Following his first rehearsal yesterday, our Tim got a chance to catch up with Andrew Lambrou to discuss his Liverpool experience so far.
Watch our interview with Andrew Lambrou right here:
During their interview, Tim and Andrew talked about how his first rehearsal went and how he wants to tweak aspects to strengthen the message of his song. They also discuss the reunion with Australia’s act Voyager, and his now-popular marble run Tiktok.
Andrew Lambrou’s Eurovision Journey so far
Andrew was one of the earliest artists announced for Eurovision 2023. Cypriot broadcaster CyBC first announced that they had internally selected him to represent them on 17th October 2022. His song “Break a Broken Heart” was then released on 2nd March 2023.
On Monday, Andrew Lambrou performed on the Eurovision stage for his first rehearsal. You can find out more about their first rehearsal, and our thoughts on that here.
Who is Andrew Lambrou?
Andrew Lambrou is an Australian singer-songwriter with Greek-Cypriot heritage. He has performed since an early age and began his career on social media, uploading covers as early as 2013 to YouTube, Instagram, and (more recently) TikTok. Andrew’s first big break came in 2015 when he appeared on the Australian version of The X Factor where he reached the super home visits stage of the competition before being eliminated.
Most recently, Andrew participated in the 2022 edition of Australia’s Eurovision selection show Eurovision – Australia Decides with his song “Electrify”. He placed 10th with the professional jury and 5th with the public to place 7th overall with 51 points. His song for Eurovision 2023 – “Break a Broken Heart” – was written by Jimmy Jansson, Jimmy “Joker” Thornfeldt, Marcus Winther-John, and Thomas Stengaard.
Cyprus’ Eurovision journey
The Mediterranean nation made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981, where Island participated with the song “Monika” and place 6th. Since then, Cyprus has participated 38 times (31 of which where they were in the Grand Final).
In 2022, CyBC internally selected Andromache to represent them in Turin with the song “Ela”. During their participation in Turin, Andromache failed to qualify for the Grand Final, and managed to place 12th in the Semi-Final, receiving 63 points from the Jury and Televoters.
What do you think of our interview with Andrew Lambrou? Do you think they will qualify for the final this year? Where would you like Cyprus to finish this year? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok as we cover the rehearsals of Eurovision 2023!
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