Zoé Clauzure (; born 12 February 2010) is a French child singer and actress best known for winning the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
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Clauzure was discovered in 2019 during the seventh season of '' The Voice Kids France'' (broadcast in 2020). In the blind auditions, she sang "
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Soprano
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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
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charisma, you are already a star," he said when choosing Zoé for the semis, where she sang "
Je sais pas
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" by
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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 "
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in song form") as part of the singing group We Are World Citizens, composed of children from past seasons of ''The Voice Kids''.
In 2022, she released a solo single titled "". The single and the accompanying music video were a prize for winning the Billieblush Academy, a singing contest for girls below the age of 13, organized by the clothes mark Billieblush.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023
On 27 September 2023,
France Télévisions
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announced having selected Zoé with a song titled "" to represent France at 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 ...
that would be held in
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionsingle.
The song is about
school bullying
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. The lyrics encourage the listeners to "move forward towards victory", even if there were people wanting to see you fail.
On 26 November, Zoé won the Junior Eurovision with a total of 228 points, 27 points ahead of second-placed Spain. This was France's second consecutive and third overall victory at the contest.