Cyprus qualified for the Eurovision 2024 final on Saturday, following Silia Kapsis’ performance of ‘Liar’ during the first semi-final in Malmo, Sweden.
Silia Kapsis, representing Cyprus, impressed the audience on Tuesday with her performance of the song “Liar.”
Kapsis is a singer of Cypriot and Greek descent, born and raised in Sydney, Australia, who has already made waves across the entertainment industry.
The Sydneysider has been a lead singer for the Australian Youth Performing Arts Company (AYPAC) and a recurrent lead singer at numerous high-profile events worldwide.
Away from the stage, her love for pop flourished and in 2022 she released a debut song, Who Am I?, which she had written and composed at the age of 12. The next singles, No Boys Allowed and Disco Dancer, followed in March and May of 2023.
Kapsis has worked with world-renowned choreographers and was selected for the ImmaBeast Dance Company in Los Angeles; danced with Stephen tWitch Boss on The Jennifer Hudson Show; and was featured in a dance documentary produced by Taboo from the Black-Eyed Peas.
Qualifiers for Eurovision 2024 final
Another standout was Croatian contestant Baby Lasagna with the song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim,” considered a frontrunner this year.
The semi-final result was determined through televotes. The televote took place during the live broadcast of the show. The 15 participating countries, as well as Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom, were voting in this semi-final.
The 10 successful qualifiers will join the qualifiers from the Second Semi-Final (on Thursday 9 May), as well as the Big 5 (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) plus reigning Contest champions Sweden, in the Grand Final on Saturday 11 May.
Out of the 15 countries competing in the first semi-final, the following 10 advanced to the final:
1. Serbia – Teya Dora with “Ramonda”
2. Portugal – Iolanda with “Grito”
3. Slovenia – Raiven with “Veronika”
4. Ukraine – a. alyona & J. Heil with “Teresa & Maria”
5. Lithuania – Silvester Belt with “Luktelk”
6. Finland – Windows95man with “No Rules!”
7. Cyprus – Silia Kapsis with “Liar”
8. Croatia – Baby Lasagna with “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”
9. Ireland – Bambie Thug with “Doomsday Blue”
10. Luxembourg – Tali with “Fighter”
Marina Satti of Greece performs on second Eurovision semi-final
The second semi-final, featuring Marina Satti representing Greece with the song “Zari,” will take place on Thursday, May 9.
“Zari”, has received high praise from international media, particularly the BBC. Despite its reputation for harsh criticism, the BBC has lauded the Greek entry and Marina Satti’s performance.
Representing Greece is Satti’s main aim at Eurovision. She wants people to look at their TV screens and say “look at what the Greeks did this year,” which is what made her decide to bring a song in the Greek language on stage.
“It’s massively important for me to sing in Greek and that’s also what I do when I tour Europe,” she said. “I want people to know Greeks better, and I cannot find a better way to do so than to show what we have to offer in music.”
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