Today rehearsals for Junior Eurovision 2023 continue in Nice. Countries rehearsing on Day 2 include Ireland, Albania, Poland, France, Spain and Italy. The fourth country to rehearse today is France’s Zoé Clauzure.
What did we learn about Zoé’s staging?
Disclaimer: Please note that the EBU has not released footage from the first rehearsals, and that the description detailed in this article is mainly based from the pictures and if available footage from the delegations themselves.
Photo Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU
This looks extremely fun and you can really tell France have gone all out here. The pink outfits and pink staging really suit the sweet vibes of this song. The staging brings an element of fun as well which will really stand out to the viewers. Zoé also being dressed in pink means you can really tell what France were going for with this. Viewers will really enjoy this on Sunday afternoon. The dancers on the LEDs also help bring out the sense of fun France wants everyone to feel during this performance.
If you are interested in seeing more pictures from Zoé’s first rehearsal today, you can look through them right here.
Who Is Zoé Clauzure?
Zoé Clauzure is a 13-year-old singer/songwriter from Montrouge in France. In 2020, Zoe competed and took part in the French version of “The Voice Kids”. In the past, Zoé has performed with accomplished French artist Yseult, as well as France’s 2016 Eurovision representative Amir. During the semi-final of The Voice Kids, Zoe performed a cover of Celine Dion’s “Je seis pas”.
In 2023, Zoé was chosen internally by broadcaster France Télévisions, to represent France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The song Zoé will sing at the contest is called “Cœur” – which translates to “Heart” in English.
France’s Junior Eurovision Journey
France took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2004. Represented by Thomas Pontier singing “Si on voulait bien”, France finished in 6th place earning 78 points. However, the country withdrew from the Contest, citing a ‘Eurovision overkill’. France would not rejoin the Contest until 2018. Since then, France has become a Junior Eurovision powerhouse, finishing in the top 5 in each of their four subsequent participations. France won the 2020 edition of the Contest, with Valentina singing “J’imagine”.
France participated in the 2022 Junior Euroision Song Contest with Lissandro and the song “Oh Maman!”. They won the contest once again, achieving a total of 203 points. Lissandro came first in the jury vote with 132 points, followed by a third place in the televote with 71 points
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News Source: EBU
Photo Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU
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