On the other end of the phone, Lissandro is overexcited. ” I did it ! », he repeats four times while 20 Minutes calls him, this Sunday, an hour after he triumphed on the Junior Eurovision stage in Yerevan (Armenia).
With 203 points, including 132 from the jury, he won ahead of the fifteen other artists in this competition reserved for 9 to 14 year olds.
“I really didn’t know what to expect because we all had a level of sickness. Being first, I only imagined that in my dreams, slips the 13-year-old Moselle, revealed in The Voice Kids two years ago. I stayed myself. That’s what made the difference, I think. »
Sa chanson, Oh mom!co-authored by Barbara Pravi and Frédéric Château, actually stood out with a rockabilly energy consistent with the tastes of the teenager, fan of Elvis Presley.
Alexandra Redde-Amiel, the head of delegation and director of games and entertainment at France Télévisions, says she is “too proud”. “Last year, Armenia won in France and there, France wins in Armenia, the story is magnificent, she rejoices. There were lots of good vibes today and seeing how Lissandro was received by the juries and the public is magical. »
“He wanted victory in a visceral way”
Had she seriously considered this victory? She says: “Lissandro and I discussed a lot together because I had to prepare him for all the hypotheses concerning the result. Him, he said to me: “But I want this haircut!” There was something visceral, like she was for him. »
In the green room, the space where the delegations were gathered during the announcement of the points, the young singer was an electric battery. “I said to him ‘Calm down Lissandro!’,” continues the head of delegation. He replied “winner” (“winner”). As he told me, he had never won anything before and this victory, he went to get it with his guts. »
Before hanging up, the winner of the day wishes to thank the people who voted for him: “This trophy is for me, but it is also for you because it is thanks to you that I won it! »