Andrew Lambrou: “The staging in Liverpool is gonna be epic!” | Exclusive Interview |

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This year’s representative of Cyprus, Andrew Lambrou, spoke exclusively to Apostolis Matamis and Eurovisionfun about his participation in Eurovision 2023 with the song “Break A Broken Heart“.

For the premiere day of his participation, he stated that he was quite excited as the preparation time was long and he was very happy that many people were there to watch the premiere of the song. Regarding the participation of “Break A Broken Heart”, Andrew said:

“The song refers to the pain of the past and the empowerment through it! Relationships can be difficult and affect us mentally, but in the end, you can become stronger through it.”

“It’s an epic song! Of course, I had many other options and it was a difficult process! But then ‘Break A Broken Heart’ came along and it stood out straight away!”

About his stage appearance on the Liverpool stage, he revealed to us:

“We are in discussions and trying to put things in order. I think that the stage appearance will particularly flatter the song. If I could describe it in one word, my appearance will be epic!”

Andrew then revealed to us as his favourite Eurovision entries Eleni Foureira (2018), Elena Paparizou (2005), Lordi (2006) and Moldova 2010.

Also, he  referred to the reaction video of his participation by the Eurovisionfun team, which he and his family watched and loved!

Watch the full interview below:

We wish Andrew Lambrou and his whole team the best of luck and many thanks for this interview!

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Cyprus: “Break A Broken Heart” by Andrew Lambrou for Eurovision 2023 has been released!

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Through the morning show of RIK1, “A Beautiful Day” with Elpida Iakovidou, Cyprus‘ entry for Eurovision 2023, entitled Break A Broken Heart, was aired for the first time a while ago, with the multi-talented Andrew Lambrou as a performer.

In the first broadcast through the show, we had the opportunity to listen for the first time to the song that Andrew Lambrou will sing at the upcoming Eurovision, while immediately after and precisely at 9:00 CET the song was uploaded to PANIK’s YouTube channel and is of course available at all digital platforms (You can find the pre-purchase link here).

You can listen to Andrew Lambrou‘s “Break A Broken Heart” at the link below:

Creators

The Cypriot participation in Eurovision 2023 is signed by the following creators, all of them with extensive experience in the contest:

  • Thomas Stengaard : Denmark 2013, Germany 2018, Germany 2019, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021, Azerbaijan 2022
  • Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt : Sweden 2021, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021
  • Jimmy Jansson : Denmark 2020
  • Marcus Winther-John : Andorra 2009

The video clip of the song was directed by Giorgos Benioudakis, as you read exclusively through our website, while Marvin Dietmann and Ross Nicholson will be responsible for Andrew Lambrou‘s stage presentation in Liverpool.

Break A Broken a Heart lyrics can be found in our related article.

Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest

This is Cyprus‘ 39th appearance in the contest, which is now the country with the most appearances without a win. The debut came in 1981 with Monika and an impressive sixth place. Until the end of the 90s, Cyprus very often managed to be in the top ten of the final standings. However, since 2004, when the semi-final system began, and until 2014, it managed to pass the semi-final stage, only on three occasions!

The above has changed drastically since 2015 and since then, with little Cyprus counting only appearances in the grand final of our favorite competition. The highlight, of course, was the second place in 2018 with Eleni Foureira and Fuego.

Last year, Cyprus was represented by Andromache, with the song Ela, without making it to the Final.

What do you think of the Cypriot participation in this year’s contest? Stay tuned for all the news regarding Cyprus at Eurovision.

Cyprus: Watch a teaser of the “Break A Broken Heart” video clip!

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Only a few days remain until the reveal of this year’s Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. Break a Broken Heart will premiere on March 2, and until then you can enjoy the short sample that has already been released.

A short while ago, Aphrodite’s Island representative, Andrew Lambrou, posted a teaser from the Break A Broken Heart video clip via his personal TikTok account.

You can watch the teaser below:

@andrewlambrou 2 days to go! My entry for Cyprus at Eurovision. Song and music video out March 2nd. Pre save link in my bio! ❤️❤️ #eurovision #breakabrokenheart #cyprus #foryou ♬ original sound – Andrew Lambrou

What time and where will we hear “Break A Broken Heart” on March 2?

Break A Broken Heart will be broadcasted for the first time on the morning show of RIK1. According to our information, the presentation will take place at 10.55 CET just before the end of the show, of course through the frequency of the Cypriot public television.

Right afterwards, at 11.00 CET, it will be uploaded on PANIK’s YouTube channel and will be available on all digital platforms, where you can already pre-order it by clicking here.

