Before becoming a star of French song, Slimane had to face many obstacles in his early years of career. A documentary, broadcast on March 8 on W9, returned to the difficult beginnings of the singer, revealing rarely seen images of his first attempts to break into the profession.
In 2007, when he was only 18 years oldSlimane try your luck in the casting of Pop star, a talent show broadcast on M6. Famous artists such as M Pokora or the L5 had been launched by this program. However, for Slimanethings are not going so well.
Slimane has bad memories of his first participation in a talent show: “I wouldn’t take it anyway…”
That day, the young artist was confronted with a scathing rejection from Sébastien Farranproducer and jury director. The latter then declares to him unceremoniously : “Me, anyway, I wouldn’t take it. I have to make a record and today, my role is to be president of the jury and it is also to release a record. Me, I have to make a record, I don’t see making a record with this young man ».
This moment was one of the most painful of the career of the singer, now 34 years old. Faced with these remarks, Slimane, upsetturns on his heels to leave before being arrested again by Sébastien Farran who adds a layer: ” You see, you can’t handle the pressure already ».
photo credit: Shutterstock Slimane still remembers his time opposite Sébastien Farran on the show Pop Star in 2007.
From his failure to Pop star during his participation in Eurovision 2024, Slimane never doubted his talent as a singer
However, this bad experience did not mark the end of his artistic ambitions. It took around ten years for Slimane to finally find the path to success. It was in 2016 that Esmeralda’s dad broke through to the general public by winning the show The Voice. This victory is the beginning of a long string of successful albums and tours.
Recently, Slimane chose to take on a new challenge by announcing his participation in Eurovision. He will represent France with the song My love, which he will perform at the Malmö Arena in Sweden on May 11. The man also seems motivated by this new ordeal which reminds him of his beginnings. “I feel like I’m starting over a bit like when I started. There’s something about Eurovision. We need this kind of gathering. Need for music, sometimes extravagance, love, freedom, andThis competition brings it all together »he confided to the microphone of France Inter.
photo credit: Shutterstock Despite this failure at Pop Star, Slimane never gave up on his career dreams. He will also sing for France at Eurovision 2024.
France 2 viewers will soon find Vitaa’s friend on the show Meeting in unknown land
Slimane also shared his thoughts on attending the event with TV 7 days : “ I don’t know if it’s such a crazy decision than that… In any case, when I took it, it wasn’t. I have always followed Eurovision, it’s a program that I know very well. The fact of sing in front of 200 million peopleit’s completely crazy when you’re an artist”.
Of brutal rejection of Pop star to the prestigious stage of Eurovision, there is therefore only one step, but above all a lot of determination. At the same time, Vitaa’s sidekick is not the type to give up so easily. Viewers will be able to appreciate this quality in the next issue of Meeting in unknown land in which the singer participated then that he admitted to having been disappointed by the destination of his adventure. Certainly, the artist’s life It’s not always easy…
