"I've always loved to joke": who is Dandyguel, the Paris Basketball announcer with the powerful voice?
At 42, Miguel Xavir-Navilys, better known by his stage name Dandyguel, has been the voice of the capital's basketball club since 2018. But the Essonne native is also a committed artist, who regularly performs in prison.
By Julien Lesage"Paris isn't over yet." The Euroleague match taking place this March evening is turning around. While Paris Basketball has dominated the game since the start of the match, it sees its opponent, Olimpia Milan, come back to level with it in the third quarter. The suspense is rekindled. Tiago Splitter, the Parisian coach , is forced to take a timeout. This is the moment when Dandyguel takes control , or more precisely, makes his stentorian voice thunder into the arena.
"Paris isn't over," yells the Parisian basketball club's announcer, microphone in hand and sunglasses on his nose in the center of the court. His battle cry, his gimmick—a distant echo of the famous "Ici, c'est Paris" chanted by PSG fans at the Parc des Princes (16th arrondissement)—is taken up by the entire crowd at the Adidas Arena . The atmosphere becomes incandescent. Carried by its supporters, a true 6th player on the team, the capital club has secured another victory in the prestigious continental competition. This Tuesday, April 29, against Fenerbahçe, who lead 2-0 in the quarterfinals of this best-of-five series, it will still need this massive support.
Le Parisien
