France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

France
France
Member station France Télévisions
National selection events
Participation summary
Appearances 1
First appearance 2004
Best result 6th: 2004
Worst result 6th: 2004
External links
France's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see
France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

The participation of France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began in Lillehammer, Norway, at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. France Télévisions a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) were responsible for the selection process of their participation. The only representative to participate for the nation was Thomas Pontier with the song "Si on voulait bien", which finished in sixth place out of eighteen participating entries, achieving a score of seventy-eight points. France withdrew from competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after 2004, and will make their return to the contest in 2018.

History

France has sent one French entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, competing in the 2004 contest with Thomas Pontier and "Si on voulait bien".[1][2][3] Despite coming sixth, France Télévisions decided to withdraw from the contest after 2004, saying there was no motivation to compete and that "too much Eurovision kills Eurovision".[4][5]

On 18 November 2015, it was revealed that the French broadcaster was interested in returning to the contest. However, they have not revealed any plans yet.[6] France 2 announced on 24 June 2015 that they had no plans to return to the contest, however the broadcaster sent a delegation to Bulgaria in order to observe the 2015 edition.[7][8]

On 13 May 2016, executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand announced at a press conference, that the EBU were in contact with broadcasters from several countries including France, so that they would participate in the 2016 contest.[9] Edoardo Grassi, the Head of Delegation for France in the Eurovision Song Contest was one of the jury members at the Maltese national selection for the 2016 Junior Eurovision, and was introduced by the hosts of the show as being the Head of Delegation for France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[10] On 12 May 2018, it was announced that France would return to the contest in 2018.[11]

Participation

Table key

 1st place   2nd place   3rd place   Last place 

Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2004 Thomas Pontier "Si on voulait bien" French 6 78
Did not participate from 2005 to 2017
2018 Angelina "Jamais sans toi" French, English

Broadcasts and voting

Commentators and spokespersons

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[12] The French broadcaster, France Télévisions, sent their own commentators to the contest in order to provide commentary in the French language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from France. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2004.

Year(s) Commentator Spokesperson
2004 Elsa Fayer and Bruno Berberes (France 3) Gabrielle
Did not participate between 2005 to 2017
2018 Stéphane Bern and Madame Monsieur (France 2) TBA

Voting history

The tables below shows France's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2004:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Philips, Roel (7 September 2004). "French Junior final on 20th September". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Philips, Roel (21 September 2004). "France selects Thomas during soundmix show". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Philips, Roel (7 October 2004). "Junior: Thomas to sing Si on voulait bien". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Philips, Roel (8 June 2005). "France not eager to participate in Hasselt". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Philips, Roel (15 June 2005). "France officially withdraws from Junior contest". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Granger, Anthony (18 November 2015). "France: Is Looking At Returning To Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Granger, Anthony (24 June 2015). "France: No Return To Junior Eurovision In 2015". eurovoix.com.
  8. ↑ Granger, Anthony (18 November 2015). "France: Is Looking At Returning To Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Granger, Anthony (13 May 2016). "JESC'16 big change to the contest announced". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Granger, Anthony (18 July 2016). "France return to Junior Eurovision?". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Granger, Anthony (12 May 2018). "France: Returns to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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