Rechercher une étoile Junior 2022

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*Rechercher une étoile Junior* is a French-language Canadian music talent show that finds the next solo singing sensation aged 8 to 14. The fourth season, also known as ***Rechercher une étoile Junior 2022***, premiered on March 11 and is hosted by ???.

Before the finale aired, Canal de triomphe announced that applications for season 5 were open.

## Auditions

Open casting auditions began on January 14, 2022 and concluded on February 7 in Laval. Contestants were required to be between the ages of 8 and 14 at the time of auditions.

After the open auditions end, closed-door auditions took place on February 21 and 22, 2022. 18 candidates advanced to the introduction live show or *Épisode d'introduction*, where 16 official contestants who entered the *École d'étoiles Junior* were selected.

## Summary

### Épisode d'introduction (March 11, 2022)

* **No theme**
* **Special guests:**
	+ Contestants from Rechercher une étoile Junior 2021 - "Se joindre à!"
	+ Contestants from Rechercher une étoile 2021 - "Chantons ensemble"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 1 (March 18, 2022)

* **Theme:** L'année de ma naissance (Year I was born)
* **Group performance:** "Tout est dans le jeu"
* **Special guest:** Mathis Bortoluzzi - "Tu es comme personne d'autre"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 2 (March 25, 2022)

* **Theme:** Chansons de la télévision et des films (Songs from TV and movies)
* **Group performance:** "Animal Crackers in My Soup" (with modern arrangement)
* **Special guest:** Rébecca Bazinet - "L'étoile dans le bleu"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 3 (April 1, 2022)

* **Theme:** Le choix de chansons Twitter du Canada (Canada's Twitter song choice)
* **Group performance:** "Permission to Dance"
* **Special guest:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 4 (April 8, 2022)

* **Theme:** Parti mais pas oublié (Gone but not forgotten)
* **Group performance:** "Restons amis"
* **Special guest:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 5 (April 15, 2022)

* **Theme:** L'invasion britannique (British invasion)
* **Group performance:** "Together Forever"
* **Special guest:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 6 (April 22, 2022)

* **Theme:** Normes (standards)
* **Group performance:** "Il est là" (with modern arrangement)
* **Special guest:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 7 (April 29, 2022)

* **Theme:** Chansons sous-estimées (underrated songs)
* **Group performance:** TBA
* **Special guest:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 8 (May 6, 2022)

* **Theme:** Le choix du jury (The jury's choice)
* **Group performance:** TBA
* **Special guests:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 9 (May 13, 2022)

* **Theme:** 2000's
* **Group performance:** TBA
* **Special guests:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 10 (May 20, 2022)

* **Theme:** Groupes de filles contre groupes de garçons (Girl groups vs. boy bands)
* **Group performance:** TBA
* **Special guests:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 11 (May 27, 2022)

* **Theme:** 1970's
* **Group performance:** TBA
* **Special guests:** TBA
* **End credits song:** TBA

### Niveau 12 (June 3, 2022)

Niveau 12 is different from other Niveau's in the season. Each contestant performed a cover song of their choice as solo, then a duo cover of another popular song. Émilie and Marylène did not perform any duo songs.

* **Group performance:** TBA

### Grand Finale (June 10, 2022)

In the final, the winner of the season was decided by public vote. Each finalist performed an original song, and after that, the first round of voting ended. The two finalists with the fewest votes were eliminated. A second round of voting began to determine the winner of the season, for which the three remaining finalists performed a hit song that was never sung in previous episodes.

* **Group performances:**
	+ Medley of *Épisode d'introduction* songs (Top 5)
		- Léo - "Un geste d'amour"
		- Ryan - "Perdus cette nuit"
		- Virginia - "Love Is a Battlefield"
		- Marylène - "Les bras en croix"
		- Lena - "Jamais je ne vivrai sans toi"
	+ "Québec je t'aime" (Top 5)
	+ "Tout est dans le jeu" (all 16 contestants)