The French performance at Junior Eurovision 2022 is set to feature four dancers alongside their representative Lissandro.
On stage in Yerevan, Armenia, Lissandro will be joined by four dancers. Lissandro’s performance for the 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest is being choreographed by Sabrina Lonis, Sabrina has choreographed every French Junior Eurovision entry since 2018 and was the choreographer for the 2021 contest in Paris, France.
Joining Lissandro on stage in Armenia are:
- Thimeo Garin – Performed in 2020 and 2021
- Lola Dalquier – Performed in 2021
- Mahdy
- Yana – Performed in 2021
Find out all you need to know about Lissandro who will represent France at Junior Eurovision 2022 below:
Junior Eurovision 2022
Following Malena’s victory in Paris, the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan will host Junior Eurovision 2022 on December 11.
The same venue also hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2011, which was the first Eurovision event in history to be hosted in Armenia. The venue can host between 6,000 and 8,000 people for large concerts. The venue is only the second to have hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice, after Minsk Arena in Belarus.
The full list of participating countries is as follows:
- Albania: Kejtlin Gjata – “Pakëz diell”
- Armenia (host country): Nare – “Dance!”
- France: Lissandro – “Oh Maman!”
- Georgia: Mariam Bigvava – “I Believe”
- Ireland: Sophie Lennon – “Solas”
- Italy: Chanel Dilecta – “Bla Bla Bla”
- Kazakhstan: David Charlin – “Jer-Ana”
- Malta: Gaia Gambuzza – “Diamonds in the Skies”
- Netherlands: Luna – “La festa”
- North Macedonia: Lara feat. Jovan & Irina – “Životot e pred mene”
- Poland: Laura Bączkiewicz – “To the Moon”
- Portugal: Nicolas Alves – “Anos 70”
- Serbia: Katarina Savić – “Svet bez granica”
- Spain: Carlos Higes – “Señorita”
- Ukraine: Zlata Dziunka – “Nezlamna”
- United Kingdom: Freya Skye – “Lose My Head”
Image Source: Cyril Moreau / BestImage | Source: Lissandro
France first participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 with “Si on voulait bien” by Thomas but withdrew the year after. After a 14-year break, France returned to the contest in 2018 with “Jamais sans toi” by Angélina. In 2020 Valentina would take victory in the contest with the song “J’Imagine” topping both the public and jury vote with a total of 200 points.
