than 24 hours with 2 million streams and became number 1 in the single charts the week of 16 February [8] and become a gold single. [1] [2] In March 2024, Michael Jones invited Garnier to perform at the Dôme de Paris during the Héritage Goldman tour. [9] On 25 March 2024, "Ceux qu'on était" was certified platinum by the SNEP and platinum on May 13. [10] [4]
On 7 June 2024, Garnier released his debut album, Chaque seconde , through Sony Music France, which charted among the top 10 most-streamed albums worldwide on the day of its release (7-10 June 2024). [11] The album sold 19,594 copies [12] in three days and 32,118 copies in one week. Garnier achieved the best debut for a French pop album since the creation of the Top Fusion (including streaming) in 2016. [13] It was certified gold in two weeks, [14] platinum in four months, [15] and double platinum in eight months. [16] The album features the song "Pas une larme", written by himself at the age of 14, for which Sofiane Pamart offered to provide the piano accompaniment and arrangement. [17]
On 14 July 2024, Garnier participated in the Olympic Torch Relay in Paris, between the Palais Garnier and the Olympia. [18] On 31 August 2024, he performed at the "Rose Festival" in Toulouse, as a surprise guest of Bigflo & Oli in front of over 30,000 people. [19] [20] [21] He was nominated for the 2024 NRJ Music Awards in the categories of Francophone Breakthrough of the Year and Francophone Song of the Year, [22] [23] and won both awards. [24] He also won the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in the category of Best French Artist. [25] [26] "Chaque seconde" was reissued on 22 November 2024, featuring four previously unreleased tracks. [27] It was the fifth best-selling album in France in 2024, with 172,700 copies sold. [28]
During his first year of career, Garnier was also nominated in two categories at the Victoires de la Musique 2025, Breakthrough Male Artist and Original Song of the Year for his song "Ceux qu'on était". [29] On 14 February 2025, he won the two awards for which he was nominated, also being the only artist of this edition to have won more than one award. [30]
