Slimane Nebchi (; born 13 October 1989), also known professionally by the

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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

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. As part of his solo career he has achieved over twenty-five chart entries on the

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, including a number-one single as a featured artist with the song "

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". Nebchi has released four studio albums during his career with three of them peaking at number-one on the

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s. He represented in the

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with the song " Mon amour", finishing in fourth place.

Early life

Nebchi was born on 13 October 1989 in Chelles,

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, France. He is of Algerian descent through his grandparents, who migrated to Paris from

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and Ghazaouet. He attended the Lycée Jehan in Chelles, later moving to

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, 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; ''

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'' in 2009, ''

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'' in 2011 and ''Encore une chance'' in 2012 and in season 2 of ''Je veux signer chez AZ''. He performed during Star Music Beach Tour in 2012 with Richard Cross. 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 "

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" originally by

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. 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

. 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 in the

with the song " Mon amour". He achieved fourth place in the final standings, in a pool of 26 contestants.

Legal issues

On 29 October 2024, he was accused of sexual harassment by a technician during his tour in December 2023. On 18 November, it was revealed that a second sexual harassment complaint had been filed against him.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Singles

Charted and certified singles

As featured artist

Other singles

Other charted songs

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 –

(M6, 7 season) – candidate * 2011 –

(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 –

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(M6, 13 season) – participation in the jury of the second semi-final * 2019 –

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(TF1) – jury * 2019 – Boyard Land (France 2) – candidate * 2023-2024 The Voice Kids France (TF1) – jury

Sweden

* 2024 –

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– 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

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charity show since 2019.

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slimane 1989 births Living people French people of Algerian descent Musicians from Seine-et-Marne The Voice (franchise) winners 21st-century French singers 21st-century French male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants