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Eleni Foureira (; born Entela Fureraj, ; 7 March 1987) is an Albanian-born Greek singer. She began her music career in 2007 as a member of the Greek
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Mystique, pursuing a solo career after the group disbanded in 2009. She has released five studio albums since. Foureira signed a solo contract with Universal Music Greece and released her self-titled debut album in 2010. She later signed with
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, and went on to release her second and third studio albums '' Ti Poniro Mou Zitas'' and ''Anemos Agapis'' in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Both albums were well-received in
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and
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. Foureira left Minos EMI in 2015, and signed with Panik Records. Her fourth studio album '' Vasilissa'' was released in December 2017. After being rejected several times in her efforts to represent Greece, Foureira represented Cyprus in the
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with the song " Fuego". She was one of three ethnically
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competitors. On 8 May 2018, she qualified from the first semi-final to the grand final, where she finished second with 436 points, thereby achieving Cyprus' best Eurovision result to date. In 2019, Foureira released the EP '' Gypsy Woman'', followed in 2020 by the release of singles "Yayo", "Temperatura" and "Light It Up". In 2021, she hosted the Greek talent show '' House of Fame - La Academia'' at
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. Afterwards, she collaborated with Greek rapper MadClip on the song "Mporei", which became one of the biggest hits of the year in Greece. The song "Aeraki (To Thiliko)" followed with similar success. On 3 June 2022, she released her fifth studio album, called ''Poli_Ploki''. In 2024, it was confirmed at the event of the Diamond certification of the deluxe edition of her album ''Poli_Ploki'' – first album by a woman artist in the country to reach this certification – that Foureira is the most streamed woman from Greece.


Early life

Eleni Foureira was born Entela Fureraj on 7 March 1987 in
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, then part of the People's Socialist Republic, present
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. Her mother is a seamstress, while her father works in construction. She has three siblings: Ioanna, Margarita, and Giorgos. Foureira grew up in the
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faith, and has a grandfather who was from
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. When she was four years old, the family moved to the city of
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, and later moved to Greece due to the
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. While living in Albania, the family had electricity for only two hours a day, and left for Greece after their home was hit with bullets. Upon arriving in Greece, Foureira and her family settled in
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. Foureira began pursuing music at a young age, learning how to play the
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and later working in a
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for three years.


Career


2007–2009: Early career and Mystique

Foureira began her music career as a member of the girl group Mystique. She was discovered by Andreas Giatrakos, and the group also consisted of Alkmini Chatzigianni and Maria Makri. They released their debut single "Se alli selida" in 2007, and later achieved success with the single "Min kaneis pos de thymasai" featuring Greek hip hop group NEVMA the following year. They broke up in 2009.


2010–2018: Pursuit of a solo career

After Mystique broke up, Foureira signed a solo contract with Universal Music Greece, the same label as Mystique. She appeared on the charity program '' Just the Two of Us'', hosted by Mega Channel. She tied for first place along with singer Panagiotis Petrakis. Foureira released her self-titled debut studio album in December 2010. Afterwards, she signed with
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. Her second album '' Ti Poniro Mou Zitas'' was released in 2012, while her third ''Anemos agapis'' was released in 2014. From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Sofia in the musical '' Barbarella: the 80's Musical'' in
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, alongside other Greek pop stars such as Ivi Adamou and
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. Following the release of ''Anemos agapis'', she left Minos EMI and signed with Panik Records. She was a judge on season three of the Greek version of '' So You Think You Can Dance''. Her fourth studio album '' Vasilissa'' was released in 2017.


Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Foureira has made several attempts to represent Greece in the
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. In 2010, she took part in the Greek national final for the
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with Manos Pyrovolakis, performing the song "Kivotos tou Noe". They placed second behind
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. In 2013, she performed " Wild Dances" with
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at Eurosong 2013 – a MAD show. She later considered taking part in Eurosong 2015 - NERIT & MAD show, but ultimately did not. She once again attempted to represent Greece in the
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with the song "Come Tiki Tam", but was rejected by
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(ERT). In 2017, she was rejected by the broadcaster for the
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once again. In February 2018, it was confirmed that Foureira would represent
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in the
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with the song " Fuego". The song was composed by Greek-Swedish songwriter Alex Papaconstantinou. Foureira was seen as one of three ethnic
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competing that year, each of them representing different countries. Foureira posed with Albanian contestant Eugent Bushpepa, making the crossed hands gesture denoting the double eagle of the
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. In response, nationalist Greeks spoke out against Foureira, saying she should be removed from the contest, but Cyprus continued to support her. On 8 May 2018, she qualified from the first semi-final to the grand final. In the final held on 12 May 2018, she finished as the runner-up to winner Netta from
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, having received the fifth most votes from the international juries and the second most votes from the public televoting process; this marked Cyprus' best Eurovision placement in history.


