After Valentina in 2020, it was again the French representative of Eurovision junior who won the competition, which took place on Sunday.
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Ihis name is Lissandro, he is 13 years old, he is French and he won the 20e edition of Eurovision junior Sunday, December 11. The competition was held in Yerevan, Armenia, land of Malena, the winner last year. Lissandro defended his chances with a song entitled “Oh mom! “, co-written by Barbara Pravi, who finished second in the adult competition in 2021 with her title “Voila”. This is the second time in three years that France has won the Eurovision junior after Valentina in 2020. It is therefore France which will organize the next edition.
” He is 13 years old. He lives in Théding, in Moselle. He has a unique voice, crazy talent, rocker energy. And he has just won the Junior Eurovision under the colors of France! Huge congratulations to Lissandro! praised Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak on Twitter.
His song is “a delicious mix between Bruno Mars and Elvis which will make Europe groove”, had commented Alexandra Redde-Amiel, head of the French delegation to Eurovision and director of varieties of France Télévisions, before the song contest. .
Note that Junior Eurovision is reserved for 9-14 year olds. Unlike adult Eurovision, you can vote for your own country. The winner is determined half by the votes of the public and half by the votes of the national jurors.
This year, 16 countries participated: Albania, Armenia, Spain, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Serbia and Ukraine.