Article published in the flemish press

THE FORMER IDOL OF THE GIRLS ART SULLIVAN SEES A SUCCESSOR IN HUGO

"I think that it is time for me to cross the torch "
In the 70's, the French-speaking Belgian Art Sullivan ( 57 years) has had numerous moved closer hits. He is always a star in Portugal, where he has just discovered a new talented singer: Hugo Sahki ( 19 years).

With them curly hair as before, Art Sullivan - the back-nephew, the singer, of princess Mathilde - and Hugo could be a father and a sons. " I am even rather old so that Hugo could be the one ", Art laughs. " But we are not absolutely of the same family. I consider Hugo as my artistic son, as my successor ".

How succeeded you in knowing?
It was a pure coincidence. Even the parents of Hugo did not know that he made some music. He sang in secret in his bedroom. From time to time, he put videos on YouTube, among them my hit " Petite demoiselle ". One fan heard him and spoke to me about it. I felt at once the natural talent which this boy had. Having resumed some songs with him, I threw it in Portugal. Now, we make a disk to leak out in the rest of Europe. I think that he is time for me to cross the torch.

How is Hugo?
He enormously reminds me , there is 40 years ago. I also stopped the school soon, I also sang in secret, I also wrote romantic songs. Hugo's texts are better than mine as well in Portuguese as in French. He has to be 14 in Paris. He works on the tearoom of his father, on Porto, but maybe more for a long time. I predict him a big future.