Will Zoé Clauzure offer France a third victory at Junior Eurovision? Answer on November 26, in the early evening, when the 21st edition of the competition organized at the Palais Nikaia in Nice will deliver its verdict.
The participation of the 13-year-old artist, with the song Heartwas made official this Wednesday afternoon, during a press conference organized in the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes.
The lyrics of this up-tempo piece, signed Noahis an “anthem” dedicated to victims of school bullying, underlined Alexandra Redde-Amiel, the head of the French delegation, also executive producer of the event this year.
Zoé Clauzure notably participated in season 7 of The Voice Kids, in 2020. A member of the Soprano team, she reached the semi-final. She took singing and piano lessons from the age of 6 and she is also a “model for big brands” in my free time, she explains. on its website.
Olivier Minne and Laury Thilleman at the presentation
The competition will be broadcast live on France 2 on November 26 in the afternoon. It will be presented by Olivier Minne, Laury Thilleman and “a digital ambassador” whose name will be revealed soon. And it will be commented on the second channel by Stéphane Bern and Clara Lazzari. Other artists, such as Amir, will sing during theinterval actthe sequence before the points are announced.
Sixteen countries will participate in this edition open to child artists aged 9 to 14. In addition to France, we will have to take into account Albania, Germany, Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.
In six participations since 2004, France has won twice at Junior Eurovision: In 2020, with Valentina and I imagineand in 2022 with Lissandro and his song Oh Mom!.