She is the Australian-born teenage pop singer who came 12th representing Cyprus in this year’s Eurovision final.
And now fans of 17-year-old Silia Kapsis have taken to social media to express their desire for her to represent Australia.
This year, Australia was represented by Electric Fields, but the band was brutally eliminated in the first semi-final which took place in Malmö, Sweden.
During Saturday’s grand final, fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise Kapsis, who made it to the final stage of the competition.
‘I wish this was Australia’s entry, but I love that we can vote for it!’ wrote one fan.
She’s the Australian-born teen pop singer who came 12th representing Cyprus at this year’s Eurovision final in Sweden this weekend. And now fans of 17-year-old Silia Kapsis have taken to social media to express their desire for her to represent Australia. In the photo: Silia Kapsis.
“Can Cyprus choose Australia’s law next year please?” asked another.
“Another Cypriot contestant who was born in Australia, the Cypriot-Australian breeding program for Eurovision is progressing apace,” another person on X joked.
Others brought some “controversial” ideas to the discussion.
During Saturday’s grand final, fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise Kapsis, who made it to the final stage of the competition.
‘I wish this was Australia’s entry, but I love that we can vote for it!’ wrote a fan
“Controversial truth… Cyprus sends better Australian performances than Australia (some years! – I’m not looking at you, Queen Dami (Soy) and Queen Kate (Miller-Heidke)!),” one X user suggested.
Silia is the second Australian in two years to represent Cyprus. Sydney’s Andrew Lambrou reached the final in 2023 and finished 12th.
It comes as Switzerland won the Eurovision 2024 grand final.
Silia is the second Australian in two years to represent Cyprus. Sydney’s Andrew Lambrou reached the final in 2023 and finished 12th
The singer Nemo, who is the first non-binary winner of the contest, obtained 365 points with the jury and 226 from the public for a total of 591 with his song The Code.
Nemo used his childhood experience in opera to create an impressive performance that mixed rap, rock, drum ‘n bass and classical opera, as well as balancing on a spinning record that spun at high speed while singing a melody.
After being announced as the winner, Nemo tearfully said, “I want to thank you.”
It comes as Switzerland won the grand final of Eurovision 2024. Pictured with last year’s winner, Loreen.
The 24-year-old, the first non-binary winner of the contest, obtained 365 points with the jury and 226 with the public for a total of 591 with his song The Code.
“I hope this pageant can live up to its promise and continue to defend the peace and dignity of every person in this world.”
Croatia finished in second place with Baby Lasagna’s Rim Tim Tagi Dim after scoring 547 points.
And Ukraine came in third place thanks to alyona alyona and Jerry Heil with their song Teresa & Maria, which scored 453 points.
Going into the final, Nemo was the odds-on favorite to win 5-2 after a successful performance on Swiss television.
Nemo said the song is about them realizing their own non-binary identity and they hope to stand up for “the entire LGBTQIA+ community” by entering the contest.
The artist, whose full name is Nemo Mettler, added that in accepting he did not ‘feel like a man or a woman’, and stated: ‘I had to break some codes.’
Nemo used his childhood opera experience to create an impressive performance mixing rap, rock, drum ‘n bass and classical opera, as well as balancing on a rotating record that spun at high speed while singing a melody.
