Slimane Nebchi (French pronunciation:[slimannɛbʃi]; born 13 October 1989), also known professionally by the mononymSlimane, is a French singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence after winning season 5 of The Voice: la plus belle voix.
As part of his solo career he has achieved over twenty five chart entries on the French Singles Chart, including a number-one single as a featured artist with the song "Bella ciao". Nebchi has released four studio albums during his career with three of them peaking at number-one on the French Albums Charts. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Mon amour", finishing in fourth place.[1]
Early Life
Nebchi was born on 13 October 1989 in Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, France. He is of Algerian descent through his grandparents, who migrated to Paris from Biskra and Ghazaouet.[2] He attended the Lycée Jehan in Chelles, later moving to Les Lilas, a suburb of Paris, where he worked for la société ATEED for a few years.
Career
He started putting music online including own compositions like "Toi et moi", "Je n'y suis pour rien", "Salem" and "Amour Impossible" the latter as a duo with Princesse Sofia. Before the French The Voice, he took part in a number of music competitions; Nouvelle Star in 2009, X Factor in 2011 and Encore une chance in 2012 and in season 2 of Je veux signer chez AZ.[3] He performed during Star Music Beach Tour in 2012 with Richard Cross.[4]
In 2015, he obtained a secondary role in Didier Barbelivien's French musical Marie-Antoinette et le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge, which launched in 2017.
In 2016, at age 26, he auditioned for season 5 of The Voice: la plus belle voix singing "À fleur de toi" originally by Vitaa. All four judges turned their chairs, indicating in the gameshow they wished to take him through to the next round. He opted to be in Team Florent Pagny. On 14 May 2016, he won the title with 33% of the public vote, beating his fellow finalist, MB14 [fr].
In November 2023, it was announced that he would represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Mon amour".[5] He achieved fourth place in the final standings, in a pool of 25 contestants.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Slimane performing at the London Eurovision Party in 2024
Extended plays
Singles
Charted and certified singles
As featured artist
Other singles
Other charted songs
Soundtracks
2015: Marie-Antoinette et le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge
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