Guest of honor in Croatia, which organized its semi-finals with a view to Eurovision, Slimane performed on stage this Thursday, February 22.
The future representative of France sang three of his titles:
The recipe, Thousands of I love you
and finally
My love
, with which he will participate in the European musical competition.
It was with this last piece that Slimane caused a sensation.
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On the Croatian scene, the artist revealed in “The Voice” begins by performing the song as usual.
But in the last third, a change of atmosphere.
He steps back a few meters and continues his song a cappella.
A piece of bravery which aroused the admiration of Croatian Internet users and Eurovision fans alike.
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Especially since the previous performances had left them wanting more, according to their messages published on social networks.
Some had wondered if the microphones were in poor condition or if the control room had technical problems.
Slimane's string interpretation proved that this was not the case.
“Good luck beating this in May!”
, enthuses
a
user on
It shows that the concerns of others were not technical problems.”
In addition to foreigners, some French people reacted:
“He gives us good reasons to believe that we could really win this year
,” swears one of them.
Slimane, we believe in you!”
Emmanuel Macron believes in it
Same story in the comments of the performance posted on the YouTube channel of Dora HRT, host of the event.
“Okay, that changes everything.
Slimane is a likely winner for Eurovision 2024
,” notes one of them.
Another would dream of seeing him in the Croatian team:
“Couldn’t we give him a song and let him represent two countries?”
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The next Eurovision will be held on May 11 in Malmö, Sweden.
Slimane's mission will be to do better than La Zarra, who came in 16th position last year.
The Quebecer had also sparked some controversies.
The President of the Republic believes in it.
During a state trip to the host country at the end of January, Emmanuel Macron said during a speech
“hope for the best this year with the great artist Slimane.”