French Head of Delegation Alexandra Redde-Amiel & France Télévisions revealed in a short video that the French Junior Eurovision 2024 representative is set to be revealed on September 18th.
The reigning heroes return
Currently holding the crown as the winners of last years Junior Eurovision edition, France Télévisions will shortly reveal who will follow last years entrant Zoé Clauzure to represent France at Junior Eurovision 2024 in Madrid. The news was revealed on social media on 13th September.
All about Junior Eurovision 2024
While France won the 2023 contest on home soil, French broadcaster France Télévisions had the right of first refusal to host the 2024 contest. Consequently, the EBU has given hosting honours to Spain, who placed second in Nice with Sandra Valero’s “Loviu”. This year’s competition will take place on Saturday, the 16th of November at Caja Mágica, with the venue holding up to 6,000 spectators.
The competing countries and their representative (where applicable) are as follows:
- 🇦🇱 Albania
- 🇦🇲 Armenia
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus – Maria Pissarides
- 🇪🇪 Estonia – Annabelle Atts
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇩🇪 Germany – Bjarne
- 🇬🇪 Georgia – Andria Putkaradze
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- 🇲🇹 Malta
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- 🇵🇹 Portugal – Victoria Nicole
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – Ana Vanchevska & Aleksej Ivanovski
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- 🇸🇲 San Marino
- 🇪🇸 Spain (Host Country) – Chloe DelaRosa
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
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”. In 2022, France won for a second time with Lissandro’s song “Oh Maman”.
France participated in the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Zoé Clauzure and the song “Cœur”. They won the contest for a second time in a row, achieving a total of 228 points. Zoé came first in the jury vote with 136 points, as well as first place in the online vote with 92 points. This 3rd win makes France the joint most successful Junior Eurovision country alongside Georgia.
Are you excited to see what France bring to this year’s competition in Madrid? Do you think they can win it again? As always, please let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky for all of the latest Junior Eurovision 2024 news.
News Source: France Télévisions
Photo credit: Corinne Cumming / EBU
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