Slimane is a singer Frenchman who took his first steps in various TV shows. He won season 5 of the show The Voice in 2016. He represents France in the 2024 Eurovision contest.
Biography of Slimane
Slimane (born Slimane Nebchi) was born in Seine-Saint-Denis and grew up in a city in Seine-et-Marne. He is the eldest of a family made up of a brother and two sisters. Slimane is of Algerian origin through both his parents. His mother was a stay-at-home mother and his father had several jobs, notably in the restaurant industry. Suffering from diabetes, his mother lost her sight. Slimane dedicates his song Dans le noir to him.
At school he suffered academic harassment linked to his weight. But from his childhood he grew up in an environment where we listened to a lot of music which allowed him to escape. He discovered a passion for singing when he joined a gospel choir at age 12. At the age of 15 he auditioned for the musical Cleopatra: although he was not accepted, he nevertheless reached the final. This experience allowed him to realize his talent, but also his desire to make a career in singing. He grew up listening to a lot of rap with artists like Kery James, IAM… He also did break dancing and hip-hop with a group that allowed him to become French champion.
After taking a one-year break from his schooling, he decided to take the baccalaureate. Once he graduated, he joined a music school until he was 21. At the same time, he held odd jobs: handling, catering, salesman, nanny… After having completed his training, he worked on open stages and piano bars while devoting himself to castings.
He thus participates in several TV shows such as Popstar (2007), New star (2009) or X-Factor (2011). It was in 2016 that the general public discovered the artist during the blind auditions of The Voice on TF1 with his interpretation of the song A fleur de toi by Vitaa. He finally wins this season 5 of The Voice. He subsequently released three studio albums: A bout de rêve (2016), Solune (2018) and Chroniques d’un cupidon (2022). He also released VersuS, a duet album with Vitaa, in 2019.
He also writes for many other artists such as Christophe William, M Pokora, Florent Pagny, Patrick Fiori…
In 2023 it was announced that Slimane would represent France at the 2024 Eurovision song contest with the song Mon Amour.
Slimane’s private life
Camille Lellouche and Slimane met at the end of the 2000s in a Parisian karaoke. They are both in the same situation: they take on odd jobs and castings to make a career in singing. Since then, they have remained very friends.
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Slimane has always been very discreet about his private life and has never made a love affair official. He announced that he would be a father in January 2022 of little Esmeralda.
In an interview for 50 Minutes Inside, the singer confided: “What I was looking for all my life, in fact, it was fatherhood that brought it to me. I had too much love in me and as a result It was finally able to come out for good reasons.”
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