Andrew Lambrou’s surprise for the eurofans!

Andrew Lambrou’s big surprise for all of us eurofans will take place earlier though. Before the premiere of the video clip on the PANIK channel, which will take place as we said above at 11.00 am on March 2, Andrew Lambrou will be live on YouTube answering to all our questions.

We remind you that the Cypriot entry for Eurovision 2023 is signed by the following creators, all of them with extensive experience in the contest:

  • Thomas Stengaard : Denmark 2013, Germany 2018, Germany 2019, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021, Azerbaijan 2022
  • Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt : Sweden 2021, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021
  • Jimmy Jansson : Denmark 2020
  • Marcus Winther-John : Andorra 2009

The video clip of the song was directed by Giorgos Benioudakis, while Marvin Dietmann and Ross Nicholson will be responsible for Andrew Lambrou’s stage presentation in Liverpool.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the latest updates regarding the Cypriot participation!

 

EXCLUSIVE: When and where will we listen to “Break A Broken Heart”?

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The time is coming for the reveal or the Cypriot participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. The song Break A Broken Heart will premiere on 2nd of March. EurovisionFun came in contact with the people of the Cypriot delegation and we will exclusively reveal to you when and where we will hear the song!

Through “‘Ομορφη Μέρα” the first presentation

The first listen of the song will take place through the morning show of the Cypriot Public Broadcaster RIK1 “‘Ομορφη Μέρα” with the host Elpida Iakovidou. According to our information, at 08:55 CET in the morning and shortly before the end of the show, Break A Broken Heart will be presented at the Cypriot Public Broadcaster.

Later on, specifically at 09:00 CET in the morning, the song will be uploaded to the PANIK RECORDS YouTube Channel and it will be available on all digital platforms, where you can already order it. You can find the pre-purchase link here.

Andrew Lambrou’s surprise for eurofans!

However, Andrew Lambrou’s big surprise for the eurofans will take place earlier! Before the premiere of the videoclip on the PANIK YouTube channel, Andrew will be live on YouTube to answer our questions about his song and etc.

We want to remind you that the Cypriot participation in Eurovision 2023 was produced by the following creators, all of them with the extensive experience in the competition:

  • Thomas Stengaard : Denmark 2013, Germany 2018, Germany 2019, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021, Azerbaijan 2022
  • Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt : Sweden 2021, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021
  • Jimmy Jansson : Denmark 2020
  • Marcus Winther-John : Andorra 2009

The video clip of the song was directed by Giorgos Benioudakis, as you read exclusively through our website, while Martin Dietmann and Ross Nicholson will be responsible for Andrew’s stage presentation in Liverpool.

You can find the lyrics of Break A Broken Heart in our previous article. Alongside, you can listen to a snippet of the song that has already been released via TikTok.

https://www.tiktok.com/@wiwibloggs_official/video/7202686948295707910?_t=8aCiiuH8XuX&_r=1

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Cyprus: Listen to a snippet from “Break a Broken heart” by Andrew Lambrou!

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The Cypriot Public Broadcaster  announced a few weeks ago that Andrew Lambrou is internally selected as the representative of the country in Liverpool.

Moments ago, through the official TikTok account of Wiwibloggs, a 30-second snippet of the song that Andrew will sing in Liverpool was released. The song is called “Break a Broken heart“and you can listen to it below:

 

@wiwibloggs_official 💔 @andrewlambrou’s #Eurovision2023 song “Break A Broken Heart” sounds very promising so far 😎 🇨🇾 #fyp #eurovision #cyprus #eurovisionsongcontest ♬ original sound – wiwibloggs

The song is written by the following songwriters, all of them with extensive experience in the competition:

  • Thomas Stengaard  : Denmark 2013, Germany 2018, Germany 2019, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021, Azerbaijan 2022
  • Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt  : Sweden 2021, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021
  • Jimmy Jansson  : Denmark 2020
  • Marcus Winther-John  : Andorra 2009

Official release on the 2nd of March

According to exclusive information from INFE Greece , the country’s song will be officially released on  Thursday, March 2nd. 

As we previously wrote, Andrew flew to Greece to shoot the music video of “Break a Broken heart”, directed by Giorgos Benioudakis who has collaborated with many popular Greek artists. The staging of the Cypriot entry will be co-created by Marvin Dietman and Ross Nicholson from the world-renowned directing team, Black Skull.

What do you think about the snippet of “Break a Broken Heart”? Tell us in the comments!

Cyprus: With “Break A Broken Heart” Andrew Lambrou in Liverpool!

