Rechercher une étoile Junior 2021

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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 third season, also known as ***Rechercher une étoile Junior 2021***, started on March 26 and is hosted by ???. The studio audience was limited to the contestants' families.

## Auditions

Open casting auditions began on January 18 2021 in Laval and concluded on February 7 in Sherbrooke. Contestants were required to be between the ages of 8 and 14 at the time of auditions.

Summary of open auditions

After the open auditions ended, closed-door auditions took place on February 27 and 28, 2021. 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 26, 2021)**

* **No theme**
* **Special guests:**
	+ Contestants from Rechercher une étoile Junior 2020 - "Le monde vous appartient"
	+ Contestants from Rechercher une étoile 2020 - "Des étoiles pour briller"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### **Niveau 1 (April 2, 2021)**

* **Theme:** L'année de ma naissance (Year I was born)
* **Group performance:** "Se joindre à!"
* **Special guest:** Christina Bergamaschi - "Je suis fou amoureux"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### **Niveau 2 (April 9, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Ère de pandémie de coronavirus (COVID-19 era)
* **Group performance:** "Dynamite"
* **Special guest:** Clovis Mordant - "Continuez à croire"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### **Niveau 3 (April 16, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Retour en arrière (Throwbacks)
* **Group performance:** "Unwritten"
* **Special guest:** Brenda Chrétien - "Les gouttes de pluie tombent"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### **Niveau 4 (April 23, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Plaisir coupable (Guilty pleasures)
* **Group performance:** "Alouette"
* **Special guests:** Guillaume Descloix, Ian Berlioz, Laura Dembélé, Patricia Burian - "Le soleil est sorti"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### **Niveau 5 (April 30, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Chansons sous-estimées (Underrated songs)
* **Group performance:** "Avant que l'ombre"
* **Special guests:** Joseph Languedoc - "Anywhere"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### **Niveau 6 (May 7, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Film spectaculaire (Movie spectacular)
* **Group performance:** "Je dois tout faire à ma manière"
* **Special guests:** Anne Filleul - "Me libérer"
* **End credits song:** TBA

### **Niveau 7 (May 14, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Le choix de chansons Twitter du Canada (Canada's Twitter song choice)
* **Group performance:** "Light Up the World"

### **Niveau 8 (May 21, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Le Canada contre les États-Unis (Canada VS. United States)
* **Group performance:** "Feeling Good"

### **Niveau 9 (May 28, 2021)**

* **Theme:** 1970's
* **Group performance:** "Changes"

### **Niveau 10 (June 4, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Le choix du jury (The jury's choice)
* **Group performance:** "Night Fever"

### **Niveau 11 (June 11, 2021)**

* **Theme:** Le choix de la famille (Families' choice)
* **Group performance:** "Juste comme ça"

### **Niveau 12 (June 18, 2021)**

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. Charlotte and Indiana did not perform any duo songs.

* **Group performance:** "You and Me"

### **Grand Finale (June 25, 2021)**

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)
		- Ferdinand - "L'âme dans l'eau"
		- Mathis - "Io mi innamoro ancora"
		- Rita - "Donne-moi ton cœur"
		- Alice - "You Make My Dreams"
		- Indiana - "Everybody Needs a Best Friend"
	+ "La fin du monde à tous les jours" (Top 5)
	+ "Se joindre à!" (all 16 contestants)