Antigoni will reveal “JALLA”, her song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, this evening during the CyBC evening news.
“JALLA” will officially be revealed this evening during the main evening news on RIK 1 at 19:00 CET. The song. The song is being performed by the British Greek-Cypriot singer Antigoni. “JALLA” has been written and composed by Antigoni Buxton, Connor Mullally-Knight, Trey Qua, Claydee Lupa, Paris Kalpos, Charalambous Kallona and Demetris Nikolaou.
Cyprus was the first country to announce their representative for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. This has continued a trend of the island nation of being one of the first countries to reveal their singers since 2023.
ANTIGONI, Antigoni Buxton, is a British Greek-Cypriot singer, born and raised in North London. She has made several TV appearances, including most famously her debut on UK Love Island Season 8 in 2022. She has since released many hit singles, including “You Can Have Him”. Her most recent singles include “Sleeping Alone” and “Habibi”. Antigoni quite oftenly embraces her Cypriot heritage by incorporating traditional Cypriot instrumentation through her music, mixing it with more contemporary genres.