"Cœur" (, ) is a song by French singer
Zoé Clauzure
Zoé Clauzure (; born 12 February 2010) is a French child singer best known for winning the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Earlier, in 2020, she had reached the semifinals of the seventh season of the French version of ''The Voice Kids''. ...
, released as a
single
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on 27 September 2023.
It was France's winning entry in the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster France Télévisions. The contest took place on 26 November 2023 at the P ...
. Zoé Clauzure, aged 13 at the time, won the competition with a total of 228 points, 27 points ahead of second-placed Spain, earning France its second consecutive and third overall victory at the contest.
Composition
The song is about
school bullying. Zoé had previously dealt with the topic in her song "Ma place" (lit. "My Place"), but this new track was more on the "sunny side". delivering a strong positive, supportive message.
[https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/11/01/lyrics-zoe-clauzure-coeur-junior-eurovision-2023/278094/] While not making any direct references to school, the singer encourages the listeners to "move forward towards victory" despite some people wanting to see you fail.
It was written by Noée Francheteau (music) and Julien Comblat and Jérémy Chapron (lyrics).
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Selection, announcement and release
On 27 September 2023,
France Télévisions announced having selected Zoé with her song "Cœur" to represent France at the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest held in Nice on 26 November. On the same day, the song was released as a
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
. On October 18, the accompanying music video was unveiled.
Victory
On 26 November, Zoé Clauzure won the contest, scoring 228 points, ahead of Spain with 201 and Armenia with 180 points. This was France's second consecutive and third overall victory in the contest.
Track listing
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2023 songs
French-language songs
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Junior Eurovision Song Contest winning songs
Junior Eurovision songs
2023 singles
Parlophone singles
Warner Music France singles