Nazim Khaled born in Marseille , France is a French songwriter and composer . He grew up in Saint-Étienne and studied at Conservatoire de Saint-Étienne before moving to Paris . He composed a great number of hits , that have charted on the French SNEP charts through his cooperation with Amir Haddad , Chimene Badi , Kendji Girac , Yannick Noah and Sindy amongst others . He co-wrote and co-produced " J'ai cherché " , the French entry to Eurovision Song Contest 2016 performed by Amir , and " Requiem " , the French entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 performed by Alma . He also composed for the French musical '' La Légende du roi Arthur '' ( full title '' La Légende du roi Arthur : Quand l'amour change le cours de l'histoire '' ) in 2015
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Nazim Khaled