Alexandros Panayi

Alexandros Panagis (Greek Αλέξανδρος Παναγής }, also transcribed Panayi, * June 24, 1970 in Nicosia ) is a Cypriot singer and composer. In Europe, Panagis was the Greek, speaks English and French fluently, known by two participations in the Euro Vision Song Contest.

Pana ^ gis, who comes from a family of musicians, made ​​his first musical steps under his father, so he was already 18 years the leading artists of his country. He studied music at the Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. During his time in the United States, he sang, among others, Gary Burton and Peter Erskine. During this time, he also belonged to the a cappella band "The Vocal Summit " with which he toured the United States.

In 1989, Panagis first experience with the Euro Vision Song Contest as a background singer Yiannis Savidakis and Fani polymerization and their song Apopse as vrethume. 1990 and 1993, he came in the Cypriot preliminary decision on each 3rd place in 1991, he worked as a background singer, this time by Elena Patroklou and their song SOS, here. In 1995 he represented Cyprus for the first time solo, with the song Sti Fotia, from which an Italian-speaking and English-language version was also recorded, reaching number 9 in 23 participants. In 1998, he wanted to Cyprus represented a second time, along with " Hi-5 " singer Marlain Aggelidou he reached with Fterougisma 2nd place in the preliminary round. In 2000 he won along with Christina Argyri known as "voice " again the qualifying round with Nomiza. For the ESC 2000, she reached only accommodate 21

2008 Panagis hosted the Junior Euro Song Contest.