The 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place overnight in Nice, France.
Sixteen countries sent their best young talent to compete for the Junior Eurovision trophy, and after a top-quality show, one act came out victorious.
The winner of Junior Eurovision 2023 is Zoé Clauzure and France with the song 'Coeur'.
The full results (jury and online voting combined) are as follows:
France: Zoé Clauzure - 'Coeur' - 228 points
Spain: Sandra Valero - 'LOVIU' - 201 points
Armenia: Yan Girls - 'Do It My Way' - 180 points
United Kingdom: STAND UNIQU3 - 'Back to Life' - 160 points
Ukraine: Anastasia Dymyd - 'Kvitka' - 128 points
Poland: Maja Krzyżewska - 'I Just Need a Friend' - 124 points
Netherlands - Sep and Jasmijn - 'Holding on to you' - 122 points
Albania: Viola Gjyzeli - 'Bota Ime' - 115 points
Germany: FIA - 'Ohne Worte' - 107 points
Malta: Yulan - 'Stronger' - 94 points
Italy: Melissa and Ranya - 'Un mondo giusto' - 81 points
North Macedonia: Tamara Grujeska - 'Kaži mi, kaži mi koj' - 76 points
Portugal: Júlia Machado - 'Where I Belong' - 75 points
Georgia: Anastasia and Ranina - 'Over The Sky' - 74 points
Estonia: ARHANNA - 'Hoiame kokku' - 49 points
Ireland: Jessica McKean - 'Aisling' - 42 points
As with the main Eurovision Song Contest (at least until next year), points at Junior Eurovision were allocated in a 50/50 split between jury and public vote.
The public was once again able to vote for up to three songs via an online platform, permitting fans to vote for any country (including their own).
The results of the jury vote were:
France: Zoé Clauzure - 'Coeur' - 136 points
Armenia: Yan Girls - 'Do It My Way' - 116 points
Spain: Sandra Valero - 'LOVIU' - 115 points
United Kingdom: STAND UNIQU3 - 'Back to Life' - 102 points
Albania: Viola Gjyzeli - 'Bota Ime' - 70 points
Poland: Maja Krzyżewska - 'I Just Need a Friend' - 69 points
Netherlands - Sep and Jasmijn - 'Holding on to you' - 52 points
Malta: Yulan - 'Stronger' - 51 points
Ukraine: Anastasia Dymyd - 'Kvitka' - 45 points
North Macedonia: Tamara Grujeska - 'Kaži mi, kaži mi koj' - 37 points
Italy: Melissa and Ranya - 'Un mondo giusto' - 37 points
Germany: FIA - 'Ohne Worte' - 33 points
Portugal: Júlia Machado - 'Where I Belong' - 30 points
Georgia: Anastasia and Ranina - 'Over The Sky' - 21 points
Ireland: Jessica McKean - 'Aisling' - 8 points
Estonia: ARHANNA - 'Hoiame kokku' - 6 points
The results of the online public vote were:
France: Zoé Clauzure - 'Coeur' - 92 points
Spain: Sandra Valero - 'LOVIU' - 86 points
Ukraine: Anastasia Dymyd - 'Kvitka' - 83 points
Germany: FIA - 'Ohne Worte' - 74 points
Netherlands - Sep and Jasmijn - 'Holding on to you' - 70 points
Armenia: Yan Girls - 'Do It My Way' - 64 points
United Kingdom: STAND UNIQU3 - 'Back to Life' - 58 points
Poland: Maja Krzyżewska - 'I Just Need a Friend' - 55 points
Albania: Viola Gjyzeli - 'Bota Ime' - 45 points
Portugal: Júlia Machado - 'Where I Belong' - 45 points
Italy: Melissa and Ranya - 'Un mondo giusto' - 44 points
Malta: Yulan - 'Stronger' - 43 points
North Macedonia: Tamara Grujeska - 'Kaži mi, kaži mi koj' - 39 points
Georgia: Anastasia and Ranina - 'Over The Sky' - 53 points
Estonia: ARHANNA - 'Hoiame kokku' - 43 points
Ireland: Jessica McKean - 'Aisling' - 34 points
Zoé is a 13-year-old singer from Montrouge, in the southern suburbs of Paris.
Coming to prominence through the 2020 season of The Voice Kids, where she was a semi-finalist, Zoé is an artist on the rise. She has performed with both Amir (Eurovision 2016, 'J'ai cherché') and celebrated not-Greek artist Yseult (C'est vous qui décidez 2021) while also modelling with several brands in France. As well as playing the piano and singing, Zoé is a songwriter in her own right, too, making use of Logic Pro to put her own songs together.
In an interview with our friends at the Douze Points podcast, Zoé said that she is excited to get onstage and see the faces of her audience in Nice. She is also looking forward to hanging out with her fellow contestants and making a few TikToks!
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