Greek-American singer Evangelia has confirmed she has submitted songs to Cyprus for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
Evangelia confirmed on social media that she has submitted a number of songs to the Cypriot broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The singer stated that she is awaiting a response from the Cypriot broadcaster and is currently taking things “day by day, whatever happens, happens”.
Evangelia Psarakis, commonly known as Evangelia, is a famous American-Greek singer. She was born in New Jersey in 1991. Evangelia grew up commuting between her grandmother’s small farm on the Greek island of Crete and her parent’s home in the US on the American East Coast, consequently meaning two completely different musical worlds, both of which influenced her style.
Should Evangelia be selected to represent Cyprus in Italy, she would be the fifth singer of Greek heritage to represent Cyprus at Eurovision. Hovig was the last Cypriot-born singer to represent their nation at the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2017 with “Gravity”.
RIK has not yet publicly stated how they will be selecting their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
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Cyprus debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. Their best result was in 2018, with Eleni Foureira and the performance of the song “Fuego” finished in second place with 436 points. Before then, their best results in the contest came in the form of three fifth-place finishes. In 2004, Lisa Andreas performed “Stronger Every Minute” in Istanbul, Turkey. She finished 5th in the final scoring 170 points, which included 12 points from Greece. They also placed fifth in 1997 with Hara & Andreas Constantinou and their song “Mana mou”, and in 1982 with Anna Vissi’s “Mono i agapi.” Cyprus withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 due to financial difficulties but returned again in 2015.
