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Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Saturday, May 11, 2024
French Eurovision contest cuts short rehearsal to urge ‘unity by music – but with love, for peace’
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Slimane of France performing the song Mon amour during the dress rehearsal for the final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
As Eurovision continues to be riled by Israel’s participation in the song contest, French singer Slimane cut short his song “Mon Amour” at the dress rehearsal to give a speech urging people to be “united by music, yes — but with love, for peace.”
Tu es l’un des êtres humains les plus extraordinaires que nous ayons eu la chance de rencontrer #Slimane Merci grand Homme. pic.twitter.com/KF3OUL2ruZ
— Saïd Boussif (@SaidBoussif) May 11, 2024
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