A total of 1.2 million viewers watched on Sunday evening as France took victory in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
1.2 million viewers watched on France 2 as Valentina won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Interest in the contest is up 221,000 viewers over the 2019 contest in Gliwice, Silesia, however overall market share fell from 7.6% to 7.3%.
The figures represent the largest viewing audience in France for the competition since their return to the contest in 2018. At the 2018 contest in Minsk, Belarus a total of 1.16 million viewers watched the nation finish as runners up.
Valentina won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 for France with the song “J’Imagine”. The singer scored a total of 200 points topping both the jury and public vote, the first act to do so since the 2015 contest in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Image Source: EBU/Nathalie Guyon / Source: Eurovision-FR.net
France first participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 with “Si on voulait bien” by Thomas but withdrew the year after. After a 14-year break, France returned to the contest in 2018 with “Jamais sans toi” by Angélina. She finished 2nd, giving France their best result in a Eurovision contest since 1991. In 2020 Valentina would take victory in the contest with the song “J’Imagine” topping both the public and jury vote with a total of 200 points.
