| Slimane | |
| Birth Name: | Slimane Nebchi |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
Slimane Nebchi (pronounced as /fr/; 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 .
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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Mon amour", finishing in fourth place.[1]
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.
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, .
In November 2023, it was announced that he would represent 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.
| Details | Peak chart positions | Units | Certifications | ||||||||
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| FRA [6] | BEL (Fl) [7] | BEL (Wa) [8] | GER [9] | SWI [10] | SWI (Ro) [11] | ||||||
| À bout de rêves |
| 1 | 116 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Solune |
| 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 |
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| VersuS |
| 1 | 78 | 1 | 99 | 6 | 1 |
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| Chroniques d'un Cupidon |
| 1 | 83 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 |
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| Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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| FRA | BEL (Wa) | SWI | ||||
| Essentiels | 1 | 3 | 16 |
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| Tourne le monde |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | |||||||||||
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| FRA | AUT [25] | BEL (Wa) [26] | FIN [27] | IRE [28] | LTU [29] | NLD [30] | NOR [31] | SWE [32] | WW [33] | ||||||
| "French: Paname|i=no" | 2016 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | À bout de rêves | |||
| "French: Le vide|i=no" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: Adieu|i=no" | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: Abîmée|i=no" (with) | 37 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: La famille ça va bien!|i=no" | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "French: Frérot|i=no" | 2017 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: J'en suis là|i=no" | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solune | |||
| "French: Viens on s'aime|i=no" | 103 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: Luna|i=no" (featuring) | 2018 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: Nous deux|i=no" | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Je te le donne" (with Vitaa) | 2019 | 12 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VersuS | ||
| "Versus" (with Vitaa) | 159 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: Ça va ça vient|i=no" (with Vitaa) | 42 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Avant toi" (with Vitaa) | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Pas beaux" (with Vitaa) | 112 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: Ça ira|i=no" (with Vitaa) | 2020 | 178 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VersuS - Chapitre II | ||
| "De l'or" (with Vitaa) | 109 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "XY" (with Vitaa) | 2021 | 182 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VersuS | ||
| "French: [[Belle (Patrick Fiori, Daniel Lavoie and Garou song)#Dadju, Gims and Slimane version|Belle]]|i=no" (with Dadju and Gims) | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le fléau | |||
| "French: Y'a rien|i=no" (with Hatik) | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Noyé: vague à l'âme (Suite et fin) | ||||
| "French: La recette|i=no" | 2022 | 39 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chroniques d'un cupidon | ||
| "French: Des milliers de je t'aime|i=no" | 30 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "French: Chez toi|i=no" (featuring Claudio Capéo) | 2023 | 110 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Mon amour" | 2 | 45 | 4 | 47 | 76 | 8 | 37 | 53 | 24 | 144 |
| Essentiels | |||
| "French: Résister|i=no (What About Peace?)" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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| FRA | BEL (Wa) | SWI | |||||
| "French: Promesse|i=no" (Patrick Fiori featuring Slimane) | 2017 | — | — | — | Promesse | ||
| "Bella ciao" (Naestro featuring Maître Gims, Vitaa, Dadju, and Slimane) | 2018 | 1 | 13 | 41 |
| Ceinture noire | |
| "French: Les choses simples|i=no" (Jenifer featuring Slimane) | 183 | 8 | — |
| Nouvelle page | ||
| "Safe Digga" (Mike Singer featuring Slimane) | — | — | — | Deja Vu | |||
| "French: Dis-moi qui je suis|i=no" (Madame Monsieur featuring Slimane) | 2020 | — | — | — | Tandem | ||
| "Corsican: A muntagnera|i=no" (A Filetta featuring Slimane) | 2022 | — | — | — | Corsu - Mezu Mezu 2 | ||
| "French: Les murs porteurs|i=no" (Florent Pagny featuring Slimane) | 2023 | — | — | — | 2bis | ||
| "French: Je t'offirai le monde|i=no" (featuring Slimane) | — | — | — | Athena | |||
| "French: Je restes, tu continues|i=no" (Ycare featuring Slimane) | — | — | — | Nos futurs | |||
| "French: Qu'est-ce que'on était beau|i=no" (Patrick Fiori featuring Slimane, Claudio Capéo, and Soprano) | 2024 | — | — | — | Le chant est libre | ||
| "French: Ainsi font|i=no" (Zacques featuring Slimane) | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
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| "French: Marie|i=no" | 2017 | |
| "French: Maëlys|i=no" (with Vitaa) | 2019 | VersuS |
| "French: À fleur de toi|i=no" (with Vitaa) | ||
| "French: À la vie|i=no" (with Vitaa and Amel Bent) | ||
| "Spanish; Castilian: Hasta la vista|i=no" (with Vitaa and Gims) | ||
| "On My Skin" (with Vitaa and Camélia Jordana) | ||
| "French: Tu me laisses|i=no" (with Vitaa and Dadju) | 2020 | VersuS – Chapitre II |
| "French: Bref, j'ai besoin d'une pause|i=no" | 2021 | |
| "French: Dans le noir|i=no" | 2022 | Chroniques d'un cupidon |
| "French: Peurs|i=no" | ||
| "French: Les roses du Bois de Boulogne|i=no" | ||
| "French: Sentimental|i=no" | ||
| "French: Toi|i=no" | ||
| "French: La vie est belle|i=no" (featuring Soprano) | ||
| "French: Les amants de la colline|i=no" (featuring La Zarra) | ||
| "French: Maladie|i=no" (featuring) | ||
| "Zina|i=no" (featuring Manal) |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| FRA | BEL (Wa) [37] | |||||
| "French: À fleur de toi|i=no" | 2016 | 12 | — |
| À bout de rêves | |
| "French: On n'oublie pas|i=no" | 192 | — | ||||
| "French: Je serai là|i=no" | 120 | — | ||||
| "French: Chez Laurette|i=no" (with Michel Delpech) | 137 | — | J'étais un ange | |||
| "French: Fais comme ça|i=no" (with Vitaa and Kendji Girac) | 2019 | — | — |
| VersuS | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Slimane has been part of the Les Enfoirés charity show since 2019.[38]