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Silia Kapsis to sing for Cyprus at Eurovision 2024

The Cypriot broadcaster has internally selected Silia Kapsis to sing for the country in Malmö in next year's Eurovision Song Contest. The song will be released at a later date

Rumors had it that Cyprus was going back to a national selection for their next year's Eurovision artist. Well, not this time around.

CyBC, the Cypriot broadcaster, has internally picked Silia Kapsis for the task. The news has just been confirmed through their social media channels, and brings the number of confirmed acts for Eurovision 2024 to two following Belgium's Mustii.

Silia Kapsis – "Disco Dancer" (not her Eurovision song)

Silia's song for Eurovision will be released at a later stage. It is composed by the well-known Eurovision veteran Dimitris Kontopoulos (Δημήτρης Κοντόπουλος), who has several Eurovision hits on his CV, such as Scream (Russia 2019), You Are the Only One (Russia 2016) and Hold Me (Azerbaijan 2013).

Silia Kapsis

Silia Kapsis is a 16-year-old singer and actress born in December 2006 Australia.

Her connection with Cyprus comes from her father, who's from the country she'll soon represent at Eurovision. Her mother is Greek.

She spent her early years in Sydney, where she was exposed to the arts from an early age and began performing. She has performed at numerous events across the world as the lead singer for the Australian Youth Performing Arts Company (AYPAC).

At the age of twelve, she wrote and composed her debut song, "Who Am I?", that was released last year, followed by the singles from 2023: "No Boys Allowed" and "Disco Dancer".

Nickelodeon Australia has also booked her as a news anchor.

Cyprus in the Eurovison Song Contest

Cyprus 2004: Lisa Andreas - "Stronger Every Minute"

Since Cyprus debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981, the country has not yet managed to win in any of the 39 times the country has participated.

Cyprus came close to winning in 2018 when Eleni Foureira finished 2nd with Fuego, their best result so far.

Cyprus 2004: Lisa Andreas - "Stronger Every Minute"

Since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004, Cyprus has qualified for 11 out of 18 Grand Finals.

About the author: Pedro Santos (Portugal)

authorPedro comes from Lisbon, Portugal. He's 31 years old and graduated in journalism. He has attended Eurovision Song Contest three times live - 2018, 2019 and 2022 - and covered the show three times more (2021, 2023, 2024) but his first Eurovision memory takes him back to 2007 when Sarbel delivered his catchy "Yassou Maria" performance. Pedro's favorite Eurovision song is Albania's 2015 "I'm Alive" by Elhaida Dani which is also his favorite Eurovision edition.

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