Lisa Andreas
Born Lisa Large
(1987-12-22 ) 22 December 1987 (age 36) Occupation Singer Musical career Origin
Kent , England Instrument(s) Vocals
Musical artist
Lisa Jayne Porter (
née Large ; 22 December 1987), better known by the stage name Lisa Andreas , is an English singer, dancer and artist, best known for
representing Cyprus in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "
Stronger Every Minute ".
Early life
Andreas was born in
England to a
British father and
Greek Cypriot mother. She was christened in
Cyprus , where she lived for two-and-a-half years, before moving with her family to Gillingham.
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She attended
Chatham Grammar School for Girls .
[3] She graduated from the
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance with a
bachelor's degree in Voice and Musical Theatre.
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Career
At the age of 13, Andreas began performing as a solo artist, singing mainly in pubs and karaoke competitions; winning one held at The Strand in
Gillingham ,
Kent .
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On January 26, 2004, it was announced that Andreas had been selected to compete in the
Cypriot national selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "
Stronger Every Minute ".
[7] She later went on to win the competition with 96 points, earning her the right to represent the country at the contest.
[8] Following her selection, the song, which featured one line in
Greek , was reworked to be performed entirely in the
English language .
[9] In
Istanbul , she performed 14th during the semi-final and qualified for the grand final, where she later placed 5th overall with a total of 170 points.
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Following her participation, Andreas joined a female
hip-hop
dance troupe , performing at the
London Palladium and
Her Majesty's Theatre . She later worked as a teacher at a dance school.
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In 2007, she participated in the
fourth series of
The X Factor , where she advanced to the second round.
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Personal life
In 2014, she moved to
Tucson ,
Arizona , where she currently resides with her family.
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References
^ Bakker, Sietse (5 April 2004).
"An interview with Lisa Andreas!" . ESCToday . Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
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"Kent girl is Cyprus Eurovision star" . BBC News . 22 February 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
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"Top five for Kent Eurovision girl" . BBC News . 16 May 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2020 .
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b Argyriou, Giannis (29 June 2021).
"Lisa Andreas: "Never Say Never" to a Eurovision comeback for Cyprus!" . Eurovisionfun . Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
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b
"Meet Lisa Jayne Porter | Artist, Singer, Dancer, Actor, Writer" . Shoutout Arizona . 28 November 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ Delaney, Sean (16 May 2020).
"Eurovision 2020: Kent's winners, flops and other odd entries at Europe's greatest song contest including Bucks Fizz and Blue" . Kent Online . Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ Christodoulides, Louis (26 January 2004).
"Cyprus announces national final candidates" . ESCToday . Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ Barak, Itamar (17 February 2004).
"Lisa Andreas will represent Cyprus in Turkey" . ESCToday . Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ Roxburgh, Gordon (6 May 2004).
"Lisa: "Politics shouldn't be involved" " . ESCToday . Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
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"Semi-Final of Istanbul 2004" .
European Broadcasting Union .
Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
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"Grand Final of Istanbul 2004" .
European Broadcasting Union .
Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
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"Lisa Andreas (Cyprus 2004) speaks to ogaespain.com" . OGAE Spain (in Spanish). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
^ Yazıcıtunc, Gunec Gulun (6 January 2021).
"Eurovision 2004: Cyprus' Lisa Andreas in focus" . EuroVisionary . Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
Participation Artists Songs
"Alter Ego"
"An me thimasai "
"Anna Maria Lena"
"Apopse as vrethoume "
"Aspro mavro "
"
Break a Broken Heart "
"Comme ci, comme ça "
"
El Diablo "
"
Ela "
"Ela Ela (Come Baby)"
"Feeling Alive"
"Femme Fatale "
"Firefly"
"
Fuego "
"Genesis "
"
Gimme "
"Gravity"
"I agapi akoma zi "
"Ime anthropos ki ego "
"
La La Love "
"
Liar "
"Life Looks Better in Spring"
"Mana mou "
"Mi stamatas "
"Milas poli "
"Monika"
"Mono i agapi "
"Mono gia mas "
"Nomiza "
"One Thing I Should Have Done"
"
Replay "
"
Running "
"San aggelos s'agapisa "
"SOS"
"Sti fotia "
"Stronger Every Minute"
"Teriazoume "
"Tha'nai erotas "
"Thimame "
"To katalava arga "
"Tora zo "
"Why Angels Cry"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Cyprus did not compete
Countries
Artists
Songs
Final Semi-final
"Celebrate"
"Dziesma par laimi "
"Foi magia "
"Jugarem a estimar-nos "
"Leha'amin "
"My Galileo"
"Notre planète "
"Shame on You"
"Stay Forever"
"Takes 2 to Tango"
"Tii "
"What's Happened to Your Love"