eurovision 2018
Eleni Foureira
Eleni Foureira represented Cyprus at Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon with “Fuego”, finishing 2nd of 26.
- who
- Greek singer
- born
- 7 March 1987, Fier, Albania
- contest
- 2018
- best result
- 2nd, 2018
- music
- electropop, pop
- active
- since 2007
- record labels
- Minos EMI, Panik Records
- sang for
- Cyprus
Biography
Eleni Foureira is a Greek singer, born in Albania, who started out in 2007 in the group Mystique and went solo when it broke up in 2009. A debut album followed in 2010, and there have been six in all. “Fuego” finished second for Cyprus in Lisbon in 2018, the best result Cyprus has had.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Eleni Foureira”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2018 Lisbon
“Fuego”
2nd of 26 Finished 2nd of 26 in the final, with 436 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Didrick, Alex Papaconstantinou, Geraldo Sandell, Viktor Svensson, Anderz Wrethov
- Running order
- 25th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 2nd of 19, 262 points
- Age on the night
- 31
- Won that year
- Israel: Netta, “Toy”
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What we wrote about Eleni Foureira, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2018 The result
The public's favourite was Israel. Netta's "Toy" was third with the juries and first with viewers, and won on 529 points. Cyprus was second with Eleni Foureira's "Fuego", on 436 — the best result Cyprus has had. Austria finished third and Germany fourth.
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