Slimane “crazy to go to Eurovision” with his song Mon amour?

After traveling through several European countries to defend and make his title known My love, with which he will try to forget the failure of La Zarra last year, Slimane has arrived in Sweden. The 34-year-old singer is therefore currently with the French delegation in Malmö to rehearse, respond to the press and, we hope, win the 68th edition of the Eurovision contest.

Slimane not calm about the choice of his song for Eurovision?

Asked by 20 minutes during his travels in Europe during pre-gamesSlimane played fair by evoking My love, a fairly classic romantic ballad. Too much to stand out and win points with viewers? “There was a moment when I said to myself: ‘But actually you’re crazy to go to Eurovision with this song!’ When you listen to all the songs, there is almost a Eurovision ‘taste’ that stands out [auquel Mon amour ne correspondrait pas]. But, little by little, doing the pre-parties, meeting people, I started to think that it was an advantage because she stands out from the crowd“, he confided.

Slimane can be reassured about the choice of his song. In 2017, the Portuguese Salvador Sobral won hands down with a ballad that was much more soporific, Amar pelos must. To date, My love seems to have met its audience since the title has already recorded more than 23 million plays on Spotify. “Afterwards, like everything that stands out, you either love it or you hate it. Without boasting, whether for good or for evil, I will not go unnoticed“, added the singer.

France at Eurovision: since when has our country not won?

Slimane, regularly ranked in the top 10 by bookmakers, therefore hopes to bring the cup home during the final of the competition, on May 11. France’s last best ranking at Eurovision we owe it to Barbara Pravi, who finished 2nd in 2021. As a reminder, our country has not won since… 1977! At the time, it was the singer Marie Myriam who was crowned with her hit The Bird and the Child.

We just hope that Slimane – who will undoubtedly be supported by his daughter Esmeralda in front of his television – will not finish in the depths of the ranking as was sadly the case in 2022, with Alvan & Ahez who finished penultimate, in 24th place.