Equal to himself, Gilles Verdez strongly criticized Slimane’s new title, My love, which the singer will offer on the Eurovision stage in May 2024 in Stockholm. In TPMP this Thursday, November 9, 2023, reacting to the officialization of the title on France 2 the day before in the 8 p.m. of Anne-Sophie Lapix, the columnist criticized him for being “too French” : “It’s too French! It’s too linked to emotions, it’s too romantic, it won’t work with us, it won’t work in the Nordic countries” he said, before being quickly and rightly interrupted by Valérie Bénaïm who reminded him second place obtained by Barbara Pravi in 2021on a 100% French title.
Cyril Hanouna later explained that the French delegation, led by Alexandra Redde-Amiel, was under orders not to win the Eurovision Song Contest, because it was “a tannasse” to animate it in France: “Do you know how much it costs? If it’s to be second or third, we stay at home, and we’re not going to piss off Slimane“ assured the host and producer of TPMP. For Guillaume Genton, Slimane’s hit “will work outside Eurovision” And “will score” spirits, as was the case of I sought of Amir or King by Bilal Hassani: “I put myself in the place of a foreigner who doesn’t know Slimane, and frankly, I find it good, I find it French, he sings really well, the production of the clip is really good (…) I’m sure he’ll be a hit, and he can win“.
And Cyril Hanouna reaffirms: “Slimane can win, but France will never win, I tell you. They have a director at France 2 who only does that all year round, she only takes care of Eurovisionshe only has one mission, it’s Eurovision, she’s practically doing just that (…) She’s going to be happy, she’s going to go to Sweden, they’re going to come back, and that’s it.” tackled the host, who attacked, without naming her, Alexandra Redde-Amielhead of the French Eurovision delegation and head of streams and entertainment for France 2.