Radio France Internationale

French police probe threats, hatred as LGBTQ icon forced to cancel show

French-Moroccan singer-songwriter Bilal Hassani has filed several legal complaints for incitement to hatred, violence and discrimination. The performer was forced to cancel a concert in the eastern ...
Yahoo

Meet Bilal Hassani, the Queer Pop Newcomer Pushing Boundaries in the French Music Industry

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French pop singer Bilal Hassani has been branded as "different" by music labels in his home country. Sporting androgynous looks ...
The Local

French LGBTQ icon cancels concert after Catholic backlash

French singer-songwriter Bilal Hassani. Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP A French singer-songwriter and LGBTQ star was forced to cancel a concert at a converted church at the last minute, organisers said, ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Moroccan-French singer says he’ll perform at Eurovision in Israel, despite death threats

(JTA) — The 19-year-old singer representing France in this year’s Eurovision song contest said he will perform in Israel in May, death threats be damned. Moroccan-French artist Bilal Hassani said he ...
Moviefone

Bilal Hassani

Bilal Hassani (Arabic: بلال حسني, romanized: Bilāl Ḥasnī; born 9 September 1999) is a French singer-songwriter and YouTuber. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song ...