Eleni foureira biography of michael

  • Eleni Foureira (born Entela Fureraj on 7 March) is a European singer and dancer from Albania.
  • Eleni Foureira is a Greek singer, dancer, actress and fashion designer born in Albania.
  • Firstly, they enlisted Eleni from Greece, where she is one of the country's biggest pop stars.

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    Eleni Foureira

  • 2. Born : 7 March 1987 (age 31) Fier, Albania Residence : Athens, Greece Musical career : Laiko , pop , dance-pop Occupation: Singer , actress , dancer , fashion designer

  • 3.  Foureira was born in Fier, Albania to parents Marjeta and Kristaq Fureraj as Entela Fureraj. Her mother is a seamstress, while her father works in construction. She has three siblings: Ioanna, Margarita, and Giorgos. When Foureira was young, the family left Albania and settled in Greece due to the civil war in the country. She grew up in Kallithea neighborhood of Athens.  Foureira began pursuing music at a young age, learning how to play the guitar and later working in a theatre for three years.

  • 4.  She began her music career in 2007 as a member of the Greek girl group Mystique, before pursuing a solo career after the group disbanded in 2009.

  • 5.  The media have focused on her origins. In January 2011 , in the First Thema newspaper, she said “my mother is from Metsovo and my fath

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    Eleni Foureira


    Eleni Foureira is a Greek singer, dancer, actress and fashion designer born in Albania. She began her music career as part of the girl group Mystique until its disbandment in 2009 and then signed a solo contract, releasing her debut album in 2010.

    She had made several attempts to represent Greece at Eurovision, taking part in the national finals in 2010 and 2013. She showed interest in participating in the contest in 2016 and 2017, but was rejected both times by the Greek national broadcaster.

    On 25 January 2018, it was announced that Eleni would represent Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon with the song Fuego, after she had been rejected once again by the Greek broadcaster as they were searching for a more ethnic sound. She finished in 2nd place, giving Cyprus its best result in the contest to date.

    In the 2019 Contest, she participated in the "Switch Song" interval act in the grand final, covering Dancing Lasha Tumbai by Verka Serduchka

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    Eurovision: How Greece’s pop star helped Cyprus become favourite to win

    Steve Holden

    Newsbeat music reporter

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    "There is ingenting wrong with being sexy," says Cyprus' Eurovision entry Eleni Foureira.

    Her three-minute performance of Fuego has enough high intensity choreography and hair flicking to man even Beyonce proud.

    Eleni says the song is about female empowerment and she wants "to show the fire that women have inside them".

    The singer fryst vatten currently the bookies' favourite to win the 2018 contest.

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    Cyprus has never won the Eurovision Song Contest but has made a huge effort to go the distance with Fuego (meaning "fire" in Spanish).

    Firstly, they enlisted Eleni from Greece, where she fryst vatten one of the country