Bilal Hassani facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Bilal Hassani
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Hassani in 2019
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| Born | 9 September 1999 Orsay, Île-de-France, France |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, vlogger |
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| Associated acts | Madame Monsieur |
Bilal Hassani (Arabic: بلال حسني, romanized: Bilāl Ḥasnī; French: [asani]; born 9 September 1999) is a French singer-songwriter and YouTuber. She represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Roi", finishing in 16th place.
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Early life
Hassani was born in Orsay, Paris Region to a Moroccan family from Casablanca. Her mother is a French citizen, while her father lives in Singapore. She has an older brother, Taha, who was born in 1995. She obtained her literary baccalaureate in 2017.
Musical career
In 2005, at the age of five, Hassani began singing lessons.
In 2015, encouraged by her friend Nemo Schiffman, a finalist of the first season, Hassani participated in the second season of The Voice Kids and introduced herself in the blind auditions by singing a cover of "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst, a singer whom she admires. She joined the team of judge Patrick Fiori. She was eliminated during the battle rounds by Swany Patrac.
In 2018, the LGBT magazine Têtu designated Hassani as one of the "30 LGBT+ [people] who move France". The magazine described her as "an icon for French LGBT+ youth".
Eurovision Song Contest
On 6 December 2018, Hassani was announced to be among the 18 candidates participating in Destination Eurovision, the French national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest which was broadcast on France 2, with this edition choosing the representative of France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, which took place in Tel Aviv, Israel in May 2019.
On 20 December 2018, an excerpt from her song for the competition was released, the song titled "Roi" and written with the duo and 2018 winner of Destination Eurovision Madame Monsieur. The song was described to be about self-acceptance. On 4 January 2019, "Roi" was made available on all music platforms, and by 14 January, it had exceeded 3 million views. The newspaper Le Monde wrote that Hassani "leaves no one indifferent".
The initial front runner to represent France at Eurovision, Hassani began a media tour for Destination Eurovision on media outlets such as NRJ, Quotidien, and France Inter. On 12 January 2019, she won the semi-final by winning 58 out of 60 points awarded by the international jury, and winning 57 points (the highest score) from the French public. She totaled 115 points and qualified for the final, alongside Chimène Badi (66 points), Silvàn Areg (59 points) and Aysat (40 points). She won the final on 26 January 2019, with a total of 200 points including 150 of the French public while she was ranked fifth with the International Jury vote, with 50 points.
At the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 final, in Israel, Hassani performed the song "Roi", and placed 16th, with 105 points.
She made a cameo appearance in the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
Personal life
On 23 June 2017, Hassani publicly came out as part of the LGBTQ+ community, the day before she attended the Paris Pride. Hassani is genderqueer and uses she/he pronouns.
Discography
Studio albums
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24 | 68 |
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36 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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43 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singles
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| "Wanna Be" | 2016 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||||||
| "Follow Me" | 2017 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "House Down" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Shadows" | 2018 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Heaven with You" (with Anton Wick) |
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| "Hot City" (with Leon Markcus) |
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| "Mash Up" (Copines x Tout oublier) |
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| "Roi" | 2019 | 23 |
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| "Jaloux" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Fais beleck" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Je danse encore" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Fais le vide" | 2020 | — | — | Contre soirée | |||||||||||||||||
| "Dead Bae" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Tom" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Lights Off" | 2021 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||||||
| "Baby" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Il ou elle" | 2022 | — | — | Théorème | |||||||||||||||||
| "Transfert trottinette" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Tout est OK" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Iconic" | 2023 | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2019 | NRJ Music Awards | Francophone Breakthrough of the Year | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Bilal Hassani para niños
