Slimane (singer)

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 Team Florent Pagny.

Slimane
Slimane in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Slimane Nebchi
Born	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 35) Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2016–present

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.

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]

Legal issues

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

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions						Units	Certifications
		FRA [9]	BEL (Fl) [10]	BEL (Wa) [11]	GER [12]	SWI [13]	SWI (Ro) [14]
À bout de rêves	Released: 8 July 2016[15] Label: Capitol Format: Physical, digital download, streaming	1	116	1	—	4	1	FRA: 300,000[16] BEL: 10,000[17]	SNEP: 3× Platinum[18] BEA: Gold[19]
Solune	Released: 26 January 2018[20] Label: Capitol Format: Physical, digital download, streaming	2	—	1	—	8	1	FRA: 200,000[16] BEL: 20,000[17]	SNEP: 2× Platinum[18] BEA: Platinum[21]
VersuS (with Vitaa)	Released: 23 August 2019[22] Label: Capitol Format: Physical, digital download, streaming	1	78	1	99	6	1	FRA: 1,000,000[16] BEL: 20,000[17]	SNEP: 2× Diamond[18] BEA: Platinum[23]
Chroniques d'un Cupidon	Released: 2 September 2022[24] Label: Noé Format: Digital download, streaming	1	83	1	—	6	1	FRA: 200,000[16] BEL: 20,000[17]	SNEP: 2× Platinum[18] BEA: Platinum[25]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Slimane performing at the London Eurovision Party in 2024

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		FRA [9]	BEL (Wa) [11]	SWI [13]
Essentiels	Released: 9 May 2024[26] Label: Capitol Format: Digital download, streaming	1	3	16	SNEP: Platinum[18]

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details

Title	Details
Tourne le monde	Released: 5 April 2011[27] Label: Jasamara Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Charted and certified singles

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]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Platinum[37] BEA: 2× Platinum[38]	À bout de rêves
"Le vide"		68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BEA: Gold[38]
"Adieu"		75	—	—[B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Gold[37] BEA: Platinum[38]
"Abîmée" (with Léa Castel [fr])		37	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Gold[37]
"La famille ça va bien!"		139	—	—[C]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Frérot"	2017	163	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BEA: Gold[38]
"J'en suis là"		195	—	—[D]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BEA: Gold[38]	Solune
"Viens on s'aime"		103	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Diamond[37] BEA: 2× Platinum[38]
"Luna" (featuring Boostee [fr])	2018	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BEA: Gold[38]
"Nous deux"		—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Gold[37] BEA: 2× Platinum[38]
"Je te le donne" (with Vitaa)	2019	12	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Diamond[37]	VersuS
"Versus" (with Vitaa)		159	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Gold[37] BEA: Platinum[39]
"Ça va ça vient" (with Vitaa)		42	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Platinum[37] BEA: Platinum[38]
"Avant toi" (with Vitaa)		11	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Diamond[37] BEA: 2× Platinum[39]
"Pas beaux" (with Vitaa)		112	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BEA: Gold[39]
"Ça ira" (with Vitaa)	2020	178	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Gold[37]	VersuS - Chapitre II
"De l'or" (with Vitaa)		109	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Platinum[37]
"XY" (with Vitaa)	2021	182	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Platinum[37]	VersuS
"Belle" (with Dadju and Gims)		36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Platinum[37]	Le fléau
"Y'a rien" (with Hatik)		103	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Noyé: vague à l'âme (Suite et fin)
"La recette"	2022	39	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Diamond[37]	Chroniques d'un cupidon
"Des milliers de je t'aime"		30	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Diamond[37]
"Chez toi" (featuring Claudio Capéo)	2023	110	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Platinum[37]
"Mon amour"		2	45	4	47	76	8	37	53	24	144	SNEP: Diamond[37] BEA: 2× Platinum[40]	Essentiels
"Résister (What About Peace?)"	2024	161	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Gold[37]	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		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	SNEP: Diamond[37]	Ceinture noire
"Les choses simples" (Jenifer featuring Slimane)		183	8	—	SNEP: Platinum[37]	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

Title	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 [fr])
"Zina" (featuring Manal)

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		FRA [9]	BEL (Wa) [41]
"À fleur de toi"	2016	12	—[E]	BEA: Gold[38]	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	—	—	SNEP: Gold[37]	VersuS
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtracks

• 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

• 2016 – Léo Matteï, Brigade des mineurs as Raphaël
• 2018 – Break as Malik

Television

France

• 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

• 2024 – Eurovision 2024 – Finalist

Belgium

• 2018-2019 – The Voice Belgique (7 & 8 season) – jury
• 2020 The Voice Kids Belgique (season 1) – jury

Philanthropy

Slimane has been part of the Les Enfoirés charity show since 2019.^[42]

Notes

1. "Paname" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at No. 2 on the Walloon Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.
2. "Adieu" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at No. 9 on the Walloon Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.
3. "La famille ça va bien!" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but appeared on the Walloon Ultratip Bubbling Under 50 chart.
4. "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.
5. "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.