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France Télévisions faces backlash over sexual harassment allegations against Slimane!

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France Télévisions is facing accusations and criticism over the selection of Slimane, as the country’s representative for Eurovision 2024 following the allegations of sexual harassment by the latter.

The chronicle

Past Monday a complain was filed on Slimane for sexually harassing one of the technicians on his tour in late 2023. Specifically, the events mentioned took place on December 17, 2023 at Saint-Etienne’s Zénith.

After Slimane’s performance that night, a technician claims that the singer “blocked him against a wall” and then “imposed an embrace” on him before strongly requesting they have sexual intercourse.

The technician allegedly returned to the tour bus after Slimane’s requests were turned down. The 35-year-old singer allegedly sent him “a multitude of messages and videos of a sexual, even pornographic nature” over the course of two and a half hours that night.

The following morning, the technician in question informed the production company and they decided to remove him from the tour along with another individual. Slimane’s tour was launched two weeks before these events took place and was not cancelled then.

Le Parisien gave publicity to the aforementioned event, having investigating the story since January. The victim was identified but did not wish to make it public until a few days ago.

Why did France Télévisions continued their collaboration with Slimane?

A month prior to the events, Slimane and his song “Mon Amour” were selected for Eurovision 2024. France Télévisions now faces questions about whether they knew about the incident and the singer’s inappropriate behavior, and if they did, why they kept working with him.

According to Le Parisien, the company that employed the technician in question notified France Télévisions of the incident by late December, and the broadcaster had been formally aware of it since early January.

On the other hand, a representative of France Télévisions claims that:

At the time, it was all about rumours, not proven facts. And our work does not depend on rumours.

Was France Télévisions afraid of a potential backlash?

The 2023 selection of La Zarra, whose inappropriate behavior sparked backlash in France, put France Télévisions in a weak spot and made them vulnerable to criticism. The singer herself let out a frustrated “middle finger” during the Liverpool voting sequence and after the public’s score for La Zarra’s entry was revealed.

France Télévisions may have wished to avoid making things public and drawing unfavorable attention out of fear of receiving additional criticism from the national media.

With sold-out dates on his upcoming tour, Slimane became a pan-European sensation after “Mon Amour” finished fourth overall and was unquestionably one of Europe’s favorites in Malmö.

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Source: Le Parisien

MTV EMA 2024: Eurovision artists nominated in this year’s awards!

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The regional European MTV awards have a strong connection with Eurovision, as many artists emerge each year from the contest and introduce themselves into a wider audience. As a result, there could not be an MTV nominees list without the presence of Eurovision stars.

Eurovision nominees

Specifically, from the class of 2024, we have three artists nominated for their regional award categories:

  • Nemo: Best Swiss Artist
  • Angelina Mango: Best Italian Artist
  • Slimane: Best French Artist

Moreover, Noa Kirel, a multi MTV EMA winner, is once again nominated for Best Israeli Singer and Mahmood, who represented Italy in Eurovision 2019 and 2022, is also nominated for Best Italian SInger.

Last year’s edition of the MTV EMA Awards was ultimately cancelled due to the Israel-Hamas war for security reasons. This year, the Awards will take place in Manchester on November 10.

 

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Olympics: Watch Slimane perform Mon Amour just before the opening ceremony

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Just before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Slimane sang live accompanied by a symphony orchestra in Saint-Denis. The concert was free and broadcast live by France 2.

In the video below you can enjoy Slimane’s live performance of Mon Amour, the song that brought France fourth place in this year’s Eurovision contest.

Lara Fabian, Luxembourg’s representative at Eurovision 1988, was also present at the concert. She performed with Slimane her worldwide hit, Je Suis Malade.

 

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Olympic Games Paris 2024: Slimane gives a concert in Saint-Denis!

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Celebrations are ramping up ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. According to Le Parisien and BFMTV, Slimane is going to give a free concert, accompanied by a symphony orchestra, on Friday July 26, 2024 in Saint-Denis. This concert, which is set to be broadcast live on France 2, is going to take place just a few hours before the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the Seine!

