Rechercher une étoile Junior 2019

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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 inaugural season, also known as ***Rechercher une étoile Junior 2019***, started on 24 May and was hosted by ???.

## Auditions

Open casting auditions began on 25 January 2019 in Granby and concluded on 1 March in Trois-Rivières. 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 27 and 28 April 2019. 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 (May 24, 2019)**

Each contestant performed a cover song of their choice.

* **No theme:**
* **Special guests:** Contestants from Rechercher une étoile 2018 - "C'est l'été"
* **End credits song:** "Me!" by Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie

### **Niveau 1 (May 31, 2019)**

* **Theme:** L'année de ma naissance (Year I was born)
* **Group performance:** "Partager la joie"
* **Special guest:** Anne Filleul - "Une montagne de vie"
* **End credits song:** "Don't Worry" by Madcon and Ray Dalton

### **Niveau 2 (June 7, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Exprimez-vous (Express yourself)
* **Group performance:** "This Is Me"
* **Special guest:** Noémie Bonheur - "Another Day (Losing My Temper)"
* **End credits song:** "Everyday" by Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

### **Niveau 3 (June 14, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Plaisir coupable (Guilty pleasure)
* **Group performance:** "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
* **Special guest:** Anne Halphen - "What It's Like"
* **End credits song:** "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross

### **Niveau 4 (June 21, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Retour en arrière (Throwbacks)
* **Group performance:** "Viva la Vida"
* **Special guests:** Jérémy Asselin and Aurélie Delacourt - "Quand te reverrai-je?"
* **End credits song:** "Ces Gens-Là" by Jacques Brel

### **Niveau 5 (June 28, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Disney
* **Group performance:** "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
* **Special guest:** Kadia DeBevoise - "These Empty Memories"
* **End credits song:** "Le renouveau" by Véronique Claveau and Anaïs Delva

### **Niveau 6 (July 5, 2019)**

* **Theme:** 1980's
* **Group performance:** "I'm Still Standing"
* **Special guest:** Corina Gaume - "Anytime (When You Want Me)"
* **End credits song:** "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi

### **Niveau 7 (July 12, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Classiques canadiens (Canadian classics)
* **Group performance:** "Wobbly Whoopsy"
* **Special guests:**
	+ Emon Seki - "J'irais avec toi"
	+ Johanna Vigouroux - "I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye"
* **Guest judge:** Jean-André Ganio
* **End credits song:** "Up!" by Shania Twain

### **Niveau 8 (July 19, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Chansons sous-estimées (Underrated songs)
* **Group performance:** "Some Kind of Wonderful"
* **Special guests:**
	+ Franck Bethune - "Pain Killers"
	+ Lena Benoît - "Eavesdropping"
* **End credits song:** "Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais" by Serge Gainsbourg

### **Niveau 9 (July 26, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Numéro un singles (Number one singsles)
* **Group performance:** "Spice Up Your Life"
* **Special guests:**
	+ Frédéric Allaire and Barley QC - "No One in Sight"
	+ Lilou Grignard - "Underground"
* **End credits song:** "Born to Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez

### **Niveau 10 (August 2, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Chansons de films récents (Songs from recent movies)
* **Group performance:** "Couldn't Be Better"
* **Special guests:**
	+ Roman Tadros - "I Don't Need You"
	+ Marco de la Croix - "Anytime Soon"
	+ Thérèse LaFlamme - "Write to Me (When I'm Away)"
* **Guest judge:** Philippa Lacau
* **End credits song:** "Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swan Lee

### **Niveau 11 (August 9, 2019)**

* **Theme:** Chansons difficiles (Hard songs)
* **Group performance:** "Try Everything"
* **Special guests:** Max Brunner and Christina Valdma - "Un avenir radieux"
* **End credits song:** "Hero" by Mariah Carey

### **Niveau 12 (August 16, 2019)**

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. Gilles and Justine did not perform any duo songs.

* **Group performance:** "L'oiseau et l'enfant"
* **End credits song:** "Life's What You Make It" by Hannah Montana

### **Grand Finale (August 23, 2019)**

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, and the three remaining finalists performed the song they had sung on *Épisode d'introduction*.

* **Group performances:**
	+ "Indestructible" (Top 5)
	+ "Partager la joie" (all 16 contestants)
* **Special guests:** Ghislain Husson - "Right and Wrong"
* **End credits song:** "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA

## Specials

### **Rechercher une étoile Junior, la fête**

An extra special live show aired on December 14, 2019, with the audience's favorite performances of the five finalists, three group performances, and previously unaired moments of all 16 contestants. The episode took place at the Videotron Centre.

Contestants' performances on *Rechercher une étoile Junior, la fête*
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