was released to Alma's official YouTube channel on 7 January 2017. Between September 2016 and February 2017, she performed as an opener to six of Amir Haddad's concerts. In December 2016, Alma was informed by Edoardo Grassi, who had been the head of the French delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest since September 2015, that the song "Requiem" had been selected as the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 9 February 2017, she was officially announced as the French representative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, with the song "Requiem", composed by Nazim Khaled and herself. As France is a member of the "Big Five", she automatically advanced to the final, held on 13 May 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine where she finished 12th. Alma's debut studio album Ma peau aime, was released on 5 May 2017, containing 13 songs. It includes the singles "La chute est lente" and "Requiem", as well as the Eurovision version of "Requiem" and the song "Ivre". The album peaked at number 33 on the French Albums Chart. On 27 January 2018, Alma was part of the domestic jury for the final of Destination Eurovision as a substitute for her Eurovision predecessor Amir, who was unable to participate due to prior commitments. In May 2018, she was one of the commentators for France 2 at the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 along with Stéphane Bern and fellow Destination Eurovision judge Christophe Willem. 2018–present: "T'es pas un homme" and "Zumbaa" On 30 November 2018, Alma released the single "T'es pas un homme". The song was her first to be self-published after leaving her record label. It describes her anger directed at a man who assaulted her on the subway in early 2018. A music video for the song was released to Alma's official YouTube channel on the same day and was directed by Jonas Bonnabeau. On 19 July 2019, Alma released the single "Zumbaa". It features vocals from French singer Laurie Darmon. The song's music video was premiered on YouTube on the same day and was directed by Jonas Bonnabeau. On 23 April 2021, Alma released the single America on Spotify, written and recorded by herself. Discography Albums Singles References External links Official website Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2017 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for France Living people 1988 births French women pop singers Musicians from Lyon French women singer-songwriters Warner