Lissandro

French child singer (born 2009)

Lissandro Formica

Also known as| Lissandro
Born|  (2009-10-02) 2 October 2009 (age 14)
Moselle, France
Genres|

* Chanson
* French pop

Occupation| Singer
Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2020–present
Labels| MCA / Universal Music

Musical artist

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]

## Biography

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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

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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

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]

Lissandro at the JESC 2023

## Junior Eurovision

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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]

## References

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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. ^ a b "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". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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.
12. ^ "Qui est Lissandro Formica, vainqueur de l'Eurovision Junior 2022 avec la France ?". 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
13. ^ "Télévision. Le Mosellan Lissandro, 13 ans, de Théding, représentera la France à l'Eurovision Junior". Le Républicain Lorrain. 28 October 2022.
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…"
16. ^ Baldacchino, Julien (11 December 2022). "La France remporte pour la deuxième fois l'Eurovision des enfants, avec le chanteur Lissandro". France Inter.
17. ^ a b c d "Le clip de « Oh Maman! » de Lissandro est disponible | En Route Pour l'Eurovision 2024". 6 November 2022.
18. ^ "Eurovision Junior 2022: le candidat français Lissandro dévoile le clip de sa chanson, "Oh Maman!"". BFMTV.
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|title=Yerevan 2022
21. ^ "🇫🇷 Lissandro to be joined by four backing dancers for Junior Eurovision 2022 performance". That Eurovision Site. 3 December 2022.
22. ^ "Eurovision Junior 2022 : France 2 prête à faire swinguer l'Europe avec Lissandro !". 24 November 2022.
23. ^ "Lissandro : qui est la pépite française qui a gagné l'Eurovision Junior 2022 ?". Closer. 11 December 2022.
24. ^ "Junior Eurovision 2022: trionfo Francia, l'Italia è undicesima". www.libero.it. 11 December 2022.

## External links

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* Lissandro profile on the Junior Eurovision official website

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Maléna
"Qami Qami"

|  Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2022 | Succeeded by

Zoé Clauzure
with "Cœur"

Preceded by

Enzo
with "Tic Tac"

|  France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2023 | Succeeded by

Zoé Clauzure
with "Cœur"

* v
* t
* e

List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners

Winning countries

| 2000s|

* Croatia
* Spain
* Belarus
* Russia
* Belarus
* Georgia
* Netherlands

|

2010s|

* Armenia
* Georgia
* Ukraine
* Malta
* Italy
* Malta
* Georgia
* Russia
* Poland
* Poland

2020s|

* France
* Armenia
* France

Winning performers

| 2000s|

* Dino Jelusić
* María Isabel
* Ksenia Sitnik
* Tolmachevy Sisters
* Alexey Zhigalkovich
* Bzikebi
* Ralf Mackenbach

|

2010s|

* Vladimir Arzumanyan
* Candy
* Anastasiya Petryk
* Gaia Cauchi
* Vincenzo Cantiello
* Destiny Chukunyere
* Mariam Mamadashvili
* Polina Bogusevich
* Roksana Węgiel
* Viki Gabor

2020s|

* Valentina
* Maléna
* Lissandro
* Zoé Clauzure

Winning songs

| 2000s|

* "Ti si moja prva ljubav"
* "Antes muerta que sencilla"
* "My vmeste"
* "Vesenniy jazz"
* "S druz'yami"
* "Bzz.."
* "Click Clack"

|

2010s|

* "Mama"
* "Candy Music"
* "Nebo"
* "The Start"
* "Tu primo grande amore"
* "Not My Soul"
* "Mzeo"
* "Wings"
* "Anyone I Want to Be"
* "Superhero"

2020s|

* "J'imagine"
* "Qami Qami"
* "Oh Maman !"
* "Cœur"

Winning songwriters

| 2000s|

* Dino Jelusić
* María Isabel
* Ksenia Sitnik
* Tolmachevy Sisters
* Alexey Zhigalkovich
* Giorgi Shiolashvili / Mariam Kikuashvili / Mariam Tatulashvili
* Ralf Mackenbach

|

2010s|

* Vladimir Arzumanyan
* George Kukhianidze
* Anastasiya Petryk
* Gaia Cauchi / Matt Muxu
* Vincenzo Cantiello
* Destiny Chukunyere / Elton Zarb / Matt Muxu
* Maka Davitaia / Giga Kukhianidze
* Taras Demchuk
* Maegan Cottone / Nathan Duvall / Cutfather / Peter Wallevik / Daniel Davidsen / Małgorzata Uściłowska / Patryk Kumór [pl]
* Małgorzata Uściłowska / Patryk Kumór [pl] / Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek [pl]

2020s|

* Igit / Barbara Pravi
* Tokionine / Vahram Petrosyan / Maléna / David Tserunyan
* Barbara Pravi / Frédéric Château [fr] / Nico Staff

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022

* Albania
* Armenia
* France
* Lissandro
* "Oh Maman !"
* Georgia
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Malta
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Poland
* Portugal
* Serbia
* Spain
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

* v
* t
* e

France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

* 2004
* 2018
* Angélina
* 2019
* Carla
* "Bim bam toi"
* 2020
* Valentina
* "J'imagine"
* 2021
* 2022
* Lissandro
* "Oh Maman !"
* 2023
* Zoé Clauzure
* "Cœur"

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