{"id":51098,"date":"2024-05-09T16:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T14:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2038012"},"modified":"2024-05-09T18:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T16:27:55","slug":"who-is-slimane-meet-france-eurovision-2024-entry","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-slimane-meet-france-eurovision-2024-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Slimane? Meet France Eurovision 2024 entry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former The Voice champ will be vying for the winning spot! <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 09 May 2024 at 14:18 PM<\/p>

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As part of the Big Five, Slimane has sailed through to the final<\/a> as he represents France in the Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> 2024.<\/p>\n

However, for the first time, the Big Five countries and Sweden will perform their songs in full during the semi-finals \u2013 and in tonight\u2019s (Thursday 9th May) second instalment, Slimane will take centre stage.<\/p>\n

Known from his win on The Voice in France in 2016, Slimane has shot to fame and up the charts, with 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify and over 2 million albums sold.<\/p>\n

As he gears up to perform in Eurovision 2024, here\u2019s everything you need to know about Slimane.<\/p>\n

Who is France Eurovision 2024 entry Slimane?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:\u00a0<\/strong>34<\/p>\n

Instagram:\u00a0<\/strong>@slimane<\/a><\/p>\n

X\/Twitter:\u00a0<\/strong>@Slimaneoff<\/a><\/p>\n

Slimane Nebchi, known professionally as Slimane, is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame after winning season 5 of the French version of The Voice.<\/p>\n

Since then, Slimane has gone on to launch an impressive solo career, and has had over 25 songs in the French Singles Chart, including a number-one single.<\/p>\n

He has also featured on various television programmes including Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol and game show Fort Boyard.<\/p>\n

How old is Slimane?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Slimane is 34 years old<\/strong>, having been born on 13th October 1989.<\/p>\n

What nationality is Slimane?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Slimane Nebchi is French<\/strong> and was born in Chelles, Seine-et-Marne.<\/p>\n

What is France\u2019s Eurovision song called?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mon Amour<\/strong> is the title of France\u2019s Eurovision song, and it was written by Slimane himself and was co-composed with Me\u00efr Salah and Yaacov Salah.<\/p>\n

You can listen to the full song below.<\/p>\n