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By Zara Woodcock The French entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2024 halted his own performance to share a message of peace. During the third dress rehearsal for tonight’s final, Slimane briefly stopped his performance to deliver a statement calling for peace and unity. The singer, 34, said the contest should be: “United by music, yes, but for love, for peace” which had the audience whooping and cheering. He also said: “When I was a child, I dreamed about music, I dreamed about this dream to be a singer to sing peace.” It has been said that Eurovision confirmed they knew the singer wanted to spe…