Jean Paul Strauss on “Big Star”: “Besides the attacks, it was a wonderful bet”

Jean Paul Strauss managed to cement his musical career in the early nineties, becoming one of the most prominent singer-songwriters on the national stage. Together with other Peruvian artists and bands, he managed to capture the preferences of the radio during those years, especially after the release of his song. Of all mine, mine is the greatest (1995), one of those ballads that continues to evoke emotion despite the passage of time.

After nearly 30 years of professional experience, Strauss admits that RPP news that his life had taken an unexpected turn; she now spreads her support for her son’s music career day by day, sharing the word of God and offering a series of presentations such as the one she will give on October 15 in honor of José José, a tribute to be held at the convention. Center Scencia de La Molina and will host great national singers as well as the presence Joseph Joelson of the “Prince of Song”.

“I’m happy because it was not just another contract, there is a full commitment from the producer by adding artists like Jimmy Santi and Homero who left their mark on history in their time. In my case, I will make a mix between some classic, some romantic and others very funny to play around with people a bit. The expectation at the level of artistic and musical production is unbelievable,” says son Fernando de Soria, a well-known actor and singer of Argentine origin. .

“Everyone knows these songs, they will enjoy them and sing them at their tables. José José has influenced me since I was a child, I grew up listening to his music and personally I’m very touched by it. Sparrowhawk or Dove, this is a song that my dad often sang, he had several iconic songs, among them this ballad; He had a special interpretation, it brings back a lot of memories and I am very pleased to be a part of it,” she adds.

In addition to paying tribute to José José, the national singer will be at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Arequipa on October 22, accompanying the Spanish band on stage. youth. In November, he returns to the White City to perform at the Club Internacional Arequipa with Yaipen brothers.

On the other hand, the artist has advanced. RPP news that on December 17 something special will happen in Lima. “I will be part of this show as a guest artist, it will be something very big and open to the public, it is expected that there will be an influx of almost 100,000 people. There will be artists and international press, I can’t give more details just yet, but something very big is about to happen, I’m just anticipating,” he says.

“I broke paradigms by knowing God”

Not wanting to fall into fanaticism, Jean Paul Strauss She thanks God for allowing her to find the peace she longed for in her life. In this spiritual quest, he found himself on the wrong path, surrounded by people or beliefs that did not allow him to deal with problems in the best possible way. Through the Bible, he felt that the solutions began to come differently, until he felt the peace that he had been “misguidedly seeking” for so long.

“Once you know it, it consumes you, it’s something that happened in my life at the same time that motivated me to share it with other people. They told me many times about God, and instead of coming to me, I they scared me away from him, ”he claims, explaining his point of view.

“If you see two thousand young people singing and dancing and jumping for God, anyone will think they are crazy, but if you go to a rave party and see how many of them do the same with pills and other supplements do they also say they are crazy? Crazy? There are many paradigms, and I broke them by knowing God, knowing what He can do in the lives of many people,” he says.

with his Christian music, the translator decided to make a trip to different parts of the country to bear his testimony of drawing closer to God. In November, he plans to visit Trujillo, Piura, Chiclayo and Tumbes.

The artistic vein of Nicholas, his son

As Father, Jean Paul Strauss happy and proud to participate Nicholas in the singing reality show ‘La Gran Estrella’, but as a connoisseur of music, he believes that his son still has a long way to go, work and “seize a niche” in the industry, taking into account the fierce competition due to all the existing technologies and means by which the artist has at the time of recording.

“He (Nicholas) struggled like all young people until this opportunity (La Gran Estrella) presented itself. There I discovered that Niko has a special brilliance on stage, he has a number of talents that make him a perfect artist, but you have to work on him, in fact, that’s what we do with him. I support him as a producer, we are in the project feat (collaboration) with a famous and super good singer, she also has another similar project, but not with me, because it then creates a shadow,” the composer said.

Competition, ratings, and criticism of the program aside, Strauss believes that Gisela Valcarcel’s bet is effective, as he argues, “because sometimes people don’t see beyond just turning on the TV.” In that sense, he believes this is an opportunity that has changed the lives of several young artists, including his son.

“I knew the stories of these boys intimately because my son was a part of them, in fact, this opportunity was open to many, almost throwing in the towel, depressed or frustrated, saying: “I have a talent, I have a desire, but I I don’t know how to show it, because the country doesn’t give me the opportunity.”great star’, I feel it was a wonderful bet, I feel it has changed the lives of many young people, like other programs, I applaud it,” he concludes.

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