Lissandro Formica | |
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| Also known as | Lissandro |
| Born | 2 October 2009 Moselle, France |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | MCA / Universal Music |
Lissandro Formica (born 2 October 2009), known mononymously as Lissandro, is a French singer best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Earlier, in 2020, he reached the final of the seventh season of the French version of The Voice Kids. He is also a voice actor and has done French dubbing for several series. [1]
Lissandro was born on 2 October 2009 in Moselle. [2] He showed an early interest in music after his father introduced him to the work of Elvis Presley, resulting in the nickname Elvissandro. [3] Lissandro was discovered by Marina D'Amico, and his parents enrolled him in D'Amico's singing school. [4] [5]
Lissandro can sing in five languages. [6]
He participated in the seventh season of The Voice Kids France , 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. [7] [3] [8]
| The Voice Kids performances | |||
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| Stage | Song | ||
| Blind audition | "Too Much" – Elvis Presley | ||
| Semi-final | "One Way or Another" – Blondie [9] [10] [11] | ||
| Final | "Blame It on the Boogie" – Jackson Five [12] | ||
On 28 October 2022, France Télévisions announced Lissandro would represent France at the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with a song titled "Oh Maman !". [13] On the same day, the track was released as a single. [14] [15] The song's style was announced as a "mix between Bruno Mars and Elvis [Presley]" and has been described as rockabilly [16] and as pop rock. [17] It was written by Frédéric Château (who had composed for Patricia Kaas, Florent Pagny, M Pokora and others) and Barbara Pravi (who had composed the 2019 and 2020 French Junior Eurovision entries and represented France at the 2021 "adult" Eurovision). [17] On 6 November, a recently shot music video for the song was released online. [17] [18] [19]
The contest took place on 11 December in Yerevan, Armenia, at the Karen Demirchyan Concert and Sports Complex. [20] For his performance, Lissandro was joined on stage by four backing dancers — Lola, Yana, Mahdy and Thimeo. [21] [17] [22]
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 that of Valentina in 2020 with her song "J'imagine". [23] [24]
France has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seven times, debuting in Lillehammer, Norway, at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. France Télévisions, a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is responsible for the selection process of their participation. The first representative to participate for the nation was Thomas Pontier with the song "Si on voulait bien", which finished in sixth place out of eighteen participating entries, achieving a score of seventy-eight points. France did not participate after 2004, and made its return to the contest in 2018, 14 years later. France has won the contest on three occasions: in 2020, with Valentina and the song "J'imagine", in 2022, with Lissandro and the song "Oh Maman!", and in 2023, with Zoé Clauzure and the song "Cœur".
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