Junior Eurovision 2023: The running order of the show!

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In just less than a week, the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place live from Nice, France, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan.

It is the second time in Junior Eurovision Contest’s history that the contest is being held in France, with the last time being just two years, which proves the powerhouse that France has begun in the contest.

Tonight, live from Hotel Negresco, located on the much-publicised Promenade des Anglais, the opening ceremony took place. The event was hosted by Carla Lazzari, the French representative at Junior Eurovision 2019 and presenter Manon Théodet.

During the opening ceremony a draw was held in order to determine three spots in Sunday’s show running order:

  • the country that will open the show and perform at spot number one
  • the country that will close the show and perform at spot number sixteen
  • the running order spot in which the host country, namely France, will perform

The draw was conducted by Lissandro, last year’s Junior Eurovision winner with the following outcome:

  • Spain will perform at spot number one
  • France will perform at spot number twelve
  • The Netherlands will close the show, at spot number sixteen

The rest of the running order was decided by the organizers of the show and it was now revealed.

Hence, the final running order of the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest is the following:

  1. Spain
  2. Malta
  3. Ukraine
  4. Ireland
  5. United Kingdom
  6. North Macedonia
  7. Estonia
  8. Armenia
  9. Poland
  10. Georgia
  11. Portugal
  12. France
  13. Albania
  14. Italy
  15. Germany
  16. The Netherlands

What’s next?

The following days the first and second technical rehearsals of the participating countries will take place.

Following the second rehearsals, a snippet of each country’s performance will be uploaded online and that marks the beginning of the first phase of the Online Voting, which will determine 50 percent of the total outcome. The online voting platform will close just before the show starts on Sunday and will re-open for a while after all the performances. For more information on how to vote, check this out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lzh9b3hq1w

Junior Eurovision 2023 will take place at Palais Nikaia, in the city of Nice, France, next Sunday 26 November. The contest will be hosted by France for the second time after Lissandro won the 2022 contest in Armenia with his song “Oh maman!”.

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Junior Eurovision 2023: Opening ceremony today!

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The week of Junior Eurovision 2023 has arrived! In less than seven days we will know the winner of the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held this year in Nice, France, with the Western European powerhouse hosting the contest for the second time in just three years.

The traditional opening ceremony to welcome all the delegations will take place today at the Hotel Negresco located on the much-publicised Promenade des Anglais at 17:00 CET. The event will be broadcast live on France TV and on the official YouTube channel of the contest.

The event will be hosted by Carla Lazzari, France’s representative at Junior Eurovision 2019 and presenter Manon Théodet.

Each of the sixteen delegations will be welcomed in Nice by journalist Laura Tenoudji and digital ambassador Ophénya. The ceremony will also include performances by each of France’s Junior Eurovision representatives since their return to the contest in 2018, with the singers performing parts of their songs.

During the opening ceremony , three places in the performance order will be determined. Following a draw, the countries that will open and close Sunday’s contest will be known, as well as the order of appearance for host France.

The remaining 13 places in the line-up will be known after the opening ceremony, with full details to be announced on the official website of the contest.

16 countries will compete in the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest, whose participants and their songs are:

🇦🇱 Albania Viola Gjyzeli – “Bota ime“
🇦🇲 Armenia Yan Girls – “Do It My Way”
🇲🇰 North Macedonia Tamara Grujeska – “Kaži mi, kaži mi koj“
🇫🇷 France Zoé Clauzure – “Coeur”
🇩🇪 Germany Fia – “Ohne Worte”
🇬🇪 Georgia Anastasia and Ranina – “Over the Sky”
🇪🇪 Estonia Arhanna – “Hoiame kokku”
🇬🇧 United Kingdom Stand Uniqu3 – “Back to Life”
🇮🇪 Ireland Jessica McKean – “Aisling”
🇪🇸 Spain Sandra Valero – “Loviu”
🇮🇹 Italy Melissa and Ranya – “Un mondo giusto”
🇲🇹 Malta Yulan – “Stronger”
🇳🇱 Netherlands Sep and Jasmijn – “Holding On to You”
🇵🇱 Poland Maja Krzyżewska – “I Just Need a Friend”
🇵🇹 Portugal Júlia Machado – “Where I Belong”
🇺🇦 Ukraine Anastasia Dymyd – “Kvitka”

Junior Eurovision 2023 will take place at Palais Nikaia, in the city of Nice, France, next Sunday 26 November. The contest will be hosted by France for the second time after Lissandro won the 2022 contest in Armenia with his song “Oh maman!”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOf_y8Tz6uw

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France: Listen to the first song of Eurovision 2024!

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The first song for Eurovision 2024 has already been released! This morning, Slimane was announced as the French representative for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. His song is called Mon Amour. It is composed by Slimane himself and Yaacov & Meïr Salah.

