Impossible to change email address in my Apple ID account

Helle everyone,
I need to change my email adress on my apple ID account because I don't use this email anymore (let's call this email address: "#1"), but when I enter my new email adress (let's call this address: "#2") it says "this email adress (#2) is already used by an another apple ID account".
So I try to connect myself with this email address (#2) and indeed I find that I did create an account under this email adress a long time ago, so I modify everything in the account, including the email adress to an old one I don't use anymore, and clear everything (because you can't delete the account apparently).
Then I log back to my other account logging in with my #1 address, and try to change my email address in the account by changing it to the new email address (#2), but it STILL says "this email address  (#2) is used by another account) !!!
So I try to log on to my apple ID using this email address (#2) but it says "the email address or the password is incorrect". Of course it's incorrect because I juste deleted it to use it elsewhere !!!
Any suggestions to be able to use my real email address (#2) ??? Sorry if this is confusing but I tried to clarify a bit using #1 and #2
Thanks !

Everything that you bought with the old Apple ID requires that ID to be redownloaded, updated and to authorize your Mac s, PCs and iOS devices for use of the content. If you change the Apple ID on your iPad, you cannot change it back for 90 days.
Open the App Store app, go to the Featured pane, swipe to the bottom, tap your old Apple ID and sign out. Tap again and sign back in with the new Apple ID.

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