After finishing 4th in the Eurovision Song Contest last May in Malmö, Sweden, and ahead of his two huge concerts at the Accor Arena in Paris in 2025, Slimane is set to take part in the celebrations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Slimane’s exclusive 30-minute concert is scheduled to take place at Place Victor-Hugo at 16:30 CET. The concert will take place just a few hours before the long-awaited opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games which will last from 19:30 to 23:00 CET, on the Seine between Pont d’Austerlitz and Pont d’Iéna.

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Breaking News: Slimane delivers message about peace during his performance!

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The on-going afternoon preview of the final show has back-to-back surprises for us.

Slimane stopped his performance and delivered a statement instead of singing the last part of his song. The message was:

“When I was a child, I dreamed about music, I dreamed about this dream to be a singer to sing peace. We need to be united by music, yes, but with love and peace.”

At some point, it seemed like his microphone feed was turned off, but then it was on and we could clearly hear him deliver his message. Up until the time of writing, there was no official statement by the EBU about whether there will be implications on the French entry due to this move by the French participant.

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France wins Alla leið 2024!

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Slimane from France is the winner of the Icelandic preview show for Eurovision 2024, Alla leið 2024.

Icelandic television has produced lla leið since 2008.  During the show, the guests rate the competing songs giving them between 1 and 12 points.

Last night was the last preview show in Iceland.  For the last night, the panel reviewed the songs from the Big 5 + Sweden.  France won the last show with 46 points.  In second place came Italy with 36 points.  Following, Sweden got 35 points, the United Kingdom 33 points, Germany 29 points and Spain 16 points.

The Icelandic jury for Alla leið 2024 was:

  • Eva Ruza – Host
  • Matti Matt (Iceland 2011 representative)
  • Regina Osk – (Iceland 2008 representative)
  • Jógvan Hansen – Singer

Here are the overall results of the show:

  • France – Slimane – “Mon Amour” – 12+12+12+10 – 46 points
  • Croatia – Baby Lasagna – “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” – 12+10+10+10 – 42 points
  • Norway – Gåte – “Ulveham” – 5+12+12+10 – 39 points
  • Australia – Electric Fields – “One Milkali (One Blood)” – 10+6+10+12 – 38 points
  • Armenia – Ladaniva – “Jako” – 8+10+10+10 – 38 points
  • Switzerland – Nemo – “The Code” – 7+12+12+5 – 36 points
  • Netherlands – Joost Klein – “Europapa” – 12+10+10+4 – 36 points
  • Italy – Angelina Mango – “La noia” – 10+8+10+8 – 36 points
  • Iceland – Hera Björk – “Scared of Heights” – 8+10+10+8 – 36 points
  • Sweden – Marcus & Martinus – “Unforgettable” – 8+12+8+7 – 35 points
  • United Kingdom – Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” – 10+10+7+6 – 33 points
  • Portugal – Iolanda – “Grito” – 10+6+10+6 – 32 points
  • Austria – Kaleen – “We Will Rave” – 10+3+10+8 – 31 points
  • Serbia – Teya Dora – “Ramonda” – 5+8+10+8 – 31 points
  • Malta – Sarah Bonnici – “Loop” – 10+6+7+8 – 31 points
  • Cyprus – Silia Kapsis – “Liar” – 12+7+8+5 – 29 points
  • Germany – Isaak – “Always on the Run” – 7+8+6+8 – 29 points
  • Denmark – Saba – “Sand” – 12+7+4+5 – 28 points
  • Belgium – Mustii – “Before the Party is Over” – 3+8+8+7 – 26 points
  • Albania – Besa – “Titan” – 7+6+6+6 – 25 points
  • Ukraine – Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil – “Teresa & Maria” – 8+4+10+2 – 24 points
  • Finland – Windows95man – “No Rules!” – 10+4+8+2 – 24 points
  • Czechia – Aiko – “Pedestal” – 6+6+5+4 – 24 points
  • Ireland – Bambie Thug – “Doomsday Blue” – 2+8+3+10 – 23 points
  • Luxembourg – Tali – “Fighter” – 7+5+5+5 – 22 points
  • Lithuania – Silvester Belt – “Luktelk” – 7+6+4+3 – 20 points
  • San Marino – Megara – “11:11” – 6+6+3+6 – 19 points
  • Georgia – Natia Busalazdze – “Firefighter” – 6+4+5+4 = 19 points
  • Estonia – 5miinust and Puuluup – “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” – 7+4+3+2 – 16 points
  • Spain – Nebulossa – “Zorra” – 6+3+4+3 – 16 points
  • Greece – Marina Satti – “Zari” – 6+2+5+2 – 15 points
  • Latvia – Dons – “Hollow” – 4+4+2+5 – 15 points
  • Slovenia – Raiven – “Veronika” – 6+4+2+2 – 14 points
  • Azerbaijan – Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov – “Özünlə apar” – 3+2+1+6 – 12 points
  • Moldova – Natalia Barbu – “In the Middle” – 3+1+2+1 – 7 points
  • Israel – Eden Golan – “Hurricane” – 1+1+1+1 – 4 points

