Despite placing sixth out of the 18 participants, France Télévisions opted to not participate after 2004, saying there was no motivation to compete and that 'too much Eurovision kills Eurovision'. His song for Junior Eurovision, 'Si on voulait bien', was later released on 7 October along with a music video. By the end, 11 candidates became the finalists, with Pontier winning the competition with his cover of Téléphone's song 'Un autre monde'. 7,000 children auditioned for the event, and an extra 1,000 were invited to the final. To select the entry, a national final was held at France Televisions studios in Paris. Their first entry in the contest was the song 'Si on voulait bien' performed by Thomas Pontier.

France has won the contest on three occasions: in 2020, with Valentina and the song ' J'imagine', in 2022, with Lissandro and the song ' Oh Maman!', and in 2023, with Zoé Clauzure and the song ' Cœur'.įrance has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest six times since their debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. France did not participate after 2004, and made its return to the contest in 2018, 14 years later. The first 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 Télévisions, a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is responsible for the selection process of their participation. France has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seven times, debuting in Lillehammer, Norway, at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004.

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