Junior Eurovision 2025 Cyprus profile: Away by Rafaella and Christos
- Kyriakos Tsinivits
- 4 hours ago
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Flying the flag for Cyprus at Junior Eurovision 2025 in Tbilisi is Rafaella and Christos with their song Away.
You can find details on the entry, the artist, and Cyprus' history at Junior Eurovision below.
About the artists: Rafaella and Christos
Born in 2011, Rafaella Panteli found her love for performing when she was just three years old.
After more than a decade on stage, she’s become a standout in dance, singing and musical theatre, taking on major roles in shows like Annie, Into the Woods, The Greatest Showman and Hairspray. She’s also competed at both national and international dance competitions, picking up multiple first-place awards along the way.
Rafaella is now preparing for her Grade 8 Musical Theatre exam with Trinity College London. She’s an expressive performer who brings maturity, creativity and passion to everything she does, and she’s more than ready to shine at Junior Eurovision 2025.
Twelve-year-old Christos Georgiou is a first-year high school student with a big love for music and performing. A dedicated Eurovision fan, he’s been singing since he was little and also plays drums at a Grade 6 level.
Alongside music, he’s trained in dance, basketball and other sports, all of which have strengthened his sense of rhythm and stage energy.
This past year, Christos has begun creating his own music using Ableton. He’s performed at school talent shows and cultural events, always trying to connect with audiences through his enthusiasm and charisma.
Representing Cyprus at Junior Eurovision has been his dream for as long as he can remember, and now, it’s finally happening.
Source: junioreurovision.tv
About the song: Away
The Cypriot Junior Eurovision 2025 entry was selected out of 20 original songs from composers around the world. It made its official premiere on the Cypriot broadcaster RIK’s morning show Omorfi Mera.
Away is written by Christopher Wortley, Hannah Brine, Peter Barringer, Greig Watts, Paul Drew and Andy Lys. It contains both Greek and English lyrics.
Source: eurovisionfun
Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Cyprus was one of sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, where they finished in 14th with Theodora Rafti's Mia efhi.
The small island nation has participated at Junior Eurovision eleven times. They finished inside the Top 10 on four occasions, with their highest result being 8th place - achieved in both 2004 and 2006, with Marios Tofi's Oneira and Luis Panagiotou and Christina Chistofi's Agoria koritsia, respectively.
In 2024, Cyprus returned to Junior Eurovision after a seven year hiatus.
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