Lissandro

Lissandro Formica, 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. 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 points 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.