Cyprus: Andrew Lambrou selected for Eurovision 2023
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Andrew Lambrou will be flying the flag for Cyprus at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, UK next year.
We have our second Eurovision 2023 act determined as Cyprus, after Israel, is the second country to reveal their Eurovision hopeful for Liverpool. Andrew Lambrou has been internally selected to defend the Cypriot colors in Eurovision 2023.
The Cypriot national broadcaster, CyBC, through an announcement on their social media account confirmed Andrew Lambrou as the next representative of the mediterranean state-island in the Eurovision Song Contest. His name was rumored over the last months as he fitted the profile CyBC was in search of: a young talented act of Cypriot origin.
The offical announcent by the broadcaster reads as following:
A few words for Andrew Lambrou
Sydney-based musician Andrew Lambrou with a Greek - Cypriot famlily backgroud. Songwriter and singer, the musician has spent the last few years with his head down, building an audience and a skillset in songwriting and performing through work he's teased over the last few years.
He has been singing since the age of 5 where he discovered his love for music at AMS music school where he learnt to play the piano. His music is pop with dark elements to it, although dark sounding, most of his songs have a very uplifting positive message. He's influenced by so many different styles, and has always had a huge passion for movie music which is where the dark element comes from.
At the age of 17 he took part in the X-factor Australia show in 2015 reaching the top-20 acts of the competition.
After year's of covers and music making, earlier in the year he reached the point where it all came together; the musician signed to City Pop Records - joining Mia Rodriguez and Mason Watts - to launch his debut single Throne into the world.
He is no stranger to the Eurovision audience as earlier this year he took part in the Australian national final 'Eurovision 2022: Australia Decides' with the song 'Electrify' which finished 7th in the overall score.
More details on the entry Andrew will be performing in Liverpool will come to light in due course.
Cyprus in Eurovision
Cyprus debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with the group Island, achieving an honorable 6th placing in Dublin. Aphrodite’s island has been represented by some of the biggest names in the Greek and Cypriot music industry: Anna Vissi (1982), Michalis Hatzigiannis (1998), Evridiki (1992,1994,2007), Ivi Adamou (2012), Despina Olympiou (2013), etc.
The country achieved its best Eurovision result this year when it placed 2nd with Eleni Foureira’s Fuego. The Greek famous star was selected internally to fly the Cypriot flag at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. Eleni’s explosive performanc on the Altice Arena stage blew away Europe which boosted the country to its highest position ever in the competiton.
In 2020, CyBC internally selected Sandro Nicolas to fly the flag in Rotterdam with his entry Running, written by Alfie Arcuri, Sebastian Rickards, Octavian Rasinariu and Sandro himself while the productionwas work of Teo DK. However Sandro never had the chance to perform in Rotterdamam as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, Elena Tsagrinou was internally selected to fly the flag in Rotterdam with her song "El Diablo" which competed in the first semi final and after qualifying to the Grand final finished 16th with a total of 94 points.
Earlier this year Andromache represented the country with her song 'Ela' in Turin competing in the second semi-final where she finished 12th with 63 points ( 9th in thr televoting last in the jury voting) and didn't reach the Grand final.
News Source: CyBC
Image: Andrew Lambrou FB
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Angelos D.
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