"She instantly charmed the Greek audience with her innocence, sincerity and polite manners".

The Spin

With Secret Combination, Kalomira will represent Greece at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest after winning the Greek national final in February.

Kalomira was born in New York on January 31st, 1985 by Greek parents. Since early childhood, Kalomira's dream was to become a pop star! Kalomira participated in all extracurricular activities at school (such as drama productions, musicals, recreational events), which showcased her dancing skills as well as her passion for singing. She studied viola - her favorite musical instrument - for nine years, and was a member of the school orchestra. She won the second place at a music contest organized by WBLI Radio and participated as supporting actress in different live shows of famous American artists, such as Jessica Simpson, Ll Cool J and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

At the age of 19 Kalomira left America and came to Greece to pursue her dream. She participated in the Greek TV talent-show "Fame Story 2". She instantly charmed the Greek audience with her innocence, sincerity and polite manners. Winning first place did not come as a surprise! Her first album, titled Kalomira, which included songs with both Greek and English lyrics, went gold and Kalomira was named "new face of 2004". Her popularity surpassed Greek borders, and during the Athens Olympic Games, she was interviewed for various TV-shows in NBC, as one out of ten most popular artists in Greece. In her second solo album "Paizeis" Kalomira debuted as a song writer, composing the music and writing the lyrics for Just Want You To Want Me. On her third album, Kalomira Paei Cinema, Kalomira sang popular Greek cinema classics in a modern version.Kalomira has worked next to well-known Greek artists, like Despoina Vandi, whom she accompanied on a tour around Greece and Cyprus, Stamatis Gonidis and Elli Kokkinou. The duet she sang with Dionysis Savopoulos, at the Herodium Ancient Theatre is one of the highlights of her career.Kalomira has also been successful as a TV presenter in morning and prime-time shows, as well as an actress in TV series.

On February 27th, 2008 over 60% of the Greek audience voted Kalomira to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

The Singer
 
Fans are giving her a bit of a kicking for her girlish voice, but considering she's a girl, this seems a tad on the harsh side.
Kalomira will be using the stage too its full potential by walking through a book/heart in the middle of the performance space. Ooh.

The Past
  
One of the nations who needed an Eurosong victory to reaffirm their commitment to the contest, Greece have had a topsy-turvy history. It took them longer than many others to stop relying on the olive oiled chanteuse each year, and have recently been diverging their approach to embrace less wholesome singers clad in rubber, leather, and tight strapping. And so it came to pass that a olive oiled chanteuse won the thing in 2005, showing again that with big hair and short skirt you're invariably onto a winner. They're now one of the strongest Euronations around, with their arm twirling pop hungry annual exploits.

The Song

Overall

Time tunnel time. Jermaine Stewart, Toni Basil, Nu Shooz, Sinitta, your boys took one hell of a beating. In terms of garish recidivist pseudo sex appeal, Kalomira shows all the sexiness of a Teletubbies episode. She also has the timing of blind concert leader and the poise of Prescott heading for the toilet after a heavy lunch. She has a skirt all the way to her expectations and will follow the recent Greek trend of disappointing the legions of oiled teenage "journos" into mid-table non-entity.

   
 
 
   
   
 

Secret Combination

Can you see it?
Can you see it you have to discover me?
What goes wrong when I am crying
Or what I want when I'm smiling

Can you feel it?
Can you feel it that I'm not a little girl?
You're misunderstanding my way
And all the rules that I like to play

My secret combination – it's a mystery for you
Use your imagination, I'm not easy, but I'm true
My secret combination – boy, you have to try it hard
To win a destination in the centre of my heart

My secret combination – it's a mystery for you
Use your imagination, I'm not easy, but I'm true
My secret combination – boy, you have to try it hard
To win a destination in the centre of my heart

An open book
An open book, well, I'm sorry, I am not
Sometimes I'm acting like a lady
Sometimes woman, sometimes baby

My secret combination – it's a mystery for you
Use your imagination, I'm not easy, but I'm true
My secret combination – boy, you have to try it hard
To win a destination in the centre of my heart

My secret combination – it's a mystery for you
Use your imagination, I'm not easy, but I'm true
My secret combination – boy, you have to try it hard
To win a destination in the centre of my heart

My secret combination – it's a mystery for you
Use your imagination, I'm not easy, but I'm true
My secret combination – boy, you have to try it hard
To win a destination in the centre of my heart
To win a destination in the centre of my heart

Prediction Semi Final 1 2nd
Final 6th