The concert of Bilal Hassani , scheduled for Wednesday evening in the former Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains in Metz, was canceled by the production due to a controversy sparked by the singer’s sexual orientation. The local Catholic and traditionalist community strongly criticized the presence of the Moroccan-origin singer as a standard-bearer of the LGBT+ community.
The singer of Moroccan origin Bilal Hassani, who represented France at the Eurovision in 2019 and participated in Danse avec les stars, broadcast on TF1, continues to face a violent wave of cyber-harassment due to his sexual orientation. A daily struggle that he faces with the help of his mother Amina Frühauf, author of the book "Being a Mother, Taha, Bilal and Me", published by Éditions Michel Lafon.
The SNCF and the RATP have just censored the photo of Bilal Hassani on the cover of the LGBTQI+ magazine Têtu, which elected him personality of the year.
While participating in a free concert organized by Radio Scoop in Lyon, with several other artists, Bilal Hassani, a 20-year-old French singer of Moroccan origin, was targeted by thrown projectiles.
Ahead of its official release, the very first album by the young French artist of Moroccan origin Bilal Hassani was presented on April 24 at the Paris City Hall, in the presence of journalists, artists and several hand-picked fans.