Constantinos Christoforou

Constantinos Christoforou, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου (b. 25 April 1977 in Limassol, Cyprus), has sung for Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, in 1996, 2002 and 2005. Image File history File linksMetadata KONSTANTINOS.jpg Summary Constantinos Christoforou http://www2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata KONSTANTINOS.jpg Summary Constantinos Christoforou http://www2. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... View of Limassol from the medieval castle museum Limassol (Greek: Λεμεσός, Lemesos; Turkish: Leymosun) is the second-largest city of Cyprus, with a population of 161,000 (2001 census), and the biggest municipality of the island. ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest to create a consistent visual identity. ...

Career

At the age of seventeen, he became the first Cypriot artist to achieve triple platinum sales, with an album that was recorded in Cyprus and not in Athens, where the core of the Greek music industry is located. Within a very short time he became a big star in Cyprus and in Greece. In 1996 he represented Cyprus in the Eurovision song contest in Oslo, Norway with the song "Mono Yia Mas" (Only for Us). Nickname: City of Athena or Cradle of Democracy Location of the city of Athens (red dot) within the Prefecture of Athens and Periphery of Attica Coordinates: Country Greece Peripheries Attica Prefecture Athens Founded 2000 BC Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis as of 2007 Area    - City 39 km²  - Urban 427 km²  - Metro 3... The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 18, 1996 in Oslo. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Mono Yia Mas (Greek script: Μόνο για μας, English translation: Only For Us) was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Greek by Constantinos Christoforou. ...

After Eurovision he launched his career in Greece collaborating with some of the biggest stars found in the Greek music industry such as Anna Vissi and Sakis Rouvas. In 1999 he was chosen by the successful Cypriot composer, Georges Theofanous, to be the lead singer in the first boy-band of Greece, ONE. ONE became very popular and commercially successful in Greece and Cyprus, reaching platinum sales. Anna Vissi (Greek: Άννα Βίσση); born December 20, 1957 in Pyla, Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Cypriot singer famous mainly in her home country Cyprus, and Greece, with success in the United States as well. ... Anastasios Sakis Rouvas (Greek: Αναστάσιος Σάκης Ρουβάς, (born January 5, 1972 in the island of Corfu) is a Greek singer and athlete, as well as an actor, and a model, who has sold over 1. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... George Theophanous was born in Larnaca, Cyprus in 1968. ... The boyband One comes from Cyprus. ...

In 2002 Konstantinos participated again in the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn Estonia, this time as the leader singer of ONE representing Cyprus with the song "Gimme" and finishing in 6th place. In September 2003, Constantinos started his solo career with the album "H agapi sou paei" (Love becomes you), the single sky rocketed to the top of the Greek airplay charts at No1 and the album reached gold sales in Cyprus. In 2005 he returned to the contest as a solo artist, this time singing "Ela Ela (Come Baby), (Έλα Έλα in Greek) alongside 1991 Cypriot entrant Elena Patroclou, in Kiev and finishing in 19th place. (Redirected from 2002 Eurovision Song Contest) Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the radio throughout Europe. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... Eurovision Song Contest 2005 logo. ... Ela Ela (Come Baby) was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Constantinos Christoforou. ... Location Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted. ...

Constantinos is also a very successful composer and lyricist and he has composed songs for many famous Greek singers. In September 2004 he released his second solo album, "Idiotiki parastasi" (Private show). The album went gold in Cyprus immediately and is a big radio hit in Greece. September 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: September 2004 in sports Events Deaths in September • 27 Tsai Wan-lin • 24 Françoise Sagan • 20 Brian Clough • 18 Russ Meyer • 15 Johnny Ramone • 12 Fred Ebb • 11 Peter VII of Alexandria • 8... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ...

Trivia

• Most typical aspect of his character is his spontaneity.
• He was the second male to grace the cover of Greek Vogue magazine.
• Considers his voice to be his best quality and the fact that he talks a lot his worst.
• He is a big admirer of George Michael, Madonna, Whitney Houston and Anna Vissi.
• Considers Sandra Bullock as the most beautiful woman in the world.
• He's afraid of heights.
• He enjoys working out, reading, surfing the net, and listening to music.

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See also

• ONE

The boyband One comes from Cyprus. ...

External links

• Official Site