Source: RÚV

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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal has the most views on TikTok?

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Two days ago, the first rehearsals for all 37 entries officially concluded, and today the second rehearsals are expected to be completed, with the Big 5 and the host country Sweden taking the stage at the Malmö Arena for the second time! This means that we are getting closer to the Eurovision week, with the Dress and Jury Rehearsals for the first semi-final starting on Monday.

However, as we know on TikTok, all the first rehearsals are uploaded. Apart from their performances, we’ll also get a sneak peek backstage before they take the stage for the first time in a video of about one minute.

One of the many features of TikTok is the ability to add songs to each user’s video creation. However, the TikTok algorithm is usually able to detect the song used in the video, assign it to the correct track, and then include it in the total number of videos where that sound has been used. Based on this capability, the most popular songs before rehearsals were from the Netherlands and Italy. Will they receive the same promotion as before?

The ranking with all the entries (in brackets will be the day of the rehearsal) based on the increasing number of views after one week from the start of the first rehearsals on TikTok is as follows:

  1. Netherlands: Joost (fourth day) – Europapa – 3.2 milion views
  2. Greece: Marina Satti (third day) – ZARI – 2.7 million views
  3. Poland: LUNA (first day)– The Tower –1.5 million views
  4. Switzerland: Nemo (third day) – The Code – 1.2 million views
  5. Serbia: Teya Dora (first day) – Ramonda – 980.1 thousand views
  6. Ukraine: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil (first day) – Teressa & Maria – 971.2 thousand views
  7. Croatia: Baby Lasagna (first day) – Rim Tim Tagi Dim – 812.3 thousand views
  8. Georgia: Nutsa (fourth day) – FireFighter – 637.4 thousand views
  9. Israel: Eden Golan (fourth day) – Hurricane – 607.1 thousand views
  10. Belgium: Mustii (fourth day) – Before The Party Is Over – 585.7 thousand views
  11. United Kingdom: Olly Alexander (sixth day) – Dizzy – 567.4 thousand views
  12. Armenia: LADANIVA (third day)  – Jako – 528.6 thousand views
  13. Sweden: Marcus & Martinus (sixth day) – Unforgettable – 515.6 thousand views
  14. Spain: Nebulossa (sixth day)– Zorra – 448.5 thousand views
  15. Albania: Besa (third day) – TiTan – 413.5 thousand views
  16. France: Slimane (sixth day) – Mon Amour – 412.5 thousand views
  17. Ireland: Bambie Thug (first day) – Doomsday Blue – 388.2 thousand views
  18. Latvia: Dons (fourth day) – Hollow – 383.2 thousand viewsc
  19. Austria: Kaleen (third day)  – We Will Rave – 366.2 thousand views
  20. Azerbaijan: FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov (second day) – Özünlə Apar – 363.5 thousand views
  21. Cyrpus: Silia Kapsis (first day) – Liar – 324.8 thousand views
  22. Lithuania: Silvester Belt (first day) – Luktelk – 306.2 thousand views
  23. Luxembourg: TALI (second day) – Fighter – 304.3 thousand views
  24. Estonia: 5MIINUST x Puuluup (fourth day) – (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi – 292.0 thousand views
  25. Malta: Sarah Bonnici (third day) – Loop –  291.7 thousand views
  26. Czechia: Aiko (third day) – Pedestal – 284.9 thousand views
  27. Denmark: SABA (third day) – SAND – 262.0 thousand views
  28. Norway: Gåte (fourth day) – Ulveham – 255.4 thousand views
