"Cœur" (French pronunciation: [kœʁ], lit. 'Heart') is a song by French singer Zoé Clauzure, released as a single on 27 September 2023.[1]
| "Cœur" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Zoé Clauzure | |
| Released | 27 September 2023[1] |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:02 |
| Label | Parlophone / Warner Music France[1] |
| Composer(s) | Julien Comblat, Jérémy Chapron |
| Lyricist(s) | Noée Francheteau[3] |
| Music video | |
| "Cœur" on YouTube | |
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 1st |
| Final points | 228 |
| ◄ "Oh Maman !" (2022) | |
It was France's winning entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023. 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.
Description
The song is about school bullying.[4] It was written by Noée Francheteau and composed by Julien Comblat and Jérémy Chapron.[3]
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",[5] delivering a strong positive, supportive message.[6] While not making any direct references to school bullying,[7] the singer encourages the listeners to "move forward towards victory" despite some people wanting to see the listener fail.[6] In the chorus, she communicates the sentiment of togetherness with her listeners and highlights the excitement of performing for them on stage and making their existence known to the world:[6] "My heart beats in rhythm, it beats so fast when I sing for you. When I sing, I want the whole world to see us exist."[8][9]
According to the singer, she received messages from people saying that her song saved their lives.[10]
Junior Eurovision
Selection
On 27 September 2023, France Télévisions announced Zoé had been internally selected to represent France at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Cœur".[11][12] On the same day, the song was released as a single.[13]
Music video
The music video was released online on 18 October 2022 at 18:00 CET.[14] It was directed by Alexandre Saltiel and choreographed by Cain and Céline Kitsaïs (founders of a dance school named Neodance Academy) and Sabrina Lonis.[15][16]
It has an emphasis on the colors red and white.[17]
Victory
The contest took place on November 26 at the Nikaïa Concert Hall in Nice, France. Zoé's stage performance had her surrounded by backing dancers in a "Barbie pink" ambiance.[18]
Zoé Clauzure won the competition, 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.[19][20][4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cœur" | 3:02 |