Cyprus: Elena Tsagrinou's ESC 2021 entry "El Diablo" to be released on February 24

Cyprus: Elena Tsagrinou's ESC 2021 entry
Sunday, 24 January 2021

  • Eleni Tsagrinou, the Cypriot Eurovision 2021 hopeful, revealed that her ESC 2021 entry titled "El Diablo" will be released along with its music video on February 24. 

    Two months ago the Cypriot national broadcaster, CyBC,  announced that they have internally selected the Greek female act, Elena Tsagrinou, to represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2021 with her song 'El Diablo'.

    The Cypriot hopeful through her Instagram account confirmed that her Eurovision entry will be going public in one month. Tagrinou says: 

    "In a month from now you will have in your "hands" the music video clip of "El Diablo" we started full on rehearsals for the clip and I'm really living for it, it's the most creative, demanding and at the same time strong moment, I can't wait to share it together your."

     

    'El Diablo'- The creative team behind it

    One thing that already stands out of the Cypriot entry is the creative team behind the song! All names have something to say in the music industry and within the Eurovision scene. First name to mention is Thomas Stengaard, who was behind the winning ESC 2013 entry,Only teardrops  performed by Emmelie de Forest for Denmark and behind Michael Schulte‘s You let me walk alone which brought Germany in the top 5 at Eurovision 2018.

    Next internationally acclaimed name is that of Jimmy “Joker” Thornfeldt, who has written songs for international artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull. The team joins also Laurell Barker, who made it to the Top 5 in Eurovision 2019 with Swiss act Luca Hanni and the song She got me . Last but not least the Brazilian-born singer, dancer and songwriter Oxa. In addtion Marvin Dietmann, who was also behind the staging of Conchita Wurst in ESC 2014 will be responsible for the song's staging in Rotterdam. 

     

    Cyprus in Eurovision

    Cyprus debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with the group Island, achieving an honorable 6th placing in Dublin. Aphrodite’s island has been represented by some of the biggest names in the Greek and Cypriot music industry: Anna Vissi (1982), Michalis Hatzigiannis (1998), Evridiki (1992,1994,2007), Ivi Adamou (2012), Despina Olympiou (2013), etc.

    The country achieved its best Eurovision result this year when it placed 2nd with Eleni Foureira’s Fuego. The Greek famous star was selected internally to fly the Cypriot flag at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. Eleni’s explosive performanc on  the Altice Arena stage blew away Europe which boosted the country to its highest position ever in the competiton.

    In 2019 internally selected Tamta, want to make a strong repeat of last year’s success with her song enttitled , Replay, and through her energetic performance at Expo Tel Aviv accomplished a 13th place for Cyprus, keeping the country on the left side of the final scoreboard.

    This year, CyBC internally selected Sandro Nicolas to fly the flag in Rotterdam with his entry Running, written by Alfie Arcuri, Sebastian Rickards, Octavian Rasinariu and Sandro himself while the productionwas work of Teo DK. However Sandro never had the chance to perform in Rotterdamam as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. 

     

     

    News Source/image: Eleni Tsagrinou Instagram