France has selected who will represent them at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Malta. France Télévisions revealed that Alec Burette will represent the nation at the Contest in October. The news comes following their win with Lou Deleuze and the song “Ce monde” at last year’s Contest in Tbilisi.
France selects Alec Burette
French broadcaster France Télévisions made the announcement during the Fête de la Musique show on France.tv that young singer Alec Burette will represent the country at the Contest in Malta.
Alec will perform his Junior Eurovision entry at the 24th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held in Ta’ Qali, Malta on the 24th October 2026.
The song is yet to be released by the French Junior Eurovision team, but further details about the entry will be announced soon.
Junior Eurovision 2026 begins to take shape
The announcement from the French broadcaster adds to the information from 12 other countries as the Junior Eurovision contest begins to take shape. You can see the list of information announced so far below:
- 🇦🇱 Albania – Eslin Kurti – “Kërce me mua”
- 🇦🇲 Armenia
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus
- 🇫🇷 France – Alec Burette
- 🇬🇪 Georgia – Davit Lomidze
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- 🇲🇹 Malta (Host country)
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – Ana Stojanoska – “Idnata jas”
- 🇵🇱 Poland – Wiktor Sas
- 🇵🇹 Portugal – Salvador Rio
- 🇺🇦 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”, and subsequently won again in 2023, with Zoe Clauzure and the song “CÅ“ur”, making them only the second country to win Junior Eurovision three times.
In 2025, France scored its fourth with the song “Ce monde”, performed by Lou Deleuze, equalling Georgia’s record 4 wins at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. At the close of voting, she received 248 points – with 152 coming from the juries and 96 from the online vote.
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News Source: France.tv
Image Credits: France.tv / Louis Adrien Le Blay