With “Comme ci, comme ça”, a pop anthem to tolerance, Titouan, a 14-year-old from Quimper, will defend the colours of France at the Junior Eurovision on 16 November, which has three victories in this youth version of the competition. Once again, France will be among the favourites for this 22nd edition which will take place in Madrid.
“Our goal is to defend the French flag in the best possible way.” with songs “which are pop, colorful” And “that children are ultimately vectors of messages, of colors, of joy, in a world that needs it”explains Alexandra Redde-Amiel, head of the French delegation and director of entertainment and games at France Télévisions.
After the victories of Rennes schoolgirl Valentina in 2020, then the Lissandro double in 2022 and Zoé Clauzure in 2023, France will be among the favorites of this 22nd edition which will take place in Spain, in Madrid.
With his “warm and at the same time very soft grain of voice” And “the light” In his gaze, Titouan immediately seduced the French delegation among the twenty candidates. “He sat down at the piano and the magic happened.”summarizes Ms. Redde-Amiel.
Eurovision is the biggest competition you can do, it’s a dream to be able to share your culture and meet other cultures at the same time.
TitouanFrance’s representative at the Junior Eurovision
Born into a Breton family with a passion for music, this multi-instrumentalist high school student already has stage experience, having taken part in the musical talent shows The Voice Kids and Dream Team on TF1.
He will perform “Comme ci, comme ça”, a song about diversity composed by the young singer Malo and the lyricist Marie Bastide, which begins with ballad tunes then takes off in a pop whirlwind, with choirs and trumpets.“I’m very happy with this song, it represents me as an artist”Titouan told AFP, highlighting the references to the worlds of Elton John, Mika and Coldplay.
“Eurovision is the biggest competition you can do, it’s a dream to be able to share your culture and meet other cultures at the same time”adds the teenager.
Organised by the association of national broadcasters EBU (European Broadcasting Union), the junior version brings together 17 countries and reaches around 40 million viewers.
It is possible to vote online for your own country’s candidate, unlike its big brother Eurovision, where Slimane finished 4th with “Mon amour” in 2024 and which has not had a French victory since Marie Myriam in 1977.
