Eleni Foureira: 30 facts you should know about the singer

Eleni Foureira is the singer that is representing Cyprus in the Eurovision 2018 contest!

Eurovision 2018 is held in the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, and the singer is considered to be the winner of the show, according to latest bets. But in a contest a lot can change, right?

These are some facts you should know about the singer , Eleni Foureira!

1. 1. She was born on 7 March 1987.
   2. She was born in Fier ,Albania.
   3. She has three siblings.
   4. When she was young, she left Albania with her family because of the civil war in her country and they went to Greece.
   5. She grew up in an area of Athens, called Kallithea.
   6. When she was young, she discovered her passion for music and started to learn how to play the guitar.
   7. In 2007 she began her music career as a member of the group ”Mystique”.
   8. In 2009 she left the group to pursue a solo career.
   9. She appeared on the show ”Just the two of us” and won first place with her partner Panagiotis Petrakis who is an actor.
   10. In December 2018 she released her first solo album and it became platinum in Greece.
   11. She starred as Sofia in the musical Barbarella: the 80’s Musical in Athens and got great reviews about her performance!
   12. She was a judge for the show ”So you think you can dance”on season three .
   13. She has tried several times to represent Greece in the Eurovision contest but was never able.
   14. In 2013, she performed “Wild Dances” with Ruslana at Eurosong 2013 , a show by the channel MAD.
   15. She once  attempted to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song “Come Tiki Tam”, but was rejected by Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.
   16. One of her biggest dreams was to be in the Eurovision song contest.
   17. In 2018 Cyprus announced that Eleni Foureira would be representing the country with the song ”Fuego”.
   18. The song ”Fuego” was composed by Greek-Swedish songwriter Alex Papaconstantinou.
   19. Eleni Foureira has been in a relationship since 2016 with with Spanish footballer Alberto Botía.
   20. Her birth name is Entela Fureraj.
   21. When she started her career she claimed to be Brazilian but after some years she admitted that she was from Albania.
   22. In an interview in 2014 she said that she did not reveal her origin in order to be accepted in the music industry in Greece.
   23. She a huge pop star in Greece and Cyprus.
   24. After her first appearance in the Eurovision contest, she is called ”Europe’s Beyonce”.
   25. She loves dancing.
   26. Her star sign is Pisces.
   27. Her fans on Instagram adore her and they create a lot of paintings with her face.
   28. In Greece she is a fashion icon!
   29. She mimics some Greek singers and she is really good at it!
   30. She loves Greece and she always praises the beauty of the country she lives!