Eurovision 2024’s youngest entrant, 17-year-old Silia Kapsis, will be taking to the Eurovision Grand Final Stage in Malmö, Sweden on Sunday.
Kapsis, who is representing Cyprus in the 68th edition of the song contest, opened semi-final 1 this morning with her dance-pop song ‘Liar.’
WATCH Silia Kapsis Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Performance of ‘Liar’ Here:Kapsis is of Cypriot and Greek descent and is the second Australian-born performer to represent the island nation – following in the steps of last year’s entrant, Andrew Lambrou.
The HSC student is tipped to make history in being Cyprus’ first-ever winner of the competition. It’s a feat that Eleni Foureira has come closest to achieving when her iconic pop banger ‘Fuego’ placed second in 2018.
Australia fails to qualify
Unfortunately, Australia’s history-making electro-pop duo Electric Fields failed to qualify this morning.
However, the South Australian duo, made up of vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding and producer/keyboardist Michael Ross, was supported by Butcchulla man Fred Leone who, in a Eurovision first, brought out and played the yidaki (didgeridoo).
WATCH Electric Fields Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Performance of ‘One Milkali’ here:
Their dance anthem ‘One Milkali,’ which loosely translates to One Blood, also featured Yankunytjatjara language, being the first time an Aboriginal language has been sung in the competition.
Electric Fields was formed in 2015 and came close to representing Australia in Eurovision in 2019 whilst competing in our national selection show ‘Eurovision – Australia Decides’. Their performance of ‘2000 and Whatever’ came second to Kate Miller-Heidke’s ‘Zero Gravity,’ which went on to finish 9th in the international contest.
Australia has been a competitor since 2015, with our best result to date being Dami Im’s ‘Sound of Silence’ which placed second in 2016.
The HSC student is of Cypriot and Greek descent and is the second Australian-born performer to represent the island nation – following in the steps of last year’s entrant, Andrew
Lambrou.