Slimane (singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Slimane Nebchi |
| Born | 13 October 1989 Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Slimane Nebchi (French pronunciation: [sliman nɛbʃi]; born 13 October 1989), also known professionally by the mononym Slimane, 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
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 26 contestants.[1]
On 29 October 2024, he was accused of sexual harassment by a technician during his tour in December 2023.[6][7] On 18 November, it was revealed that a second sexual harassment complaint had been filed against him.[8]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Units | Certifications | ||||||
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| FRA [9] |
BEL (Fl) [10] |
BEL (Wa) [11] |
GER [12] |
SWI [13] |
SWI (Ro) [14] | |||||
| À bout de rêves |
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1 | 116 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Solune |
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2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| VersuS (with Vitaa) |
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1 | 78 | 1 | 99 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Chroniques d'un Cupidon |
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1 | 83 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Compilation albums
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| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] |
BEL (Wa) [11] |
SWI [13] | |||
| Essentiels | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Tourne le monde |
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Singles
[edit]Charted and certified singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [9] |
AUT [28] |
BEL (Wa) [29] |
FIN [30] |
IRE [31] |
LTU [32] |
NLD [33] |
NOR [34] |
SWE [35] |
WW [36] | |||||
| "Paname" | 2016 | 10 | — | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | À bout de rêves | ||
| "Le vide" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Adieu" | 75 | — | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Abîmée" (with Léa Castel) |
37 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "La famille ça va bien!" | 139 | — | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Frérot" | 2017 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "J'en suis là" | 195 | — | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Solune | ||
| "Viens on s'aime" | 103 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Luna" (featuring Boostee) |
2018 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Nous deux" | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Je te le donne" (with Vitaa) |
2019 | 12 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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VersuS | |
| "Versus" (with Vitaa) |
159 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Ça va ça vient" (with Vitaa) |
42 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Avant toi" (with Vitaa) |
11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Pas beaux" (with Vitaa) |
112 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Ça ira" (with Vitaa) |
2020 | 178 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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VersuS - Chapitre II | |
| "De l'or" (with Vitaa) |
109 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "XY" (with Vitaa) |
2021 | 182 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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VersuS | |
| "Belle" (with Dadju and Gims) |
36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Le fléau | ||
| "Y'a rien" (with Hatik) |
103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Noyé: vague à l'âme (Suite et fin) | |||
| "La recette" | 2022 | 39 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Chroniques d'un cupidon | |
| "Des milliers de je t'aime" | 30 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Chez toi" (featuring Claudio Capéo) |
2023 | 110 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Mon amour" | 2 | 45 | 4 | 47 | 76 | 8 | 37 | 53 | 24 | 144 | Essentiels | |||
| "Résister (What About Peace?)" | 2024 | 161 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| FRA [9] |
BEL (Wa) [11] |
SWI [13] | ||||
| "Promesse" (Patrick Fiori featuring Slimane) |
2017 | — | — | — | Promesse | |
| "Bella ciao" (Naestro featuring Maître Gims, Vitaa, Dadju, and Slimane) |
2018 | 1 | 13 | 41 | Ceinture noire | |
| "Les choses simples" (Jenifer featuring Slimane) |
183 | 8 | — |
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Nouvelle page | |
| "Safe Digga" (Mike Singer featuring Slimane) |
— | — | — | Deja Vu | ||
| "Dis-moi qui je suis" (Madame Monsieur featuring Slimane) |
2020 | — | — | — | Tandem | |
| "A muntagnera" (A Filetta featuring Slimane) |
2022 | — | — | — | Corsu - Mezu Mezu 2 | |
| "Les murs porteurs" (Florent Pagny featuring Slimane) |
2023 | — | — | — | 2bis | |
| "Je t'offirai le monde" (Nej' featuring Slimane) |
— | — | — | Athena | ||
| "Je restes, tu continues" (Ycare featuring Slimane) |
— | — | — | Nos futurs | ||
| "Qu'est-ce que'on était beau" (Patrick Fiori featuring Slimane, Claudio Capéo, and Soprano) |
