Christina Metaxa
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Birth name | Christina Metaxa |
Born | Limassol, Cyprus | 4 April 1992
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Associated acts | Nikolas 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 |
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"Firefly" | 2009 | — | Non-album singles |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ (12 May 2009). Battle of the Eurovision ballads, BBC News
External links[]
Media related to Christina Metaxa at Wikimedia Commons
- Living people
- Cypriot women singers
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Cyprus
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2009
- 1992 births
- Greek Cypriot people
- 21st-century women singers
- Brown University alumni
- Greek singer stubs
- Cypriot people stubs