Top 50 gay musicians in the world (+Photos)

43. Sliimy

Yanis Sahraoul, aka Sliimy, is of Moroccan-Algerian descent and a native of France. The former teenage choirboy with an undying devotion to Lily Allen and an uncanny resemblance to Prince, released his debut album Paint Your Face in 2009. The album quickly climbed to No. 2 on the France Album charts, but it was his cover of Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” that brought him American attention. (Katy Perry and Lady Gaga both tweeted his video).

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton signed him as the debut artist for Hilton’s Perezcious Music label. Just three days before the release of his album, Sliimy boldly announced that he is gay. “I don’t have any problem saying that I’m gay. I embrace it and don’t want to hide it.”