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Zoé Clauzure
Zoé Clauzure (; born 12 February 2010) is a French child singer and actress best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "". Previously, in 2020, she had reached the semi-finals of the seventh season of the French version of ''The Voice Kids''. Career Clauzure was discovered in 2019 during the seventh season of '' The Voice Kids France'' (broadcast in 2020). In the blind auditions, she sang "Homeless" by Marina Kaye. Of the four judges, only Soprano turned his seat for her and took her in his team, bringing her all the way to the semi-finals. "You have a Vanessa Paradis charisma, you are already a star," he said when choosing Zoé for the semis, where she sang "Je sais pas" by Céline Dion and wasn't chosen by him to advance. In November, she released a single titled "", for which she wrote the lyrics together with Bernard Clapot. In October 2021, she released an album ' ''en chansons'' (meaning "La Fontaine's Fables in song form") as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montrouge
Montrouge () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. After a long period of decline, the population has increased again in recent years. History The name "Montrouge" means Red Mountain - from ''mont'' (mountain) and ''rouge'' (red) - because of the reddish colour of the earth in this area. The name of the community was first mentioned in monastery documents in 1194. Throughout the Middle Ages, the hamlet was home to monasteries and a number of religious orders, while in the 15th century it became the site of quarries used for the reconstruction of Paris. The late sixteenth century saw the plain of Montrouge named "reserve for royal hunts", and during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was known for its windmills, which have all now disappeared. On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Fontaine's Fables
Jean de La Fontaine collected fables from a wide variety of sources, both Western and Eastern, and adapted them into French free verse. They were issued under the general title of Fables in several volumes from 1668 to 1694 and are considered classics of French literature. Humorous, nuanced and ironical, they were originally aimed at adults but then entered the educational system and were required learning for school children. Composition history Divided into 12 books, there are 239 of the ''Fables'', varying in length from a few lines to some hundred, those written later being as a rule longer than those written earlier. The first collection of ''Fables Choisies'' had appeared March 31, 1668, dividing 124 fables into six books over its two volumes. They were dedicated to ''"Monseigneur"'' Louis, Grand Dauphin, Louis, ''le Grand Dauphin'', the six-year-old son of Louis XIV of France and his queen consort Maria Theresa of Spain. By this time, La Fontaine was 47 and known to reader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, often known simply as Junior Eurovision, is an international children's Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 2003. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed –by children– and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. The competition is a spin-off the Eurovision Song Contest with which it has many similarities. Each participating broadcaster sends an original song lasting three minutes at most, to be performed by children of its choice aged 9 to 14 on the day of the contest, repsesenting its country and competing against the other participating entries. Since 2017, viewers from all around the world are invited to vote for their favourite entries through online voting, and a nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Maman !
"Oh Maman !" () is a song by French singer Lissandro, released as a single on 28 October 2022. It was France's winning entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Lissandro, aged 13 at the time, won the competition with a total of 203 points, 23 points ahead of second-placed Armenia, earning France its second overall victory at the contest. Composition The song was written by (music and lyrics) and Barbara Pravi (lyrics). Junior Eurovision Song Contest Selection, announcement and release On 28 October 2022, France Télévisions announced having selected Lissandro with a song titled "Oh Maman !" to represent France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest that would be held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 11 December. On the same day, the song was released as a single. The accompanying music video was unveiled on November 6. Victory On 11 December, Lissandro won the Junior Eurovision with a total of 203 points, 23 points ahead of second-placed Armenia and 42 points ahead of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissandro
Lissandro Formica (born 2 October 2009), known mononymously as Lissandro, is a French singer best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "". Previously, in 2020, he reached the final of the seventh season of the French version of ''The Voice Kids''. Career Lissandro showed an early interest in music after his father introduced him to the work of Elvis Presley, resulting in the nickname Elvissandro. He was discovered by singer Marina D'Amico, and his parents enrolled him in D'Amico's singing school. He participated in the seventh season of ''The Voice Kids'', where he reached the finals. In the blind auditions, he sang " Too Much" by Elvis Presley, and all four judges turned their seats for him. He is also a voice actor and has done French dubbing for several series. Junior Eurovision Song Contest On 28 October 2022, France Télévisions announced Lissandro would represent France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 that would held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat's Eyes (TV Series)
