On 12 May 2018, it was announced that France would return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The French broadcaster France Télévisions was responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Angelina was internally selected to represent France in Belarus with her song "Jamais sans toi" which was released on 15 October 2018.
Background
France has sent one French entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, competing in the 2004 contest with Thomas Pontier and "Si on voulait bien". Despite coming sixth, France Télévisions decided to withdraw from the contest after 2004, saying there was no motivation to compete and that "too much Eurovision kills Eurovision". On 18 November 2015, it was revealed that the French broadcaster was interested in returning to the contest. However, they have not revealed any plans yet. France 2 announced on 24 June 2015 that they had no plans to return to the contest, however the broadcaster sent a delegation to Bulgaria to observe the 2015 edition. On 13 May 2016, executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand announced at a press conference, that the EBU were in contact with broadcasters from several countries including France, so that they would participate in the 2016 contest. Edoardo Grassi, the Head of Delegation for France in the Eurovision Song Contest was one of the jury members at the Maltese national selection for the 2016 Junior Eurovision, and was introduced by the hosts of the show as being the Head of Delegation for France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The country's return in the 2018 contest was announced on 12 May 2018. Five months later, it was announced that Angelina would represent France in Belarus, with the song "Jamais sans toi". It was released on 15 October 2018.
Before Junior Eurovision
On 12 October 2018, Angélina Nava was selected to represent France with the song "Jamais sans toi", which was released on 15 October.
Artist and song information
Angelina
Angélina Nava is a French child singer. She represented France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Jamais sans toi". Angélina has been singing since she was six, performing in numerous musicals and competitions since. At just ten years old, she won the :fr:Saison 4 de The Voice Kids|fourth season of The Voice Kids in her country. Outside of singing, she enjoys dancing, piano and comedy.
"Jamais sans toi" is a song by French child singer Angelina. It represented France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, France was drawn to perform fifteenth on 25 November 2018, following Israel and preceding Macedonia.
Voting
The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.
