1. Bilal Hassani represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Roi", finishing in 16th place.
16 Facts About Bilal Hassani
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Bilal Hassani's mother is a French citizen, while his father lives in Singapore.
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Bilal Hassani has an older brother, Taha, who was born in 1995.
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In 2005, at the age of five, Bilal Hassani began singing lessons.
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In 2015, encouraged by his friend Nemo Schiffman, a finalist of the first season, Bilal Hassani participated in the second season of The Voice Kids and introduced himself in the blind auditions by singing a cover of "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst, a singer whom he admires.
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Bilal Hassani was eliminated during the battle rounds by Swany Patrac.
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On 6 December 2018, Bilal 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.
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The initial front runner to represent France at Eurovision, Bilal Hassani began a media tour for Destination Eurovision on media outlets such as NRJ, Quotidien, and France Inter.
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Bilal Hassani totaled 115 points and qualified for the final, alongside Chimene Badi, Silvan Areg and Aysat.
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Bilal Hassani won the final on 26 January 2019, with a total of 200 points including 150 of the French public while he was ranked fifth with the International Jury vote, with 50 points.
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At the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 final, in Israel, Bilal Hassani performed the song "Roi", and placed 16th, with 105 points.
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Bilal Hassani made a cameo appearance in the 2020 film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.
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On 23 June 2017, Bilal Hassani publicly came out as part of the LGBTQ+ community, the day before he attended the Paris Pride.
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Bilal Hassani is genderqueer, genderfluid, and is comfortable with both she and he pronouns.
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The senator of the Alpes Maritimes, Henri Leroy, requested that Bilal Hassani be "dismissed urgently from the contest".
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On 5 April 2023, Bilal Hassani was forced to cancel a concert planned in a former basilica that became a concert hall in Metz after threats from a group of far-right radical Catholics.