She is the Australian-born teen pop singer who will compete in the Eurovision final in Sweden this weekend.
And now Silia Kapsis, 17, from Sydney, has revealed she faced criticism from “experts” who cast a shadow over her chances because she was “too young”.
But the little-known dark-haired beauty, who represents Cyprus in the song contest, said there was no chance of her getting “stage fright”.
“I’ve been doing this since I was four years old,” Silia said in an interview with The advertiser on Saturday.
‘It’s in me, I have it, I have control. Now they are realizing that I am a professional,” she continued.
Silia Kapsi, 17 (pictured), from Sydney, has revealed she faced criticism from “experts” who cast a shadow over her chances of making it to Eurovision because she was “too young”.
Silia added that the people who criticized her reached out and are now congratulating the teenager on her success at such a young age.
“But at first, people said they thought I might be inexperienced, that because I’m young, I might have stage fright, whatever,” she said.
The singer-songwriter also revealed that it was acclaimed Greek composer Dimitris Kontopoulos who spotted her on Instagram and groomed her for Eurovision stardom.
She also co-wrote her powerful song Liar for the competition.
But the little-known dark-haired beauty, who represents Cyprus in the song contest, said there was no chance of her getting “stage fright”. She told the Adelaide Advertiser that she has been an artist since she was 4 years old.
The diminutive singer, who was born and raised in Sydney, has roots in both Cypriot and Greek heritage. In the photo: Silia performing at a dress rehearsal for the Eurovision final.
“He approached my mother, because we go to Greece often, and told her there was a chance I could represent a country at Eurovision and we said, ‘wow,'” she said.
“So we went back there and recorded the song, and mom and I were 50/50 as to the possibilities, but we really had no idea.”
In a twist, Silia originally hoped to represent Greece.
The diminutive singer, who was born and raised in Sydney, has roots in both Cypriot and Greek heritage.
His music career began with his debut song, ‘Who Am I?’ Released when she was only 12 years old.
Since then, he has continued to advance in the industry and released his second track, ‘No Boys Allowed’ in March 2023, followed by ‘Disco Dancer’, which was released in May 2023.
She is the second Australian in two years to represent Cyprus. Sydney’s Andrew Lambrou reached the final in 2024 and finished 12th.
It comes after Australia’s entry, Electric Fields, was eliminated from the competition.
The musical duo put on the show of their lives in Malmö, Sweden, on Tuesday in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Unfortunately, it was not enough to win over the public, as they failed to qualify for the grand final that will take place on Saturday.