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Constantinos was
born in the town of Limassol, in Cyprus. 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 music
industry is located. Within a very short time he became a big star in his
home-island. In 1996 he represented Cyprus in the Eurovision song contest
in Oslo, Norway with the ballad “Mono gia mas” (Only for us)
which reached the 9th place.
After Eurovision he started his career in Greece. His first collaboration
was with Greece’s biggest stars, Anna Vissi and Sakis Rouvas. In
1999 he accepted the proposal from the famous Cypriot composer, George
Theofanous, to be the lead singer in the first boy-band of Greece, ONE. In September 2003, Constantinos started his solo career with the album “H agapi sou paei” (Love becomes you). He went straight into the No1 spot in the Greek charts and the album reached gold sales in Cyprus. In that album he had a duet with super star Anna Vissi, a song which became a big hit. Constantinos is also a very successful composer and lyricist and he has composed songs for the most famous Greek singers. In September 2004 he released his second solo album with the title “Idiotiki parastasi” (Private show). The album became gold in Cyprus immediately and is a great radio hit in Greece. The CyBC (RIK – Cyprus public television) assigned Constantinos to be the performer of the Cypriot entry in the 50th Eurovision song contest in Kiev. Constantinos himself wrote two songs and Mike Connaris, the composer of the Cyprus Eurovision entry 2004, composed another two for the Cypriot pre-selection. |
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The Singer Another entrant returning to the contest, Constantinos chose his song early doors so he could jump on the national pre-selection gravy train between January and March this year. It must have made him enough cash to afford a photo shoot. I suppose the biggest shock this year is that Constantinos isn't normally to be seen bedecked out in a white suit. Sadly his pink shirt seems to be resolutely open down to the navel as he strides around like the "big I am". His colleague Ms Patroklou can be seen waving her arms at the back and going "e la la" like a Lancastrian watching the Teletubbies. |
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The Past 12 points guaranteed from Greece,
and apart from that have largely been a mid-table embarrassment. Barring
a lass from Kent last year, Cyprus are invariably represented by blokes
in unbuttoned white shirts, gold pendants, and a gorilla on their chest.
Nuff said. |
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The Song Gestures - 29
The video was shot in a smallworkshop, in order that the backing lumps
could hit seven bells out or strategically placed oil drums which sound
uncannily like proper drums. Elena Patroklou also sounds uncannily like
an air raid siren. All 29 gestures are of Constantinos fingering the audience,
or revolving, arms outstretched. Yawn. |
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Overall In a Nutshell |
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"The Shrink Says" Is Constantinos the master of his own domain? Does he
believe his life is pre-determined and everything that happens is fated?
If so, his internal locus of control is strong, a psychological characteristic
which should bear him in strong stead. The lyrics state "Ela is the
word for action". |
| Ela Ela (Ela, ela, ela, ela, ela*) You're there, I'm here Come baby, come baby Come baby, come baby (Ela, ela, ela, ela, ela) Mysterious, delirious Come baby, come baby Come baby, come baby (Come baby, come baby) Come baby, come baby Come baby, come baby Ela, ela, ela, ela, ela *ela = come |
| Prediction | Semi Final | Straight into final |
| Final | 21st |
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