Rechercher une étoile Junior 2020

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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 second season, also known as ***Rechercher une étoile Junior 2020***, started in late March and was hosted by ???. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the contestants were introduced to cleanliness policies, shortly after arrival at Centre des congrès de Québec, including social distancing and wearing masks before and after individual performances.

## Auditions

Open casting were held across French-speaking Canada starting in January 2020. Contestants were required to be between the ages of 8 and 14 at the time of auditions.

After the open auditions ended, closed-door auditions took place on February 8 and 9, 2020. 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 20, 2020)**

* **No theme**
* **Special guests:**
	+ Contestants from Rechercher une étoile Junior 2019 - "Partager la joie"
	+ Contestants from Rechercher une étoile 2019 - "La musique est mon amour"
* **End credits song:** "The Party's Just Begun" by The Cheetah Girls
* There was no studio audience on the show as a precautionary measure due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, viewers at home could still vote for their favorite contestant during each episode via the *Rechercher une étoile Junior* app. The special guest performances were prerecorded at Studio MELS Québec on December 17 and 18, 2019.

### **Niveau 1 (March 27, 2020)**

* **Theme:** L'année de ma naissance (Year I was born)
* **Group performance:** "Le monde vous appartient"
* **Special guest:** Vincent Absil - "Avant de la ligne"
* **End credits song:** "Wings" by Little Mix
* The special guest performance was prerecorded via a music video on March 11 and 12, 2020. In it, Vincent performs the song at a studio in his metropolitan Val-d'Or.

### **Niveau 2 (April 3, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Film spectaculaire (Movie spectacular)
* **Group performance:** "I'll Be There for You"
* **Special guest:** Lynnette Belshaw, Vincent Absil, and Xaviera Caillebotte - "Hold On"
* **End credits song:** "Ooh La La" by Britney Spears
* Lynnette, Vincent, and Xaviera sang "Hold On" from *Detroit: Become Human* as a Zoom session from their respective homes on March 31, 2020.

### **Niveau 3 (April 10, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Numéro un singles (Number one singles)
* **Group performance:** "Me!" (with altered lyric)
* **Special guests:** Frédéric and Anna Allaire - "The Impossible Dream"
* **End credits song:** "I Believe" by Nikki Yanofsky
* The Allaire siblings sang "The Impossible Dream" at their house via Twitch on April 7, 2020.

### **Niveau 4 (April 17, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Des chansons qui n'ont jamais figuré au Canada (Songs that never charted in Canada)
* **Group performance:** French Tina Arena medley ("Entends-tu le monde?"/"Tant que tu es là"/"L'ombre de ma voix")
* **Special guests:** Lars Demerchant and Lena Serre - "Climb Every Mountain"
* **End credits song:** "Lighthouse" by G.R.L.
* Lars and Lena sang "Climb Every Mountain" as a Zoom session from their respective homes on April 14, 2020.

### **Niveau 5 (April 24, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Retour en arrière (Throwbacks)
* **Group performance:** "Video Killed the Radio Star"
* **Special guests:** Razo Janvier and Kaori Akisada - "C'est ta chance"
* **End credits song:** "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" by Céline Dion
* Razo and Kaori sang "C'est ta chance" as a Zoom from their respective homes on April 22, 2020.

### **Niveau 6 (May 1, 2020)**

* **Theme:** 2010's
* **Group performance:** "Je veux"
* **Special guests:** Colette Rambin and Francis Deguara - "Fields of Gold"
* **End credits song:** "Easy" by Camila Cabello
* Colette and Francis sang "Fields of Gold" as a Zoom session from their respective homes on April 29, 2020.

### **Niveau 7 (May 8, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Le choix de chansons Twitter du Canada (Canada's Twitter song choice)
* **Group performance:** "Papaoutai"
* **Special guests:** Audrey Turpin, Corina Gaume, and Ophélie Ayot - "Hold On"
* **End credits song:** "Meaning of Life" by Kelly Clarkson
* Audrey, Corina, and Ophélie sang "Hold On" as a Zoom session from their respective homes on May 5, 2020.

### **Niveau 8 (May 15, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Plaisir coupable (Guilty pleasures)
* **Group performance:** "Backflip" (with altered lyric)
* **Special guests:** Jasper Perrottet - "La pauvreté"
* **End credits song:** "Always Something There to Remind Me" by Naked Eyes
* The special guest performance was prerecorded via a music video on May 2 and 3, 2020. In it, Jasper performs the song at an empty Théâtre Palace Arvida in his metropolitan Jonquière.

### **Niveau 9 (May 22, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Disney
* **Group performance:** "We Rock"
* **Special guest:** Adolf Charroin and Derek Lantin - "I Don't Dance"
* **End credits song:** "Into the Unknown" by Panic! at the Disco
* Adolf and Derek sang "I Don't Dance" as a Zoom session from their respective homes on May 19, 2020.

### **Niveau 10 (May 29, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Le nouveau livre de chansons canadien (The new Canadian songbook)
* **Group performance:** "Ready"
* **Special guest:** Lorelei Bocuse - "Nous pouvons y arriver"
* **End credits song:** "The News" by PartyNextDoor
* Lorelei sang an acoustic version of "Nous pouvons y arriver" at an empty Rialto Theatre on May 25, 2020.

### **Niveau 11 (June 5, 2020)**

* **Theme:** Couleurs (Colors)
* **Group performance:** "True Colors"
* **Special guest:** Daphne Lorieux, Pearl Boutry, and Viera Giresse - "Rainbow"
* **End credits song:** "Colors" by Jason Derulo
* Daphne, Pearl, and Viera sang "Rainbow" as a Zoom session from their respective hotel rooms on June 2, 2020.

### **Niveau 12 (June 12, 2020)**

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. Samantha and Walter did not perform any duo songs.

* **Group performance:** "Hit the Lights" (with altered lyric)
* **Special guest:** Eva Boisselot - "Secret Behind the Wall"
* **End credits song:** "Get Back" by Demi Lovato

### **Grand Finale (June 19, 2020)**

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 for the first time ever, 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)
		- Brenda - "Someone You Loved"
		- Milan - "J'ai besoin d'un ami"
		- Rina - "Time to Say Goodbye"
		- Samantha - "Don't Worry About Me"
		- Béchir - "Shattered Dreams"
	+ "Good Time" (Top 5 with altered lyric)
	+ "Le monde vous appartient" (all 16 contestants)
* **Special guest:** Monique Wathelet - "I'm Here for You"