The big day is approaching. On May 11, Slimane will perform on the imposing stage of the Malmö Arena, in Sweden, as part of Eurovision 2024. The 34-year-old singer was chosen to represent France in the famous international competition. And for the most curious, images of his two rehearsals were revealed on Instagram before the big live broadcast on France 2.
It was revealed in 2016 in The Voice, an edition that he won. And the sequel was just as successful for Slimane. Each of his projects takes off, whether solo or in duo with Vitaa. And the French public hopes that it will be the same for Eurovision 2024. In any case, it has every chance of appearing at the top of the ranking.
Rehearsals that bode the best for Slimane
It’s with his tube My love that he will try to convince. And such a representation cannot be improvised. As usual, Slimane works hard to provide the best possible service. The first official performance took place on May 2 behind closed doors. The second took place on May 4 and the first rehearsal open to journalists took place on Wednesday May 8. That is, shortly before his performance in the semi-final, although France is already qualified for the final next Saturday. He will indeed have the pleasure of doing the show this Thursday, May 9. And it promises to be memorable if we are to believe the two videos revealed on Instagram.
We can see Slimane there, dressed all in white. A thick smoke comes to surround him and a part is sung a cappellaenough to give even more intensity to his performance which promises to be grandiose.
“I am so connected with the camera, with the song, that it creates a bubble. At once, time stops and I tell this story which upsets me. I find there a kind of truth of the moment. It’s as if the rest doesn’t exist“, confided Slimane to 20 minutes, shortly after his second rehearsal. Alexandra Redde-Amiel, the head of the French delegation, said she was very impressed by the artist. She emphasized that it was very pleasant to collaborate with him, because ” he seeks for the smallest detail to be perfect“. Then, she highlighted the fact that the singer was banking on a sequence shot and close-ups, unlike its competitors who seem to favor wide shots. “By allowing himself to be filmed in close-up, Slimane gets naked. He doesn’t know how he will manage his emotion during the live broadcastwhat will emerge… “, she clarified.
Slimane has in any case already touched “a lot of people“Many people stopped him to take a photo and congratulate him, confessed Alexandra Redde-Amiel. “I don’t know where it will end but we are experiencing something very good with the delegation, with the people with whom I have chosen to work. Whatever happens, we experience something beautiful‘, concluded the singer. Remember that he is sixth in the bookmakers’ rankings.
