TWEETS REVIEW – The first interpretation of My love on the Malmö stage won over many Eurofans. Since last night, they have been sharing their enthusiasm on social networks.
Just two days before the final of theEurovision 2024 , Slimane delivered a performance this Thursday, May 9 that dazzled the audience. If France was already automatically qualified for the final – in the same way as Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, the main financial contributors to the competition – their candidates were nevertheless invited to perform in the semi-finals. -final to benefit from the same visibility as the other participants.
An opportunity that the French representative was able to seize and use to his advantage in anticipation of the grand final which will take place on Saturday May 11. On stage at the Malmö Arena in Sweden, Slimane wowed the audience and secured his place among the competition favorites.
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Dialogue with the camera
Three minutes of intense performance during which the singer interacts with the camera, and which fans cannot seem to get enough of. “Slimane his performance is amazing! It can be listened to again and again”testifies one of the singer’s fans on X.
As of today, Slimane’s appearance during this semi-final has already accumulated more than 300,000 views on the official Eurovision YouTube channel. A contagious enthusiasm, which even won over the most skeptical of the singing competition. “Far from being a fan of Eurovision, I think that this year we will still have to not miss the performance of @Slimaneoff which already promises to be spectacular…”shares Alexis, still on X.
Reactions which for the moment seem to approve the choice of Slimane as candidate to represent the French, during this 68th edition of Eurovision. The winner of the show “The Voice” in 2016, has since accumulated gold, platinum and diamond records. His success already established in France, coupled with these first reactions to his performance in the semi-final of Eurovision, ensures him real support during the final of the competition. This is evidenced by the presence of 207 French fans from the General Organization of Eurovision Amateurs, who came to support the singer on Thursday evening.
“My love” However, this is not unanimous. Some mixed opinions qualify the reactions to this first public performance of the candidate, without being totally negative however. “No more fan than that of Slimane’s song at the#Eurovision . I’m far from hating it, but I’m far from saying that we’re going to win.”comments a user in another X publication.
The performance of the French finalist, with its refined scenography, was also praised. “What a sublime staging”commented user Donovan Martin on X.
Slimane’s former singing partner, Vitaa, also showed her support on Instagram by reposting an excerpt from his performance in an ephemeral story, accompanied by the caption “Go my champion, bring back the cup”. If the public elects the singer on Saturday evening during the final, he will become the sixth French winner of Eurovision, since Marie Myriam’s victory in 1977.