  29. San Marino: Megara (fourth day) – 11:11 – 238.2 thousand views
  30. Australia: Electric Fields (sexond day) – One Milkali (One Blood) – 229.9 thousand views
  31. Moldova: Natalia Barbu (second day) – In The Middle – 211.0 thousand views
  32. Germany: Isaak (sixth day) – Always On The Run – 210.2 thousand views
  33. Portugal: iolanda (second day) – Grito – 192.3 thousand views
  34. Italy: Angelina Mango (sixth day)– La Noia – 186.0 thousand views
  35. Iceland: Hera Bjork (second day) – Scared of Heights –  180.3 thousand views
  36. Finland: Windows95man (second day) – No Rules – 172.2 thousand views
  37. Slovenia: Raiven (second day) – Veronika – 162.4 thousand views

The views were counted at 17:45 CET.

Based on the views from the first semi-final, the following countries will qualify (in ascending order): Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Croatia, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Cyprus (seventh), Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Australia.

Similarly, from the second semi-final, the following countries will qualify: Netherlands, Greece, Switzerland, Georgia, Israel, Belgium, Armenia, Albania, Latvia, and Austria.

TikTok has played a significant role in the success of Eurovision songs in recent years. For example, Duncan Laurence’s winning entry “Arcade” became a global hit a year after winning the competition when it was used in over a million videos on TikTok. One of the earliest TikTok successes from Eurovision was Getter Jaani’s “Rockefeller Street”, which went viral on the platform in 2018 and has since been used in over two million videos. Let’s not forget that Armenia’s entry in 2022 by Rosa Linn with “Snap” gained over a billion views on the platform. Finally, Norway’s entry last year gained significant worldwide publicity months before the competition week, where it secured fifth place.

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Eurovision 2024: Which rehearsal had the most views on the sixth day?

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Yesterday, the first rehearsals were officially concluded, with the Big 5 and the host country Sweden taking the stage at the Malmö Arena for the first time! Regarding what we liked and what we would like to see again, you can read our new editorial. Also, you can read our article from the day before yesterday about the rehearsals of the eight countries from the second semifinal who completed their rehearsals on Tuesday.

However, as we know on TikTok, all the first rehearsals are uploaded. Apart from their performances, we’ll also get a sneak peek backstage before they take the stage for the first time in a video of about one minute.

One of the many features of TikTok is the ability to add songs to each user’s video creation. However, the TikTok algorithm is usually able to detect the song used in the video, assign it to the correct track, and then include it in the total number of videos where that sound has been used. Based on this capability, the most popular songs before rehearsals were from the Netherlands and Italy. Will they receive the same promotion as before?

In less than 24 hours (May 3, 2024, time 15:35 CET), since the first clip from the rehearsals was uploaded, we have a indicative sample of which rehearsal was favored by the audience (here it should be noted that the videos were uploaded one after the other with a one and a half hour interval and there was a significant delay in their publication).