''Cat's Eyes'' is a French television series created by Michel Catz, and produced by Big Band Story for TF1 and Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the 1981–85 manga series '' Cat's Eye'' by Tsukasa Hojo. The series, set in Paris, follows the three Chamade sisters who are art thieves trying to collect all the works belonging to their missing father. It stars Camille Lou, Constance Labbé, and Claire Romain as the sisters alongside an ensemble cast. The series development was announced in April 2023 by the TF1 Group with Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar serving as producers. Casting began in June 2023 with Lou, Labbé, and Romain announced to play their respective roles. Filming took place in Île-de-France, mainly in Paris, and began in October 2023. On a budget of €25 million for its first season, it is currently the most expensive French television series ever made. Prior to its debut in France, ''Cat's Eyes'' first premiered in French speaking regions of Belgium an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediawan
Mediawan S.A. is a French media conglomerate and audiovisual international production & distribution group. It was founded on December 15, 2015, by Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse and Pierre-Antoine Capton under the legal form of a special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") with the purpose to acquire assets and operations in the media production and distribution business in Europe. Their ambition for the company was to become "one of the largest platforms for European content". History Founding, first acquisitions and expansions (2015–2020) Mediawan was founded on December 15, 2015, as an acquisition service, with the company's plan was to form an audiovisual international group through acquisitions across France and Europe in the entertainment or media industries. The company went public on April 22, 2016, raising €250 million ($310 million). In January 2017, Mediawan announced that it had entered exclusive negotiations to acquire French audiovisual production, broadcasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiwibloggs
Wiwibloggs is a fansite and YouTube channel focusing on the Eurovision Song Contest, launched in 2009 by journalist William Lee Adams. History In April 2015, Wiwibloggs won the Arts & Culture category at the UK Blog Awards. Adams has judged at national selections for a number of countries, among them Armenia (in 2017), Belarus (in 2020), Finland (every year between 2017 and 2021), Germany (as a member of the 100-member fan jury panel in 2019), Norway (in 2017 and 2018), Romania (in 2019, alongside fellow Wiwibloggs correspondent Deban Aderemi), Slovenia (in 2025) and Spain. Wiwibloggs staffers have also been among the jurors for selections in Latvia and Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share .... In some cases, their role as jurors in national selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Dépêche Du Midi
''La Dépêche'', formally ''La Dépêche du Midi'' (), is a regional daily newspaper published in Toulouse in Southwestern France with seventeen editions for different areas of the Midi-Pyrénées region. The main local editions are for Toulouse, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne. History and profile The newspaper first appeared on 2 October 1870 when it was called ''La Dépêche de Toulouse''. ... En cette année anniversaire de la création de « La Dépêche du Midi », fondée en 1870, Publication was prompted by workers at the Sirven print works in Toulouse, which established the paper's left-leaning politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euronews
Euronews (stylised in lowercase) is a pan-European television news broadcasting, news network, headquartered in Lyon, France. It is a provider of livestreamed news, which can be viewed in Europe and North Africa via satellite, and in most of the world via its website, on YouTube, and on various mobile devices and digital media players. The network began broadcasting on New Year's Day 1993 and covers world news from a European perspective. Euronews is currently majority-owned by Alpac Capital, a company indirectly linked to the Hungarian government of Viktor Orbán. History Timeline Background In 1992, following the Gulf War, Persian Gulf War, during which CNN's position as the preeminent source of 24-hour news cycle, 24-hour news programming was cemented, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) proposed a channel to present information from a counterpart European perspective. Euronews was founded by a consortium of ten EBU members (national public broadcasters), titled SOCEMIE ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Bullying
School bullying, like bullying outside the school context, refers to one or more perpetrators who have greater physical strength or more social power than their victim and who repeatedly act aggressively toward their victim. Bullying can be verbal or physical. Bullying, with its ongoing character, is distinct from one-off types of peer conflict. Different types of school bullying include ongoing physical, emotional, and/or verbal aggression. Cyberbullying and sexual bullying are also types of bullying. Bullying even exists in higher education. There are warning signs that suggest that a child is being bullied, a child is acting as a bully, or a child has witnessed bullying at school. The cost of school violence is significant across many nations but there are educational leaders who have had success in reducing school bullying by implementing certain strategies. Some strategies used to reduce or prevent school bullying include educating the students about bullying, restricting o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single (music)
In Music industry, music, a single is a type of Art release#Music, release of a song Sound recording, recording of fewer tracks than an album (LP record, LP), typically one or two tracks. A single can be released for record sales, sale to the public in a variety of physical or digital formats. Singles may be standalone tracks or connected to an artist's album, and in the latter case would often have at least one single release before the album itself, called lead singles. The single was defined in the mid-20th century with the ''45'' (named after its speed in revolutions per minute), a type of 7-inch sized vinyl records, vinyl record containing an A-side and B-side, A-side and a B-side, i.e. one song on each side. The single format was highly influential in pop music and the early days of rock and roll, and it was the format used for jukeboxes and preferred by younger populations in the 1950s and 1960s. Singles in Digital distribution, digital form became very popular in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
