On Sunday November 26, 2023, Zoe Clauzure offered France another victory in the Junior Eurovision contest. Indeed, after Lisandro in 2022 and Valentina in 2020, the young girl from Montrouge in Hauts-de-Seine, allowed France to be crowned a third time thanks to her title Heart.
A title which evokes a scourge which has continued to grow in recent years: school bullying. A few days before going on stage and defending France in Nice, Zoe Clauzure had indicated what this title represented. A victim of school bullying herself, she was, unfortunately, one of the best placed to “sing” her story.
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Zoé Clauzure harassed for 4 years
This Saturday, March 23, 2024, the 14-year-old girl was invited
on the set of What an era
. The opportunity for Léa Salamé to return to the history of the piece Heartand on the difficult period experienced Zoe Clauzure.
“This song Heart, it says something, it says something very strong, that’s why it touches young people. It speaks to children who are harassed since you experienced harassment for 4 years. You have experienced bullying from CM1 to 5th grade. How does bullying manifest itself? What did you experience at school?”asked the presenter of the program France 2.
To which, the main interested party replied: “Well, I was told in the eyes ‘kill yourself’… A 9-year-old girl said to another 9-year-old girl ‘kill yourself’ in the eyes so it was a bit complicated.” “Were there only girls who harassed you?”, then asked Christophe Dechavanne. Four girls allegedly harassed Zoe Clauzure according to the statements of the main interested party who does not know the reason although the filming of The Voice Kidswhich was taking place when the harassment started, would be a possible reason according to her.
The young artist, forced to leave the establishment
The most complicated moment for the young singer during the years during which she was harassed? In the canteen. “Because no one comes to your table. Because it’s the place where there is the least supervision. That’s where you get the most insults, sometimes beatings”she revealed.
Following these revelations, Zoe Clauzure indicated that one of the harassers asked her little sister to “[la] hit and [lui] pulling hair.” “I spoke directly to my parents about it. We had around fifteen meetings with the principal who, in the end, did nothing and we had to leave the school…” added the singer. The director having made it clear to the young girl that she was not able “to ensure [sa] mental and physical health.
RF