Listen to the song:

About the artist

Slimane Nebchi is 34 years old and is of algerian origin. He won The Voice of France in 2016 and ever since his career has exploded. His four studio albums have all reached the first place in the french charts and he has also charted in other countries’ charts. He was a coach in the Voice of Belgium. He has also participated in musicals and some films as an actor, while he is also a philanthropist.

The artist is probably the biggest name to represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest for many years. As the head of french delegation, Alexandra Redde-Amiel said, France is heading for the trophy.

With 2 million albums sold. 1 million spectators in his concerts, 2 billion streams across the world, 5 NRJ Music Awards and a Victory of Music, Slimane has announced to his 7 million fans in social media that he will proudly represent France in Eurovision 2024. 

Slimane composes his own music, but he has also written music for famous french artists, like M Pokora, Vitaa, Kendji etc. 

He performs out of norms in order to weave emotional links with his audience. 

Alexandra Redde-Amiel explains why the song is revealed so early

For us, supporting such an artist in the competition implies thinking about everything we can do with him. This is why we make it official early. We want to prepare Slimane, take him to meet Europe. The artist considers translating his song into English and other languages because it is important for him that the song is understood.

Revealing the song in November also gives it the best chance of winning the French public and, ideally, becoming a success on national territory in the hope of becoming also an international hit. It is important that the country supports Slimane as it has always done and even more so today. The artist should thus participate in numerous public service entertainment programs.

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France: Slimane will sing “Mon Amour” at Eurovision 2024!

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The artist that will represent France in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest was unveiled a few moments ago by Alexandra Redde Amiel, the head of the French delegation, in a radio interview. This is Slimane, a well-known figure in the French music industry with millions of listeners. He is undoubtedly the most prominent artist that France has entered in the competition in recent years and, as the head of delegation has stated, his goal is to win.

After winning The Voice of France in 2016, Slimane’s career has flourished. He is 34 years old and of Algerian origin.  In addition to charting in multiple other countries, his four full-length albums all peaked at number one in France. He has served as a judge on both the Kid’s and Regular editions of The Voice of Belgium in recent years. “Mon Amour”, the song he will perform to represent France in Malmö, will be presented tonight on France 2. Though the first song to be revealed, he is the fourth performer to be announced for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest!

 

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Junior Eurovision: Ticket sale starts today!

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Exactly one month from now, the 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Nice, France. After Lissandro’s win with “Oh Maman!” in Yerevan, France Télévisions is hosting the contest in Palais Nikaïa.

Excluding Ireland, 15 out of 16 competing songs are already out and the public televisions decided to commence the ticket selling for the contest.

The tickets for the Grand Final, started selling today at 12:00 CET, directly from the website of Palais Nikaïa, and they cost 15€ seated and 20€ standing (including taxes)

The official website of the contest, strongly suggests that you only buy tickets from the authorised seller.

The 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Nice, France, on the 26th of November, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan.

What do you think of the Armenian entry for Junior Eurovision 2023? Write us in the comments below!

Source: junioreurovision.tv

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Junior Eurovision 2023: Watch the music video of the French entry!

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Back in late September, France Télévisions, the French national broadcaster and this year’s host broadcaster, announced that the 13 year-old Zoé Clauzure will represent the country on home ground. France selected, as usual, its Junior Eurovision act via an internal selection.

Just a while ago, the official music video of “Cœur“, the French entry for Junior Eurovision 2023, was released.

You can watch the official video of “Cœur” by Zoé Clauzure, below:

Who is Zoé?

Zoé Clauzure is a French singer who rose to fame as a contestant on The Voice Kids in 2020, where she reached the semi-finals. She’s already collaborated with Amir (France 2016) and French singer-songwriter Yseult.

Zoé is also a skilled songwriter who writes lyrics and chords in a notebook, composes with Logic Pro software, and records her piano covers for sharing on social media.

The 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Nice, France, on the 26th of November, following Lissandro’s win last year in Yerevan.

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It is Zoé Clauzure with “Cœur” for France at the Junior Eurovision 2023!

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Zoé Clauzure will represent host country France at the Junior Eurovision 2023 with her song Cœur (heart).

The young artists get some notoriety for participating on The Voice 2020 where she get to the semi-finals.  A pianist and composer Zoé is a fan of Zaho de Sagazan, Lady Gaga and Billie Eillish.  She has already collaborated with Amir (France 2006) and French singer Yseult.

For the Junior Eurovision France has chosen a pop song.  you can watch the French entry for the Junior Eurovision in the video embedded below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyALei1yio&ab_channel=EurovisionFrance

Source: Junioreurovision.tv

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Junior Eurovision 2023: The hosts and stage design have been revealed!

