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Lisa Andreas

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Lisa Andreas
Lisa Andreas during a rehearsal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul
Lisa Andreas during a rehearsal at theEurovision Song Contest 2004 inIstanbul
Born
Lisa Large

(1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (age 37)
OccupationSinger
Musical career
OriginKent, England
InstrumentVocals
Musical artist

Lisa Jayne Porter (néeLarge; 22 December 1987), better known by the stage nameLisa Andreas (Greek:Λίζα Αντρέας), is an English-Cypriot singer, dancer and artist, best known forrepresenting Cyprus in theEurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Stronger Every Minute".

Early life

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Andreas was born inEngland to aBritish father andGreek Cypriot mother. She was christened inCyprus, where she lived for two-and-a-half years, before moving with her family to Gillingham.[1][2]

She attendedChatham Grammar School for Girls.[3] She graduated from theTrinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with abachelor's degree in Voice and Musical Theatre.[4][5]

Career

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At the age of 13, Andreas began performing as a solo artist, singing mainly in pubs and karaoke competitions; winning one held at The Strand inGillingham,Kent.[3][6]

On 26 January 2004 it was announced that Andreas had been selected to compete in theCypriot national selection for theEurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Stronger Every Minute".[7] She later went on to win the competition with 96 points, earning her the right to represent the country at the contest.[8] Andreas, then 16 years old, was the youngest participant selected to take part in the 2004 contest. Following her selection, the song, which featured one line inGreek, was reworked to be performed entirely in theEnglish language.[9] InIstanbul, she performed 14th during the semi-final and qualified for the grand final, where she later placed 5th overall with a total of 170 points.[10][11]

Following her participation, Andreas joined a femalehip-hopdance troupe, performing at theLondon Palladium andHer Majesty's Theatre. She later worked as a teacher at a dance school.[12]

In 2007, she participated in thefourth series ofThe X Factor, where she advanced to the second round.[13]

Personal life

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In 2014, she moved toTucson,Arizona, where she currently resides with her family.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^Bakker, Sietse (5 April 2004)."An interview with Lisa Andreas!".ESCToday. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  2. ^"Kent girl is Cyprus Eurovision star".BBC News. 22 February 2004. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  3. ^ab"Top five for Kent Eurovision girl".BBC News. 16 May 2004. Retrieved3 April 2020.
  4. ^abArgyriou, Giannis (29 June 2021)."Lisa Andreas: "Never Say Never" to a Eurovision comeback for Cyprus!".Eurovisionfun. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  5. ^ab"Meet Lisa Jayne Porter | Artist, Singer, Dancer, Actor, Writer".Shoutout Arizona. 28 November 2022. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  6. ^Delaney, Sean (16 May 2020)."Eurovision 2020: Kent's winners, flops and other odd entries at Europe's greatest song contest including Bucks Fizz and Blue".Kent Online. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  7. ^Christodoulides, Louis (26 January 2004)."Cyprus announces national final candidates".ESCToday. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  8. ^Barak, Itamar (17 February 2004)."Lisa Andreas will represent Cyprus in Turkey".ESCToday. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  9. ^Roxburgh, Gordon (6 May 2004)."Lisa: "Politics shouldn't be involved"".ESCToday. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  10. ^"Semi-Final of Istanbul 2004".European Broadcasting Union.Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  11. ^"Grand Final of Istanbul 2004".European Broadcasting Union.Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  12. ^"Lisa Andreas (Cyprus 2004) speaks to ogaespain.com".OGAE Spain (in Spanish). 13 July 2016. Retrieved14 April 2024.
  13. ^Yazıcıtunc, Gunec Gulun (6 January 2021)."Eurovision 2004: Cyprus' Lisa Andreas in focus".EuroVisionary. Retrieved14 April 2024.
Preceded byCyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
2004		Succeeded by
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Alter Ego"
  • "An me thimasai"
  • "Anna Maria Lena"
  • "Apopse as vrethoume"
  • "Aspro mavro"
  • "Break a Broken Heart"
  • "Comme ci, comme ça"
  • "El Diablo"
  • "Ela"
  • "Ela Ela (Come Baby)"
  • "Feeling Alive"
  • "Femme Fatale"
  • "Firefly"
  • "Fuego"
  • "Genesis"
  • "Gimme"
  • "Gravity"
  • "I agapi akoma zi"
  • "Ime anthropos ki ego"
  • "La La Love"
  • "Liar"
  • "Life Looks Better in Spring"
  • "Mana mou"
  • "Mi stamatas"
  • "Milas poli"
  • "Monika"
  • "Mono i agapi"
  • "Mono gia mas"
  • "Nomiza"
  • "One Thing I Should Have Done"
  • "Replay"
  • "Running"
  • "San aggelos s'agapisa"
  • "Shh"
  • "SOS"
  • "Sti fotia"
  • "Stronger Every Minute"
  • "Teriazoume"
  • "Tha'nai erotas"
  • "Thimame"
  • "To katalava arga"
  • "Tora zo"
  • "Why Angels Cry"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Cyprus did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Countries
Final
Semi-final
Artists
Final
Semi-final
Songs
Final
Semi-final
  • "Celebrate"
  • "Dziesma par laimi"
  • "Foi magia"
  • "Jugarem a estimar-nos"
  • "Leha'amin"
  • "My Galileo"
  • "Notre planète"
  • "Shame on You"
  • "Stay Forever"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tii"
  • "What's Happened to Your Love"
International
Artists
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