Lissandro

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 2 October 2009), performing under the mononym Lissandro, is a French teenaged singer best known for winning the 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Earlier, in 2020, he had reached the final of the seventh season of the French version of The Voice Kids.

He is also an experienced dubbing artist. He has done voice-overs for several television series and animation films.[1]

Biography

Lissandro was born on 2 October 2009 in the Moselle department.[2] He got an interest in music when he was five. It was thanks to his father that he discovered Elvis Presley. Lissandro's love for Elvis earned his the nickname Elvissandro.[3]

2020 : The Voice Kids

Lissandro was discovered by his singing teacher Marina D'Amico, who had was a finalist on the French X Factor in 2011 and also was a contestant on the French edition of The Voice in 2014.[4][5]

He participated in the seventh season of The Voice Kids France, where he reached the final. In the blind auditions, he sang "Too Much" by his idol Elvis Presley. All the four judges turned their seats for him. He chose Jennifer.[6][3][7]

2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Lissandro at the JESC 2023
Lissandro at the JESC 2023

In 2022, he was internally selected by France Télévisions to represent France at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with a song titled "Oh Maman!".[8]

On 28 October 2022, the song was released as a single.[9] On November 6, the accompanying music video was unveiled.[10]

On 11 December, Lissandro won the Junior Eurovision with a total of 203 points, above second-place Armenia with 180 points and third-place Georgia with 161. This was France's second victory at the contest, after that of Valentina in 2020 with her song "J'imagine".[11][12]

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. ^ 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. ^ https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/actu-tele/qui-est-lissandro-formica-le-representant-de-la-france-a-l-eurovision-junior-2022-20221028
  6. ^ "The Voice Kids : qui est dans l'équipe de Jenifer ? - Télé Star". www.telestar.fr. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Grace, Emily (13 November 2022). "🇫🇷 France: Who Is Lissandro?".
  9. ^ "Oh Maman ! - Single – Album par Lissandro". Apple Music. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Lissandro - Oh Maman! - France 🇫🇷 - Official Music Video - Junior Eurovision 2022". YouTube. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Lissandro : qui est la pépite française qui a gagné l'Eurovision Junior 2022 ?". Closer. 11 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Junior Eurovision 2022: trionfo Francia, l'Italia è undicesima". www.libero.it. 11 December 2022.

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Awards and achievements
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