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After Lissandro’s win in Yerevan last year, the contest is now heading to the South of France, in Nice. It’s the first time that Nice hosts a Eurovision-related event and on the 26th of November the little “Heroes” from all 16 participating countries will shine on the stage of Palais Nikaïa. With less than two months to go, we have some very important update about the 21st edition of Junior Eurovision.

The hosts

The hosts of the 21st edition of Junior Eurovision contest were just announced. The event will be hosted by Olivier Minne and Laury Thilleman.

  • Olivier Minne is no stranger to the Eurovision community, having previously hosted Junior Eurovision in 2021, presented the French votes in 1992 and 1993, and provided broadcast commentary from 1995 to 1997. He is also well-known to French television viewers as the host of famous shows such as “La Cible” and “Fort Boyard”.
  • Laury Thilleman is a French journalist, model, television host, and actress who was awarded Miss France in 2011. In recent years, she has become an iconic face of France Télévisions, hosting events such as the “Victoires de la Musique” and the “Fête de la Musique”.

The stage design

The stage design was also revealed by France Télévisions and features a 12 metre high screen in the shape of wings, reflecting the slogan of this year’s editon.

France Télévisions

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Source: junioreurovision.tv

France: Loreen comments on La Zarra’s controversial gesture!

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It’s already a month since the Final of this year’s contest took place, but artists, still have a lot to say.

Something that people are still talking about, is the controversial gesture of the French representative, La Zarra; namely the hand gesture she did facing the audience during the live show, after receiving 50 points from the televote.

What is more, France Télévisions seems to be dissatisfied with the final result and France’s place on the scoreboard, but also La Zarra’a exclusion from various festivals and concerts.

According to French press, La Zarra was not able to reclaim the public’s trust. She had many of her concerts canceled in the previous weeks due to lack of audience, while on the same time, many radio stations have stopped playing the French entry.

Eurovision 2023 France: France Télévisions condemns La Zarra’s attitude after the Grand Final!

Eurovision 2023 winner, Loreen, was also asked about La Zarra’s gesture, with the first, supporting the French representative:

In an interview at “Le Parisien”, she said:

“La Zarra is very proud and hard working. I feel like she’s a girl who fought to get this far. I think her gesture is connected to a frustration: we work so hard for Eurovision and we don’t always achieve what we expected. It’s win or lose. You can never really prepare for it. She may have had a feeling of great disappointment at that moment.”
We remind you that La Zarra has stated the following about her gesture:
“You have to understand that although I represent France, I also have a culture and it is a bit genealogical. It’s not a negative gesture, it’s a frustration gesture that we use between friends.”
La Zarra represented France in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool, with her song “Évidemment” and ended up in 16th place of the Grand Final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOtQJ4o-HoA

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Source: Le Parisien, voici.fr

Eurovision 2023 France: France Télévisions condemns La Zarra’s attitude after the Grand Final!

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One month shy after the Grand Final,La Zarra’s infamous gesture during the voting of this year’s Eurovision continues to stir controversy,with the national broadcaster France Télévisions taking issue against and critiquing her overall demeanour.

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Asked by Télé-Loisirs, Stéphane Sitbon Gomez, director of programs for the public audiovisual group, he stated: “We are obviously disappointed by this year’s result and by La Zarra’s overall attitude had after having spent several months supporting and promoting her song”. Indeed, if winning is not always an option, “we did not expect to be so low in the scoreboard”, he continued. He added \: “we know that we can do better. We are still focused on our ultimate goal  set by Delphine Ernotte [general director of France TV] which is to win Eurovision”.

Because indeed, French entries have no longer the same impact on the audience. France’s last victory at Eurovision dates back to 1977, with Marie Myriam and her title L’Oiseau et l’Enfant. To change the situation, Stéphane Sitbon-Gomez is also considering  leaving the choice of representative open to the public, as it was done in 2021 and 2022. “We are seriously considering that. But there is no clear answer: Barbara Pravi had finished 2nd in 2021 and Alvan & Ahez, second to last in 2022. There is the question of choice, but it is not the only one “he said.

Tickets at 3.50 euros

One thing is certain: a month after its “bad buzz”, La Zarra has failed to regain the public’s trust.In the recent weeks,various of her concert dates have been canceled. The Quebec artist has even been forced to postpone her first two concerts in Marseille (June 2) and Lille (June 8), to December 9 and 17. Moreover, some radio stations have stopped airing her Eurovision entry.

Although she is scheduled to perform tonight at “Pleyel” Concert Hall in Paris,she is yet to sell enough tickets,with some sites selling them for as low as 3,50 euros in order to cater for the concert’s needs.

France in Eurovision

La Zarra represented France in this year’s Eurovision with her song “Evidemment”,finishing at an overall 16th place,receiving 54 points from the juries and 50 from the public.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOtQJ4o-HoA

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source:ouest-france.tv