Antigoni has performed her Eurovision entry “JALLA” for the first time tonight during the Greek national selection.
Cypriot Eurovision representative, Antigoni, has performed her Eurovision 2026 entry “JALLA” live for the first time during the Second Semi-Final on the Greek national selection: Sing for Greece – Ethnikós Telikós 2026.
Cyprus was the first country to announce their representative for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest next May, and has followed a trend for 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.
Antigoni will perform “JALLA” during the second half of the Second Semi-Final on May 14th.
Source: ERT
Cyprus debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. Their best result was in 2018, when Eleni Foureira and the song “Fuego” finished second with 436 points. Before then, their best results in the contest came in the form of three fifth-place finishes. These fifth-place finishes were Anna Vissi with “Mono i agapi” in 1982, Hara & Andreas Constantinou with “Mana mou” in 1997 and Lisa Andreas with “Stronger Every Minute” in 2004. Cyprus currently holds the record for the most participations in Eurovision without a win.