Slimane (singer)
Slimane Nebchi (born 13 October 1989), known professionally by the mononym Slimane (French pronunciation: [sliˈman]), is a French male singer and songwriter. Nebchi won season 5 The Voice: la plus belle voix in 2016, and has since released a debut album and nine singles.
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 Slimane in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Slimane Nebchi |
| Born | 13 October 1989 Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Early life
Slimane Nebchi was born on 13 October 1989 in Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, France. He is of Algerian descent. He attended Lycée Jehan de Chelles, later moving to Les Lilas, a suburb of Paris, where he worked for la société ATEED.
Singing
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.[1] He performed during Star Music Beach Tour in 2012 with Richard Cross.[2]
In 2015, he obtained a secondary role in Didier Barbelivien's French musical Marie-Antoinette et le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge due to launch 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.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Units | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
BEL (Fl) [4] |
BEL (Wa) [5] |
GER | SWI [6] |
SWI (Ro) [7] | ||||
| À bout de rêves |
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1 | 116 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Solune |
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1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| VersuS (with Vitaa) |
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1 | 78 | 1 | 99 | 6 | — |
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| Chroniques d'un Cupidon |
|
1 [15] | 83 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Tourne le monde |
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As lead artist
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
BEL (Wa) [5] | ||||
| 2016 | "Paname" | 10 | 2* (Ultratip) |
À bout de rêves | |
| "À fleur de toi" | 12 | — |
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| "Le vide" | 68 | — | |||
| "Adieu" | 75 | 9* (Ultratip) |
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| "La famille ça va bien !" | 139 | — | |||
| "On n'oublie pas" | 192 | — | |||
| "Abîmée" (with Léa Castel) |
37 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | "J'en suis là" | 14 | — | Solune | |
| "Viens on s'aime" | 103 | 10 |
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| 2018 | "Luna" (featuring Boostee) |
— | 10 | ||
| "Je te le donne" (with Vitaa) |
12 | 3 |
|
VersuS | |
| 2019 | "Nous deux" | — | 13 | Solune (Deluxe edition) | |
| "Les choses simples" (with Jenifer) |
183 | — |
|
Nouvelle page (Jenifer) | |
| "Versus" (with Vitaa) |
159 | 35 |
|
VersuS | |
| "Ça va ça vient" (with Vitaa) |
45 | 4 |
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| "Avant toi" (with Vitaa) |
11 | 2 | |||
| "Pas beaux" (with Vitaa) |
112 | — | |||
| "Ça ira" (with Vitaa) |
178 | — | |||
| 2020 | "De l'or" (with Vitaa) |
109 | 8 | TBA | |
| 2021 | "Belle" (with Dadju and Gims) |
36 | — | Le Fléau (Gims album) | |
| 2022 | "La recette" | 39 | 7 | ||
| "Des milliers de je t'aime" | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2023 | "Chez toi" (featuring Claudio Capéo) |
— | 19 | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
BEL (Wa) [5] |
SWI [6] | ||||
| 2018 | "Bella ciao" (Naestro feat. Maître Gims, Vitaa, Dadju, Slimane) |
1 | 13 | 41 | Ceinture noire | |
| "Safe Digga" (Mike Singer feat. Slimane) |
— | — | — | Deja Vu | ||
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] | |||
| 2016 | "Chez Laurette" | 137 | |
| 2017 | "Frérot" | 163 |
Musicals
- 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
Belgium
- 2018-2019 – The Voice Belgique (7 & 8 season) – jury
- since 2020 – The Voice Kids Belgique (season 1) – jury
References
- Public.fr: Slimane (The Voice 5) : Il avait déjà tenté Nouvelle Star, X Factor (in French)
- Le Figaro: Slimane (The Voice) : cet habitué de la télé a ému Twitter (in French)
- "LesCharts.com Slimane discography page". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- "Ultratop Slimane discography page". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "Ultratop Slimane discography page". ultratop.be/fr. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "Swiss Hitparade discography page". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- "Les charts de la Suisse romande". lescharts.ch. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ""A bout de rêves", le premier album de Slimane". Universal Music France. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "French album certifications – Slimane" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2017". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Solune by Slimane". iTunes. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Vitaa et Slimane : toujours N°1 du Top Albums avec 'VersuS' !". aficia (in French). 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine ! 💿 Classement complet lundi 😉". Retrieved 9 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- "Tourne le monde by Slimane". iTunes. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "French single certifications – Slimane" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.