Christina Metaxa

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Christina Metaxa
Metaxa in May 2009
Metaxa in May 2009
Background information
Birth nameChristina Metaxa
Born (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 29)
Limassol, Cyprus
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2008–present
Associated actsNikolas Metaxas

Christina Metaxa (Greek: Χριστίνα Μεταξά; born 4 April 1992) is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. Her elder brother, Nikolas Metaxas, is also a singer and won second place in the Greek version of The X Factor. Her brother is also the creator and composer of her Eurovision entry, "Firefly".

Metaxa was chosen by the public of Cyprus on 7 February 2009 with the song "Firefly" to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow.[1] She competed in the second semifinal but missed out on the final. She was the spokesperson for Cyprus, giving the island's voting results during the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final in Oslo.

Metaxa graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Discography[]

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
"Firefly" 2009 Non-album singles

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ (12 May 2009). Battle of the Eurovision ballads, BBC News

External links[]

Media related to Christina Metaxa at Wikimedia Commons

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Evdokia Kadi
with Femme Fatale
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
2009
Succeeded by
Jon Lilygreen and The Islanders
with Life Looks Better In Spring


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