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Lissandro Formica (born 2 October 2009), known mononymously as Lissandro, is a French singer best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Oh Maman !". Previously, in 2020, he reached the final of the seventh season of the French version of The Voice Kids.

Career

Lissandro showed an early interest in music after his father introduced him to the work of Elvis Presley, resulting in the nickname Elvissandro. He was discovered by singer Marina D'Amico, and his parents enrolled him in D'Amico's singing school.

He participated in the seventh season of The Voice Kids, where he reached the finals. In the blind auditions, he sang "Too Much" by Elvis Presley, and all four judges turned their seats for him.

He is also a voice actor and has done French dubbing for several series.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

On 28 October 2022, France Télévisions announced Lissandro would represent France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 that would held in Yerevan, Armenia with a song titled "Oh Maman !". On the same day, the track was released as a single. The song's style was anticipated to be "a mix between Bruno Mars and Elvis" and has been described as rockabilly and pop rock. It was written by Frédéric Château and Barbara Pravi (who had composed the French Junior Eurovision entries in 2019 and 2020, and represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021). On 6 November, a music video for the song was released online. For his performance, Lissandro was joined on stage by four backing dancers: Lola, Yana, Mahdy and Thimeo.

Lissandro won the Junior Eurovision, scoring 203 poinst and finishing 23 points ahead of the runner-up. This was France's second victory in the contest, after Valentina's win in 2020 with her song "J'imagine".

In November 2024, he was selected as the spokesperson to announce the French jury results in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 that would be held in Madrid, Spain.

References

1. ^ "The Voice Kids : le jeune mosellan Lissandro en finale de la saison 2020 - France Bleu". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
2. "Eurovision junior : le Mosellan Lissandro représente la France ce dimanche - France Bleu". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
3. "Qui est Lissandro Formica, vainqueur de l'Eurovision Junior 2022 avec la France ?". TV Magazine. 28 October 2022.
4. "The Voice Kids : qui est dans l'équipe de Jenifer ? - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
5. Hogan, Michael (11 December 2022). "'Homework will be a nice break from performing': meet the stars of Junior Eurovision". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
6. "'Oh, Maman!' France's Lissandro rocks n' rolls in Armenia". junioreurovision.tv. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
7. VERDREL, Jean-Marc. "Replay "The Voice Kids" : Lissandro chante « One way or another » de Blondie". Les coulisses de la télévision.
8. "Qui est Lissandro Formica, vainqueur de l'Eurovision Junior 2022 avec la France ?". 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
9. "Télévision. Le Mosellan Lissandro, 13 ans, de Théding, représentera la France à l'Eurovision Junior". Le Républicain Lorrain. 28 October 2022.
10. "Oh Maman ! - Single – Album par Lissandro". Apple Music. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
11. Baldacchino, Julien (11 December 2022). "La France remporte pour la deuxième fois l'Eurovision des enfants, avec le chanteur Lissandro". France Inter.
12. ^ "Le clip de « Oh Maman! » de Lissandro est disponible | En Route Pour l'Eurovision 2024". 6 November 2022.
13. "Eurovision Junior 2022: le candidat français Lissandro dévoile le clip de sa chanson, "Oh Maman!"". BFMTV.
14. "🇫🇷 Lissandro to be joined by four backing dancers for Junior Eurovision 2022 performance". That Eurovision Site. 3 December 2022.
15. "Lissandro : qui est la pépite française qui a gagné l'Eurovision Junior 2022 ?". Closer. 11 December 2022.
16. Stephenson, James (14 November 2024). "🇫🇷 France: Lissandro Confirmed as Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

External links

• Lissandro profile on the Junior Eurovision official website

• 2009 births
• Living people
• 21st-century French male singers
• Child pop musicians
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners
• French child singers
• French pop singers
• The Voice Kids contestants
• Musicians from Moselle (department)
• Universal Music France artists