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 (born 13 October 1989), also known professionally by the mononym Slimane (French pronunciation: [sliman]), 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 is scheduled to represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Mon amour".[1]
Early life[edit]
Slimane 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 Lycée Jehan de Chelles, later moving to Les Lilas, a suburb of Paris, where he worked for la société ATEED.
Singing[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".[1]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Units | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Fl) [6] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
GER [8] |
SWI [9] |
SWI (Ro) [10] | ||||
| À bout de rêves | 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 | — | ||
| Chroniques d'un Cupidon |
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1 | 83 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Extended plays[edit]
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Tourne le monde |
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Singles[edit]
Charted singles[edit]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [21] | |||||
| "Abîmée" (with Léa Castel) |
2017 | 37 | 8 | — | À bout de rêves | |
| "Nous deux" | 2018 | — | 13 | Solune | ||
| "Versus" (with Vitaa) |
2019 | 159 | 35 | VersuS | ||
| "Ça va ça vient" (with Vitaa) |
45 | 4 | ||||
| "XY" (with Vitaa) |
182 | 47 |
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| "Fais comme ça" (with Vitaa and Kendji Girac) |
— | — |
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| "Ça ira" (with Vitaa) |
2020 | 178 | 20 |
|
VersuS - Chapitre II | |
| "Belle" (with Dadju and Gims) |
2021 | 36 | — |
|
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 | |
| "Chez toi" (featuring Claudio Capéo) |
110 | 19 |
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| "Mon amour" | 2023 | 26 | 11 |
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Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
As featured artist[edit]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [9] | ||||
| "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 | — |
|
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 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Other singles[edit]
| Single | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "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]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [25] |
SWI [9] | ||||
| "Paname" | 2016 | 10 | —[A] | — | À bout de rêves | |
| "À fleur de toi" | 12 | —[B] | — |
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| "Le vide" | 68 | — | — |
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| "Adieu" | 75 | —[C] | — | |||
| "La famille ça va bien!" | 139 | —[D] | — | — | ||
| "On n'oublie pas" | 192 | — | — | |||
| "Je serai là" | 120 | — | — | |||
| "Frérot" | 163 | — | — |
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| "Chez Laurette" (with Michel Delpech) |
137 | — | — | — | J'étais un ange | |
| "J'en suis là" | 2017 | 14 | —[E] | — |
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Solune |
| "Viens on s'aime" | 103 | 10 | — | |||
| "Luna" (featuring Boostee) |
— | 10 | — |
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| "Avant toi" (with Vitaa) |
2019 | 11 | 2 | 45 | VersuS | |
| "Pas beaux" (with Vitaa) |
112 | 5 | — |
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| "Je te le donne" (with Vitaa) |
12 | 3 | — |
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| "De l'or" (with Vitaa) |
2020 | 109 | 8 | — |
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VersuS - Chapitre II |
| "Des milliers de je t'aime" | 2022 | 30 | 7 | — |
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Chroniques d'un cupidon |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Musicals[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
Belgium[edit]
- 2018-2019 – The Voice Belgique (7 & 8 season) – jury
- since 2020 – The Voice Kids Belgique (season 1) – jury
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Slimane will represent France at Eurovision 2024". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Le chanteur d'origine algérienne Slimane interdit d'entrer au Maroc" (in French). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Public.fr: Slimane (The Voice 5) : Il avait déjà tenté Nouvelle Star, X Factor (in French)
- ^ Le Figaro: Slimane (The Voice) : cet habitué de la télé a ému Twitter (in French)
- ^ a b c d "LesCharts.com Slimane discography page". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop Slimane discography page". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Ultratop Slimane discography page". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Vitaa & Slimane - VersuS". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Slimane discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Les charts de la Suisse romande". lescharts.ch. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ ""A bout de rêves", le premier album de Slimane". Universal Music France. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "A propos des certifications - SNEP". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Goud & Platina". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "French album certifications – Slimane" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2017". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Solune by Slimane". iTunes. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2023". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Tourne le monde by Slimane". iTunes. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Discographie Slimane" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "French single certifications – Slimane" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2021". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Discographie Slimane" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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