accused of sexual harassment, Slimane in tears is crowned French-speaking artist of the year

In turmoil since Tuesday October 29, Slimane revealed in the musical telecrochet “The Voice” was nominated in the “French-speaking song of the year” category but also “French-speaking artist of the year” at the “NRJ Music Awards”. And if his presence at the Cannes ceremony remained uncertain until the last minute, the one who represented France at the Eurovision contest the previous year insisted on honoring his promise.

As a reminder, he has been the subject of a complaint for sexual harassment since the beginning of the week. The facts date back to the night of December 17 to 18, after a concert at the Zénith in Saint-Étienne and concerned one of the show’s technicians. This complaint emanates, as the Saint-Étienne prosecutor clarified, from a “lawyer representing an entertainment technician who declares having been the victim of sexual harassment by the singer Slimane, in December 2023”.

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Slimane, competing for the French-speaking song of the year, like his opponents had to perform the song in question. Here it was about My love. Inhabited by a rage to sing during the last verse, he finished his song with tears in his eyes, overcome by the emotion of the moment. One thing is certain, the Cannes audience was there and warmly applauded him. However, he remained silent after his performance.

But when the time came to crown the male artist of the year and his name resounded in the Palais des Festivals in front of his colleagues Joseph Kamel, Maître Gims, Amir and David Guetta, he could not escape the speech. “I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. “It has a particular taste,” he confided with tremors in his voice. And continue by thanking his audience. “Thank you for being there in the streets, thank you for being there in the concerts.” He then sent a special message to his family. “My daughter when you grow up I really hope you will be proud of your dad, I love you. Mom and Dad, I love you very, very much. And sincerely to my audience…”he began before being cut off by his own sobs. “From one human to many other human beings, thank you from the bottom of my heart”he concluded before being widely acclaimed by the public present at Cannes, but also by the viewers who voted for him.