10 years ago, Bilal Hassani participated in season 2 of “The Voice Kids” on TF1. The beginning of a fairy tale for the young artist, who did not win the show but after this experience acquired the certainty of becoming a singer. And his determination allows him today to have a great career. After 3 first albums and a participation in the Eurovision contest in 2019, the former juror of “Dancing with the Stars” recently made his cinema debut in the film “Les Reines du drama” and released the mixtape “Glitter Sleaze Utopia”, beginning his return to music. Now, in January 2025, the 25-year-old artist unveils a new title entitled “The Question”, which hides a painful story.
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“The shadow” of harassment
It was on the set of the show “C l’hebdo”, broadcast on France 5, that Bilal Hassani chose to sing this very personal unreleased song for the first time. The one announced on the bill for the Hyper Weekend Festival with his intimate show “L’affreuse” will sing this title, the official release of which is scheduled for January 23. A piano-vocal song with a soft but powerful melody, and a strong text, evoking the harassment that the young queer artist suffered for many years. “ I searched for a long time / In the night, on Google / What people laughed at / When they saw my face / I don’t fear lightning / Nor car headlights / Because I figured out how to sew / On my own injuries » he intoned soberly, dressed in a black dress and wearing a blond bob, delivering a very touching performance.
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If Bilal Hassani talks about the views of others in this new title, this is not by chance given the criticism he has had to face. “ Today, everyone exposed lives with the gaze of others, lives with everyone’s opinion. I had to grow up and get out of adolescence with that, with this support, with this “shadow” who spent his time with me » he comments on Instagram. With a smile on his face, the singer and now actor seems to be serene, in agreement with himself. “ We turn the page. With “L’affreuse”, with this show, we show the adult that I am becoming. I think my frontal lobe is fixed there, I am calmer, there is less hubbub… » he attests. Guest on the set of “C l’hebdo” alongside him, Marc Lavoine revealed all his admiration. “ What he’s doing is really crazy. It’s good to get ahead of the times, without malice, without judgment… There’s a bit of what Barbara did in a certain way “. Quite a compliment!
It is therefore with great emotion that Bilal Hassani announced the release of his single “La question”, a song that he presents as “ a new chapter ». « What was the question? It is with these words that it all begins. A simple sentence, but which opens a huge door, that of doubts, dreams and answers that we all seek, sometimes without finding them, wrote the artist on his social network. I hope that [ce titre] will find a place in your hearts, as it has one in mine. Thank you for being there, always » he tells his audience.
