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Performing the Nation with Slimane “Mon amour”

  Performing the Nation with Slimane “Mon amour” Who is the Singer? The song I will be doing for this assignment is “Mon amour” by Slimane. This song was debuted in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest which was hosted in Sweden. Slimane’s song was in the grand finale and he placed 4 th in the contest. Slimane Nebchi is his full name, but he goes by just Slimane. He is French, and he is from Chelles, Siene-et-Marne, France. Slimane is 34 years old and ever since Slimane was 15, he and his friends have been writing music. This is not Slimane’s first time performing, he actually participated in the TV series, The Voice in France, and he won first place in 2016. Since his win from The Voice, he started to become famous and has “3 million monthly listeners on Spotify and over 2 million albums sold” (Katelyn Mensah, 2024). This shows how hard work can result in a good outcome. But even before participating in the TV Series, The Voice France, he started doing concerts at bars located in Piga...
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France and their National Identity

France and their National Identity  National identity is the feeling that individuals feel when they have a sense of belonging to a particular nation. This sense of belonging is usually based on commonalities. They can be in forms of a symbol, which means that the government made up certain ideas or symbols that are well known so that when children grow up they accept them as normal or natural. In France, symbols that French citizens would be familiar with are the Gallic Rooster, the French Flag, Marianne, Fleur-de-lis, and many more. It also could be in forms of language, culture, history and shared values. This also helps people accept the fact that they belong in the nation. National identity can also become a political topic. In 2007, France had a presidential election, and national identity was apart of one of the candidates themes. This altered controversy with immigrants/immigration. In 2009, it was brought up again when the government initiated a debate on national identity...
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