La France a un incroyable talent (series 15)
The 15th season (2020) of La France a un incroyable talent aired from June 23, 2020 to July 14, 2020 with the title La Bataille Du Jury. Éric Antoine, Hélène Ségara, Marianne James and Sugar Sammy all returned as judges. David Ginola returned as the TV presenter of the show. This season featured a new format for the Got Talent series. Each judge chose a team of six contestants, which included five contestants from previous seasons of La France a un incroyable talent and one contestant from an international version of the series, including acts from Britain's Got Talent and America's Got Talent.[1] The winner of the season and the €100,000 prize was motorcyclist Kenny Thomas from team Hélène Ségara. The runner-up was improvisational comedic singer Thomas Boissy from team Éric Antoine.
Contestant Overview
The season featured 24 different acts, 23 of which had previously competed on either La France a un incroyable talent, America's Got Talent or Britain's Got Talent. These acts included previous winners, runner-ups, finalists and semifinalists. One act, Red Devils (on team Marianne James), had not previously competed on any Got Talent show.[2]
| Participant | Act | Got Talent History | Team | Result |
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| Antonio | Magician | FGT 11: Winner | Éric Antoine | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Ben Blaque | Crossbow Shooter | BGT 10: Semifinalist
AGT 7: Quarterfinalist |
Sugar Sammy | Eliminated (The Finals) |
| Berywam | Beatboxing Group | FGT 13: 3rd Place
AGT 14: Quarterfinalist |
Éric Antoine | Eliminated (The Finals) |
| Caroline Costa | Singer | FGT 3: Runner-Up | Sugar Sammy | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Cécile & Roman | Aerialist Duo | FGT 10: 4th Place | Éric Antoine | Eliminated (The Finals) |
| Dakota & Nadia | Dance Duo | FGT 13: Runner-Up
AGT 14: Participant |
Sugar Sammy | Eliminated (Top 6) |
| David Stone | Magician | FGT 13: Finalist | Hélène Ségara | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Die Mobiles | Shadow Dance Group | FGT 7: Winner | Marianne James | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Duo MainTenanT | Acrobatic Dance Duo | FGT 5: Finalist
AGT 14: Participant |
Hélène Ségara | Eliminated (Top 6) |
| Farès | Rapper | FGT 13: 5th Place | Sugar Sammy | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Jean-Baptiste Guégan | Singer | FGT 13: Winner | Éric Antoine | Eliminated (The Finals) |
| Jessie & Vivien | Dance Duo | FGT 11: 5th Place | Hélène Ségara | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Katya & Nikita | Aerialist Duo | FGT 13: Semifinalist | Hélène Ségara | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Kenny Thomas | Motorcyclist | FGT 11: 4th Place
AGT 13: Participant |
Hélène Ségara | Winner |
| Les French Twins | Multimedia Magic Duo | FGT 11: Finalist
AGT 12: Participant |
Marianne James | Eliminated (Top 6) |
| Les Fréres Chaix | Control Line Plane Duo | FGT 6: Finalist | Marianne James | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Les Frères Jacquard | Band | FGT 13: Finalist | Marianne James | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Marc Métral | Ventriloquist | BGT 9: Semifinalist | Hélène Ségara | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| RB Dance Company | Tap Dance Group | FGT 13: 4th Place | Sugar Sammy | Eliminated (The Finals) |
| Red Devils | Dance Group | N/A | Marianne James | Eliminated (The Finals) |
| Rémi Martin | Pole Acrobat | FGT 13: Finalist | Marianne James | Third Place |
| Tape Face | Comedian | AGT 11: Finalist | Éric Antoine | Eliminated (The Duels) |
| Thomas Boissy | Comedy Singer | FGT 6: 4th Place | Éric Antoine | Runner-Up |
| Uekusa | Novelty Act | FGT 13: Finalist
BGT 12: Semifinalist AGT 13: Participant |
Sugar Sammy | Eliminated (The Duels) |
The Duels
The first round of the season featured duels between two acts from different teams. After both performances, the audience and the two judges who did not have acts from their team competing in the duel would vote on which act should move on to the next round. Each of these three voting parties would count for one-third of the total vote. Whichever act received the majority of the votes would remain in the competition, and the opposing act would be eliminated. 12 out of 24 acts advanced to the next round.