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Last night was the party of OGAE Cyprus, the Official Association of supporters and friends of the Eurovision Song Contest in Cyprus.

The guest this year was Cyprus representative, Andrew Lambrou, he revealed the song title that he is going to perform on the Eurovision stage in May in Liverpool.

With “Break A Broken Heart” in Eurovision 2023

During the party, Andrew took the stage and revealed that the song with which he will represent the island of Aphrodite in the upcoming Eurovision is called “Break A Broken Heart” .

Andrew Lambrou’s song  is completely  different  from what Cyprus has sent in recent years. A song intended to do well in the competition and not necessarily to be heard in Greece and Cyprus, as were all the last Cypriot entries.

We remind you that the Cypriot participation in Eurovision 2023 is signed by the following creators, all of them with extensive experience in the competition:

  • Thomas Stengaard  : Denmark 2013, Germany 2018, Germany 2019, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021, Azerbaijan 2022
  • Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt  : Sweden 2021, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021
  • Jimmy Jansson  : Denmark 2020
  • Marcus Winther-John  : Andorra 2009

On March 2 the release of the song

According to exclusive information from INFE Greece , the country’s song will be officially released on  Thursday, March 2 !

As we have informed you, the director of the video clip is George Benioudakis , who has many collaborations with almost all the popular Greek artists (A. Rammos, K. Argyros, L. Giorkas, S. Rokkos, Klaudia, El. Foureira et al.). And this year the Austrian-born  Marvin Dietmann  has taken over as the artistic director of the Cypriot participation. Andrew Lambrou’s staging at the M&S Bank Arena will be curated by both Marvin Dietmann and  Ross Nicholson from London’s directing team,  Black Skull .

Are you looking forward to the release of the Cypriot entry? Tell us in the comments below!

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Cyprus: Andrew’s Lambrou song will be released on the 2nd of March!

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According to INFE Greece, Andrew Lambrou, the Cypriot representative for Eurovision 2023, has visited Athens to film his entry’s videoclip and has announced that the Cypriot entry will be officially released and known to public on the 2nd of March!

According to the initial plans, RIK, the Cypriot broadcaster, was planning to release the Cypriot entry on late January. Although, the plans were abandoned due to the national elections. At the moment, the video clip is on the making, including shooting both outdoors and inside a studio.

The videoclip’s director is Yiorgos Mpenioudakis, a director who has worked with many famous Greek artists, such as the former Eurostar, Eleni Foureira. The artistic director of this year’s Cypriot entry will be Marvin Dietmann, who has a big experience and has been involved with many Eurovision entries the past years, such as the two precedent Cypriot entries(Elena Tsagkrinou,Andromache). Marvin Dietmann along with Ross Nicholson, who belongs to Black Skull, the worldwide-known team of directors, will be in charge of Andrew’s Lambrou stage performance on Liverpool.

The Cypriot team is willing for a great result in this year’s contest, which slowly reflects on the betting odds, hoping for the rise to continue also after the release of the song.

Cyprus: The surprise with Andrew Lambrou’s stage presentation in Liverpool!

This year’s Cypriot entry is signed by the following composers all of them having a big experience working for Eurovision entries:

  • Thomas Stengaard : Denmark 2013, Germany 2018, Germany 2019, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021, Azerbaijan 2022
  • Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt : Sweden 2021, San Marino 2021, Cyprus 2021
  • Jimmy Jansson : Denmark 2020
  • Marcus Winther-John : Andorra 2009

Source: INFE Greece

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Cyprus: The surprise with Andrew Lambrou’s stage presentation in Liverpool!

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Andrew Lambrou is in Athens, where together with the Cypriot delegation, as well as the PANIK Records team, he is in feverish preparations ahead of his participation in Eurovision 2023.

Filming for the video clip

Eurovisionfun got in touch with the people of the Cypriot delegation and we bring you all the latest information. First let’s say that the main reason for Andrew Lambrou’s visit to Athens is the filming of the video clip. While the initial plans wanted RIK to release the Cypriot entry at the end of January, the presidential elections moved any developments back a bit. So, in the next period of time, the filming of the video clip will take place, which according to our information will include both exterior and interior shots.

The director of the video clip will be Giorgos Benioudakis, who has to his credit many collaborations with almost all the popular Greek artists (A. Rammos, K. Argyros, L. Giorkas, S. Rokkos, Claudia, El. Foureira, etc. .).

The surprise with the stage presentation

The surprise held by the Cypriot delegation and coming to turn things around quite a bit are the persons who will be responsible for Andrew Lambrou’s stage presentation in Liverpool.

