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French singer Slimane in turmoil: surrogate fatherhood, sexual assault allegations and the limits of stardom
Slimane, an creator with recognized sensitivity and an emblematic figure of the French music scene, finds himself today at the heart of a violent media storm. Behind the spotlights and praises, the recent accusations against him raise a pivotal question: how far can a celebrity be shielded from doubt?
A Meteoric Rise
Slimane Nebchi, born in 1989, made his mark on the French music scene by winning The Voice in 2016. His unusual voice left a durable impression. His writing, full of emotion, is also remarkable. These two qualities quickly earned him a special place. A place in the heart of the public. With songs like Viens, on s’aime and Avant toi in a duet with Vitaa, he managed to captivate a generation.
His journey is not limited to song. Slimane also made an impact on the demonstrate The Voice Kids as a coach, while preparing to represent France at Eurovision 2024. A journey marked by success, where effort and passion are evident at every step.
Public figures, as is often the case, are under the spotlight. However, the light of fame can also conceal
In 2016, he won the fifth season of The Voice: la plus belle voix as a 26-year-old. In 2024, as a 34-year-old, Slimane hopes to win again — this time as France’s Eurovision 2024 singer.
A well-known artist in France who has been on tour ever since his Eurovision song ‘Mon amour’ was published, here are ten facts you need to know about Slimane.
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10 Facts about Slimane
1. “Allez, reviens à Paris”
It’s no wonder why Slimane mentions the French capital in his entry: he was born in Chelles, not far from Paris, to Algerian parents. He later moved to the city itself, where he started to work.
2. He started in a choir
Slimane discovered his fire for music when he was a teenager. In 2002, he joined a choir and began acting. After finishing high college, he entered music institution in Paris and he started to perform in bars at Pigalle district.
3. A TV show veteran
Eurovision isn’t Slimane’s first TV show, but neither was The Voice. Prior to his success, Slimane entered several other singing competitions, namely Popstar in 2007, Nouvelle Star in 2009, X Factor in 2011 and Enc In a city known for its happy hour culture, summer can be an even better time to get advantage of post-work brew and eat deals. Interns are in town, summer Fridays are in entire swing, and patios and rooftops are aplenty. Here are a few prime, non-comprehensive spots for an afternoon deal with besties, colleagues, and new connections. Alfreda. Dupont’s Alfreda, a tribute to the chef’s grandmother, offers relaxed pizza and traditional Italian eats. The happy hour runs Monday-Friday 4-6 p.m., featuring $8 spritzes and BOGO pizzas. Few do spritzes enjoy the Italians, and Alfreda leans in on five kinds plus one N/A spritz; our go-to is the rose and mezcal with grapefruit or the locally made Don Ciccio limoncello spritz with basil. Lyle’s. Especially leaning into the spritz side of summer is at Lyle’s, fully embracing the fizzy ephemera of the season with the Summer of Spritz. The Dupont Circle hotel restaurant imagines cocktails from France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Spritzes feature limoncello and vinho verde. For those that hit Lyle’s every week during the spritz special—and get a literal stamp on Lyle’s pas What I discovered is that BUTT actually matters, and I’ll tell you why. BUTT fills a hole, as tautologous as that may sound. I’m tempted to say that BUTT fills the vacuum left by the sad and lamented loss of such historically important magazines as the original Andy Warhol’s Interview, After Dark and the first five years of index (under the editorship of Bob Nickas), but since none of those magazines were explicitly and overtly, capital G gay, I guess it’s more accurate to declare that BUTT has single-handedly pioneered the notion of a smart, literate and fashionable, conversational gay magazine that isn’t interested in propping up some ideologically proper or even terribly consistent image of what it means to be a homosexual, and that also manages to be dirty. —Bruce LaBruce BUTT magazine—variously subtitled “Amazing (or Fantastic, or Hysterical) Magazine for Homosexuals”, “The Homosexualist Quarterly”, “International Fagazine”, etc, etc—ceased publication in 2012, but the best of its run is preserved in two book collections from Taschen: BUTT Book (2006), a paperback which seems now to be out of print, and Forever BUTT .
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