Swapping Love Island for Eurovision: Antigoni's pride at representing Cyprus
Summary
Antigoni Buxton, who was on the TV show Love Island in 2022, will represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Jalla." She feels proud to share her Greek-Cypriot roots and aims to do her best in the contest.Key Facts
- Antigoni Buxton appeared on Love Island series eight in 2022.
- She is representing Cyprus in Eurovision with a dance-pop song called "Jalla."
- "Jalla" uses traditional Greek instruments and refers to the Greek belly dance Tsifteteli.
- The word "Jalla" is Cypriot-Greek slang meaning "more" or "again."
- Antigoni was born and raised in London but has strong ties to Cyprus from spending summers there.
- Her Eurovision music video features her family and the famous UK's Got Talent dance duo Stavros Flatley.
- Cyprus has competed in Eurovision 42 times but has never won.
- Antigoni's goal is to perform her best rather than focusing solely on winning.
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