Episode 1
| Duel | Order | Participant | Act | Team | Audience Vote | Éric Antoine | Hélène Ségara | Marianne James | Sugar Sammy |
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| Duel 1 | 1 | Caroline Costa | Singer | Sugar Sammy |  |
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| 2 | Jean-Baptiste Guégan | Singer | Éric Antoine | |
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| Duel 2 | 3 | Die Mobiles | Shadow Dance Group | Marianne James | |||||
| 4 | Kenny Thomas | Motorcyclist | Hélène Ségara | |
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| Duel 3 | 5 | Antonio | Magician | Éric Antoine | |||||
| 6 | Dakota & Nadia | Dance Duo | Sugar Sammy | |
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| Duel 4 | 7 | Thomas Boissy | Comedy Singer | Éric Antoine | |
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| 8 | Marc Métral | Ventriloquist | Hélène Ségara |
Episode 2
| Duel | Order | Participant | Act | Team | Audience Vote | Éric Antoine | Hélène Ségara | Marianne James | Sugar Sammy |
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| Duel 1 | 1 | Cécile & Roman | Aerialist Duo | Éric Antoine | |
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| 2 | Les Frères Jacquard | Band | Marianne James | ||||||
| Duel 2 | 3 | Les Fréres Chaix | Control Line Plane Duo | Marianne James | |
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| 4 | Ben Blaque | Crossbow Shooter | Sugar Sammy | |
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| Duel 3 | 5 | Duo MainTenanT | Acrobatic Dance Duo | Hélène Ségara | |
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| 6 | Uekusa | Novelty Act | Sugar Sammy | ||||||
| Duel 4 | 7 | Berywam | Beatboxing Group | Éric Antoine | |
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| 8 | David Stone | Magician | Hélène Ségara | |
Episode 3
| Duel | Order | Participant | Act | Team | Audience Vote | Éric Antoine | Hélène Ségara | Marianne James | Sugar Sammy |
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| Duel 1 | 1 | RB Dance Company | Tap Dance Group | Sugar Sammy | |
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| 2 | Katya & Nikita | Aerialist Duo | Hélène Ségara | |
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| Duel 2 | 3 | Farès | Rapper | Sugar Sammy | |||||
| 4 | Les French Twins | Multimedia Magic Duo | Marianne James | |
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| Duel 3 | 5 | Tape Face | Comedian | Éric Antoine | |||||
| 6 | Rémi Martin | Pole Acrobat | Marianne James | |
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| Duel 4 | 7 | Jessie & Vivien | Dance Duo | Hélène Ségara | |
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| 8 | Red Devils | Dance Group | Marianne James | |
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The Finals
The second round of the season featured six more duels between two different acts, who were selected at random. These duels did not require the acts competing against each other to be from separate teams. After both performances, the audience and the two judges who did not have acts from their team competing in the duel would vote on which act should move on to the final six and have the opportunity to win the Battle of the Judges and the €100,000 prize. Each of these three voting parties would count for one-third of the total vote. Whichever act received the majority of the votes would remain in the competition, and the opposing act would be eliminated. 6 out of 12 acts advanced to the next round.[3]
In the event that a duel featured two acts from the same team competing against each other, after both performances the audience and the three judges who did not have acts from their team competing in the duel would vote on which act should move on to the final six. Each of these four voting parties would count for one-fourth of the total vote. Whichever act received the majority of the votes would remain in the competition, and the opposing act would be eliminated.
Episode 4
| Duel | Order | Participant | Act | Team | Audience Vote | Éric Antoine | Hélène Ségara | Marianne James | Sugar Sammy |
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| Duel 1 | 1 | Rémi Martin | Pole Acrobat | Marianne James | |
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| 2 | RB Dance Company | Tap Dance Group | Sugar Sammy | ||||||
| Duel 2 | 3 | Duo MainTenanT | Acrobatic Dance Duo | Hélène Ségara | |
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| 4 | Ben Blaque | Crossbow Shooter | Sugar Sammy | |
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| Duel 3 | 5 | Berywam | Beatboxing Group | Éric Antoine | |
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| 6 | Thomas Boissy | Comedy Singer | Éric Antoine | |
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| Duel 4 | 7 | Dakota & Nadia | Dance Duo | Sugar Sammy | |
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| 8 | Cécile & Roman | Aerialist Duo | Éric Antoine | |
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| Duel 5 | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Guégan | Singer | Éric Antoine | |
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| 10 | Kenny Thomas | Motorcyclist | Hélène Ségara | |
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| Duel 6 | 11 | Les French Twins | Multimedia Magic Duo | Marianne James | |
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| 12 | Red Devils | Dance Group | Marianne James |
Final 6
The third and final round of the season featured the acts who won the previous six duels in the finals. Based on their performances from the previous round, the audience voted for the act that they thought deserved to win the competition. The winner of the season was motorcyclist Kenny Thomas from team Hélène Ségara. He received the €100,000 prize. The runner-up was improvisational comedic singer Thomas Boissy from team Éric Antoine, and the act finishing in third place was pole acrobat Rémi Martin from team Marianne James.[4]
Final Results
| Placement | Participant | Act | Team |
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| Winner | Kenny Thomas | Motorcyclist | Hélène Ségara |
| Runner-Up | Thomas Boissy | Comedy Singer | Éric Antoine |
| 3rd Place | Rémi Martin | Pole Acrobat | Marianne James |
| Bottom 3 | Dakota & Nadia | Dance Duo | Sugar Sammy |
| Bottom 3 | Duo MainTenanT | Acrobatic Dance Duo | Hélène Ségara |
| Bottom 3 | Les French Twins | Multimedia Magic Duo | Marianne James |
References
- Barké, Sébastien (2020-07-07). "La France a un incroyable talent, la bataille du jury : premiers finalistes, concept, équipes… Toutes les infos sur l'émission de M6". www.programme-tv.net (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- leblogtvnews.com. "La bataille du jury de La France a un incroyable talent dès ce soir sur M6 : voici les 24 concurrents en lice". Leblogtvnews.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- Demotivateur. "La France a un Incroyable Talent – La Bataille du Jury : Récap de la finale". Demotivateur (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- "Qui a remporté "La France a un incroyable talent: la bataille du jury"?". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-22.