The rehearsals that had the most views are:

  1. Sweden: Marcus & Martinus – Unforgettable – 344.1 thousand views
  2. United Kingdom: Olly Alexander – Dizzy – 328.9 thousand views
  3. Spain: Nebulossa – Zorra – 264.1 thousand views
  4. France: Slimane – Mon Amour – 247.4 thousand views
  5. Germany: Isaak – Always On The Run – 152.9 thousand views
  6. Italy: Angelina Mango – La Noia – 136.1 thousand views

With this small sample, we can infer that:

  • Sweden and the United Kingdom impressed the fans, capturing the first and second positions respectively in views on their first rehearsal. Will they have the same response tomorrow when they take the stage for their second rehearsal?
  • Surprisingly, the favorite to win, Italy, and Angelina Mango are in the last position in views from their first rehearsal.
  • Since it has only been 20 hours since the first video was posted on TikTok, there is a possibility that countries will recover in views very soon.”

Stay tuned because tomorrow the overall ranking of all 37 entries based on their views on TikTok before the semi-finals will be revealed.

TikTok has played a significant role in the success of Eurovision songs in recent years. For example, Duncan Laurence’s winning entry “Arcade” became a global hit a year after winning the competition when it was used in over a million videos on TikTok. One of the earliest TikTok successes from Eurovision was Getter Jaani’s “Rockefeller Street”, which went viral on the platform in 2018 and has since been used in over two million videos. Let’s not forget that Armenia’s entry in 2022 by Rosa Linn with “Snap” gained over a billion views on the platform. Finally, Norway’s entry last year gained significant worldwide publicity months before the competition week, where it secured fifth place.

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Eurovision 2024: France’s First Rehearsal!

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Next up on the stage of Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is France. Slimane with his song “Mon Amour” is ready for his first rehearsal on the stage of Malmö Arena!

Who is Slimane?

Slimane Nebchi (known with his stage name as Slimane) was born and raised in France, while he is of Algerian descent through his grandparents.

Since winning The Voice (France) in 2016, Slimane’s rise in popularity has been meteoric, with 2 million albums sold, 5 NRJ Music Awards, 2 billion worldwide streams, 7 million followers on social media and a Victorie de la Musique to his name.

The singer wrote the lyrics of Mon amour and co-composed the song with his inseparable partners and friends Yaacov and Meir Salah, with whom Slimane has been making music since the age of 15.

Slimane was selected internally by France Télévisions for Eurovision 2024. In fact, “Mon Amour” was the first Eurovision 2024 entry released in November 2023.

The Rehearsal

France’s Slimane is up next, with his sweeping ballad Mon Amour. He’s become an established star in his home country since he won The Voice (France) in 2016, and now has his sights set on Eurovision.

The staging for this performance has the same energy as the official video, with lots of close-ups of Slimane sharing his pain and asking the big questions about love. His vocal range and the simple piano accompaniment create a kind of breathless intensity, and nobody does his kind of chanson d’amour quite like France.

Staging wise, it starts with Slimane lying on the floor in a white suit, and he performs the first half of the song on his knees, interacting with the camera in a way that feels like a POV of a really intense argument. The juxtaposition of this with the questions he asks in the lyrics feels really immersive, like you’re part of the encounter. We might have just held our breath for three minutes.

At the end there’s a section where Slimane steps away from the mic and sings the final chorus entirely acapella, in a cloud of smoke. We’ve seen this element before during pre-party season, but in this big arena it creates a haunting echo.

France First Rehearsal Eurovision 2024 Credits: Corinne Cumming

France’s second rehearsal is scheduled for Saturday, 4/5. A TV snippet of Slimane’s performance will provide a clearer picture of what to expect on the Eurovision stage.

You can watch a small clip from France’s first rehearsal from TikTok:

@eurovision Je rejoue la scène… That's how good @Slimane first rehearsal was #Eurovision2024 ♬ original sound – Eurovision

 

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Watch the performances of Spain and France in “A Little Bit More”!

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Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the show called “A Little Bit More” aired on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

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