What we already knew is that this year Marvin Dietmann has taken over as the artistic director of the Cypriot participation for a third time in a row. But the twist we are talking about above is that this time he will not be alone.

Andrew Lambrou’s stage presentation at the M&S Bank Arena will be curated by both Marvin Dietmann and Ross Nicholson from London’s world-renowned directing team, Black Skull!

This group took on directing very large projects and great artists. One of her last jobs was Marco Mengoni’s concert at San Siro, the biggest concert venue in Italy!

When will we hear the song?

At the end of February, the suspense ends, since RIK and PANIK Records plan to publicize this year’s Cypriot song with the simultaneous release of the video clip.

The Cypriot participation hopes for a good result in this year’s contest, while slowly the country is gaining ground in the betting table, which they hope will continue even after the release of the song.

Today at the offices of PANIK Records we had the first meeting of the two representatives of Greece and Cyprus in the Eurovision contest, since for the first time since 2018 the artists representing the two countries belong to the same record label.

Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun for all the updates!

Eurovision 2023: The Semi-Final Allocation Draw Results!

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Liverpool’s Saint George’s Hall with a very nice event hosted a few minutes ago the draw for the semi-finals of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

The analyzes of the fans and not only, have been on fire for a few minutes now. Since the theories based on the pre-history of the countries in the competition, it is a first insight into how passable the qualification to the final is or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions, about who will go through to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Liverpool early…

The presenters and the handover ceremony

The Eurovision 2023 semi-final draw was hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan. Both are on the staff of the BBC, being some of the most loved faces of British public broadcasting.

During the draw, the ceremony of handing over and accepting the emblem of the contest took place. The mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, formally handed over the “keys to the event” to the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson.

Draw Procedure

The 31 countries competing in the semi-finals were divided into five pots, based on the scores they have exchanged in recent years with each other. This is done in order to avoid, as much as possible, the alliances that appear every year in the voting.

Big 5 and Ukraine

With the big winner of last year’s competition, Ukraine, directly in the final, along with the Big 5 (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semi-final that the direct finalists would vote for.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

  • Ukraine
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

In the semi-final that the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote for, the video from their dress rehearsal will also be shown. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal exposure of the countries directly in the final and the countries that qualify from the semi-finals. Essentially, viewers see each entry twice during the shows.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The allocation draw for the two semi-finals had two parts. In the first part the 31 countries participating in the semi-finals were drawn in which of the two they will compete in. Fifteen countries will compete in the first/second semi-final and sixteen in the first/second semi-final.

In the second part, each country learned whether it will appear in the first or second half of the semi-final in which it will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the show’s producers at a later date.

1st Semi-final (9 May):

1st Half

  • Serbia
  • Latvia
  • Ireland
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Croatia
  • Malta

2nd Half

  • Sweden
  • Moldova
  • Switzerland
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
  • Finland
  • Azerbaijan
  • Czech Republic

2nd Semi-Final (11 May):

1st Half

  • Armenia
  • Cyprus
  • Romania
  • Denmark
  • Belgium
  • Iceland
  • Greece
  • Estonia

2nd Half

  • Albania
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Lithuania
  • San Marino
  • Slovenia
  • Georgia
  • Poland

Liverpool will host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest from 9 to 13 May at the Liverpool Arena. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organizers, is “United by Music“.

You can see the draw again through the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAY-qpDTnY

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Eurovision 2023: Today the semi-final draw!

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At 20:00 CET and live from Saint George’s Hall in Liverpool, the Eurovision 2023 semi-final draw will take place.

During today’s event, there will also be the delivery-receipt of the emblem of the organization from the city of Turin to that of Liverpool. For this reason, today’s draw will be attended by both the mayor of Turin, Stefano Lo Russo, and the mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson.

Presenters

The draw is expected to be hosted by AJ Odudu and Rylan, both BBC presenters.

Draw Procedure

The first part of the draw will determine the semi-final that each of the six countries that are directly in the final (Italy, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Ukraine) will broadcast and vote for.

The second part of the draw will determine which semi-final and which half the other 31 participating countries will compete in. As in recent years, the exact order of appearance will be determined by the event’s producers at a later date.

The 31 countries have been divided into five pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by official TV partner Digame.

Pot 1
  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Croatia
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
Pot 2
  • Denmark
  • Australia
  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
Pot 3
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Israel
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
Pot 4
  • Cyprus
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Malta
  • Portugal
  • San Marino
Pot 5
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Netherlands
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania

In the evening, therefore, we all tune in for the draw of the semi-finals of our favorite competition. You can watch the draw on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HAY-qpDTnY

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!