After meeting him, Christophe Willem was very frank about Slimane: “It was a…”

Christophe Willem is generally discreet and does not often make people talk about him. He remains reserved about his personal life and rarely appears on television. However, sometimes this changes. Indeed, on Tuesday May 28, 2024, he was a guest on the show En Aparté. During this interview on Canal+,
Christophe Willem spoke about his collaboration with Slimane, an artist he greatly appreciates. What could it possibly have revealed about the man who represented at
l’Eurovision 2024 ? We tell you more.

After a musical failure, Christophe Willem bounces back

Christophe Willem has gone through ups and downs in his musical career. A few years ago, he released an album called Rio, hoping for great success. Unfortunately, the album did not meet with the expected success.

Affected by this failure, Christophe Willem chose to take a step back and to focus on himself to come back stronger. This strategy has paid off. In 2022, he made his comeback with the album Panorama, which impressed his fans. But how did he manage to bounce back so quickly?
Part of this success is attributed to Slimane.

Christophe Willem on Slimane: “It was a real meeting”

During his interview on the show En Aparté, Christophe Willem spoke about
his beautiful friendship with Slimane. He declared:
It was a real meeting. Slimane has a career that is still quite breathtaking! He is dazzling. He is an author, composer, performer. He writes for many artists.”

Then, he added that it was thanks to Amel Bent that the two singers met. “Slimane comes into the discussion and says to me: 'I would love to write you a song. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't like it, but in any case, you are truly one of the inspiring voices‘” Words that encouraged the interpreter of Double I.

The singer makes a smashing comeback

Thanks to Slimane's donation, Christophe Willem has since been in the spotlight again. Through the writing work of his friend, the winner of Nouvelle Star was able to get back on track. In addition, during his time on Canal+, La Tortue, as he was nicknamed in his early days, highlighted Slimane's incredible talent.

In particular, he confided his ability to play with words and the double reading that can be done in texts. Then, he ended up concluding that the success of the title PS: I love you is that he can speak to a very large number of people. All you have to do is head to the music platforms and listen carefully to this lovely piece.

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