2024 | — | — | — | Le chant est libre | |
| "Ainsi font" (Zacques featuring Slimane) |
— | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Other singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "Marie" | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Maëlys" (with Vitaa) |
2019 | VersuS |
| "À fleur de toi" (with Vitaa) | ||
| "À la vie" (with Vitaa and Amel Bent) | ||
| "Hasta la vista" (with Vitaa and Gims) | ||
| "On My Skin" (with Vitaa and Camélia Jordana) | ||
| "Tu me laisses" (with Vitaa and Dadju) |
2020 | VersuS – Chapitre II |
| "Bref, j'ai besoin d'une pause" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Dans le noir" | 2022 | Chroniques d'un cupidon |
| "Peurs" | ||
| "Les roses du Bois de Boulogne" | ||
| "Sentimental" | ||
| "Toi" | ||
| "La vie est belle" (featuring Soprano) | ||
| "Les amants de la colline" (featuring La Zarra) | ||
| "Maladie" (featuring Lyna Mahyem) | ||
| "Zina" (featuring Manal) |
Other charted songs
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| FRA [9] |
BEL (Wa) [41] | ||||
| "À fleur de toi" | 2016 | 12 | —[E] |
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À bout de rêves |
| "On n'oublie pas" | 192 | — | |||
| "Je serai là" | 120 | — | |||
| "Chez Laurette" (with Michel Delpech) |
137 | — | J'étais un ange | ||
| "Fais comme ça" (with Vitaa and Kendji Girac) |
2019 | — | — |
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VersuS |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Soundtracks
[edit]- 2015: Marie-Antoinette et le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge
- "Tu penses à elle" (with Mickaël Miro)
- "La terreur citoyen" (solo)
- "La France" (with Kareen Antonn, Mickaël Miro and Valentin Marceau)
- "La désillusion" (with Valentin Marceau and Mickaël Miro)
- "Marie-Antoinette" (solo)
Filmography
[edit]- 2016 – Léo Matteï, Brigade des mineurs as Raphaël
- 2018 – Break as Malik
Television
[edit]France
[edit]- 2007 – Popstars (M6, 4 season) – candidate
- 2009 – Nouvelle Star (M6, 7 season) – candidate
- 2011 – X Factor (M6, 2 season)– candidate
- 2012 – Encore une chance (NRJ 12) – candidate
- 2016 – The Voice (season 5) (TF1) – winner
- 2018 – Fort Boyard (France 2) – candidate
- 2018 – La France a un incroyable talent (M6, 13 season) – participation in the jury of the second semi-final
- 2019 – Miss France (TF1) – jury
- 2019 – Boyard Land (France 2) – candidate
- 2023-2024 The Voice Kids France (TF1) – jury
Sweden
[edit]- 2024 – Eurovision 2024 – Finalist
Belgium
[edit]- 2018-2019 – The Voice Belgique (7 & 8 season) – jury
- 2020 The Voice Kids Belgique (season 1) – jury
Philanthropy
[edit]Slimane has been part of the Les Enfoirés charity show since 2019.[42]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Paname" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at No. 2 on the Walloon Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.
- ^ "Adieu" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at No. 9 on the Walloon Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.
- ^ "La famille ça va bien!" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but appeared on the Walloon Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.
- ^ "J'en suis là" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at No. 30 on the Walloon Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.
- ^ "À fleur de toi" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at No. 26 on the Walloon Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.
References
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- ^ "Le chanteur d'origine algérienne Slimane interdit d'entrer au Maroc" (in French). 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Public.fr: Slimane (The Voice 5) : Il avait déjà tenté Nouvelle Star, X Factor Archived 17 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Le Figaro: Slimane (The Voice) : cet habitué de la télé a ému Twitter Archived 4 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ "Slimane will represent France at Eurovision 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 November 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Bureau, Éric; Marolle, Emmanuel (29 October 2024). "Slimane accusé de harcèlement sexuel pendant sa tournée". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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- ^ Bureau, Éric; Marolle, Emmanuel (18 November 2024). "Affaire Slimane : une deuxième plainte pour agression sexuelle déposée contre le chanteur". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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- ^ "Chroniques d'un Cupidon - Album by Slimane". Spotify. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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- ^ "Discographie Slimane". austriancharts.at (in German). Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Discographie Slimane" (in French). Ultratop. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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- ^ "Les Enfoirés - Slimane" (in French). 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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