Silent until now, Slimane made his first appearance this Friday since the start of this affair. He is participating in the NRJ Music Awards ceremony which is currently taking place in Cannes. The singer performed his song “Mon amour”, the one with which he participated in Eurovision and finished fourth. He has even just been crowned French-speaking male artist of the year.
On stage to receive his prize, he burst into tears under the cheers of the audience. “I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart”he declared, specifying that this trophy, which is far from being the first he has won at the NRJ Music Awards, is a bit special. And added, once again overwhelmed by emotion: “My daughter, I hope you will be proud of your dad when you grow up.”
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The situation was unprecedented for the organizers of the ceremony. After putting all the options on the table, as told The Parisian, they decided not to change anything that had been prepared. “He remains presumed innocent, so we don’t have to judge him. Now, if he decides not to come for one reason or another, that’s his choice and we remain that.pectorons. We know how to adapt, we have seen others…”, they confided. And Slimane came.
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That being said, the atmosphere is heavy, as Le Parisien noted: “Behind the scenes, the silence is heavy, deafening. Only two people applaud very briefly, everyone listens to the speech in which the thirty-year-old addresses his daughter, his parents but also his audience. Before resuming their evening, as if nothing had happened… Slimane left very moved, surrounded by his manager and his team, heading to the dressing rooms.”
