Lissandro

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Lissandro Formica
Also known asLissandro
Born (2009-10-02) 2 October 2009 (age 14)
Moselle, France
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2020–present
LabelsMCA / Universal Music

Lissandro Formica (born 2009), performing as Lissandro, is a French singer best known for winning the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. 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]

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Biography

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]

The Voice Kids

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]

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Lissandro at the JESC 2023

Junior Eurovision

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, finishing 42 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "'Oh, Maman!' France's Lissandro rocks n' rolls in Armenia". junioreurovision.tv. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Média, Prisma (28 October 2022). "Lissandro - Eurovision Formica - La biographie de Lissandro - Eurovision Formica avec Voici.fr". Voici.fr.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Qui est Lissandro Formica, vainqueur de l'Eurovision Junior 2022 avec la France ?". TV Magazine. 28 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Union (EBU), European Broadcasting (11 December 2022). "La France remporte le 20e Concours Eurovision de la Chanson Junior". www.ebu.ch.
  7. ↑ "The Voice Kids : qui est dans l'équipe de Jenifer ? - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Hogan, Michael (11 December 2022). "'Homework will be a nice break from performing': meet the stars of Junior Eurovision" . Retrieved 13 January 2024– via The Guardian.
  9. ↑ VERDREL, Jean-Marc. "Replay "The Voice Kids" : Lissandro chante « One way or another » de B". Les coulisses de la télévision.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Théding. Lissandro qualifié pour la finale de The Voice Kids sur TF1". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
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  14. ↑ "Oh Maman ! - Single – Album par Lissandro". Apple Music. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Eurovision Junior : Lissandro, 13 ans, représentera la France pour «transmettre de la joie aux spectateurs»". Le Parisien . 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024. … single, publié par le label MCA, sortira dans les prochains jours et qui aimerait bien ensuite s'essayer au cinéma…
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  17. 1 2 3 4 "Le clip de « Oh Maman! » de Lissandro est disponible | En Route Pour l'Eurovision 2024". 6 November 2022.
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  19. ↑ "Lissandro - Oh Maman! - France 🇫🇷 - Official Music Video - Junior Eurovision 2022". YouTube. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  20. ↑ https://junioreurovision.tv/event/yerevan-2022%7Ctitle=Yerevan 2022
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Preceded by Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Enzo
with "Tic Tac"
 France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2023 		Succeeded by
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