2018–present: Post-Eurovision success

Shortly after Eurovision 2018, Eleni signed a record deal with
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. By doing so, she became only the second Greek artist to sign an international deal with a major record label after
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(who won the
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). In late June, she released her Greek single " Caramela", which topped the Digital Single Chart. In mid-October, she released the non-album single " Tómame", which was also number one hit. Towards the end of the year, it was announced that " Fuego" has been certified platinum in Spain, and gold in Norway and Sweden, becoming Eleni's first song to achieve this. On 17 May 2019, Eleni released her first international project, an
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titled Gypsy Woman (EP), which includes the song "El Ritmo Psicodelico" as the lead single. To further promote her studio project, she embarked on a European tour in various cities in Greece, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Around the same time, during the Host Broadcaster press conference of the
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, Foureira was announced as one of the four artists from previous contests that will perform as an interval act in the final, where she performed the 2007 runner-up Verka Serduchka's song " Dancing Lasha Tumbai". Throughout the rest of the year, she mostly took part in collaborations with artists such as Kaan and
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, and Claydee. In March 2020, she released the
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and R&B single Yayo. In June, she released a Greek single "Temperatura", which was later accompanied with a Spanish version. In December 2019, she performed as a surprise guest at Festivali i Këngës 58, the Albanian national selection contest for Eurovision, held in
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, Albania. After performing a medley of her own songs and international hits, she sang a few Albanian folk songs alongside TV presenter Alketa Vejsiu, accompanied with a monologue in the
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on her Albanian roots, since she moved from Albania during her childhood. Towards the end of 2020, Eleni Foureira released two
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,
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,
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, and
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records "Light It Up" (in October) and "Dokimase Me" (in December), both of which contain
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and
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tropes. Around the same time, during a live stream on her official
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account, the singer revealed that her forthcoming second extended play, entitled ''Light It Up'', is set for release in early 2021. In May 2021 she released a song with Greek rapper MadClip, titled "Mporei", which was awarded as the best duet at Super Music Awards In May 2022, she collaborated on "Mono Esy Kai Ego" with Greek singer Konstantinos Argiros. On 3 June 2022, Foureira released her fifth studio album, '' Poli Ploki'', preceded by the singles "Mporei" and "Aeraki (To Thiliko)". Starting on 27 May 2023, Foureira embarked on the "Reborn Tour", which took place in stadiums and major theaters in Greece, Cyprus and abroad. On April 16 of the same year, she announced via Instagram that the deluxe version of the album had achieved diamond certification. This made her the first female Greek artist to have a diamond album in the region. A special evening was prepared for the new record with the participation of CEO of Panik Records, Giorgos Arsenakos, who delivered the diamond plaque to Foureira that night. She was featured in APON's song, "Gdysou", which was released on 17 November 2023. The music video to "Gydsou" premiered on 17 January 2024. On 7 May 2024, she performed as one of the opening acts, alongside Chanel Terrero and Eric Saade, in the first semi-final of the
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. After her performance in Eurovision 2024, she started to tease her new single "Aeroplano", which was produced by Beyond and released on 24 May 2024. On 21 June, the remix with rapper Fy was released. She performed this remix along with her next single, "Aristourgima", at the MAD VMAs, where Eleni Foureira won the awards for Best Performer and Best Duet (for "Gdysou" with Apon) on 19 June. The music video for the remix was directed by Yannis Michelopoulos and released on 4 July. The
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were televised on 7 July, the same night "Aristourgima" written by Arcade and Foxy Lee, was released. In August, she was featured on the song "10'" on album ''Get Loved or Die Tryin. In December 2024, Foureira announced her sixth studio album is on its way to release in 2025.


Personal life


Relationships

Since 2017, she has been in a relationship with Alberto Botía, a Spanish footballer who was playing in Greece for the team
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at the time. On 13 November 2022, Foureira announced her pregnancy via her Instagram account. She gave birth to a baby boy, whom they later baptized Ermis, on 7 February 2023.


Origins

Since the beginning of her career, the Greek media have speculated on Foureira's ancestral origins. As a member of Mystique, she claimed to be Brazilian. She later claimed that her father was from
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and her mother from
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, although she had some Mexican ancestry as well. In 2018, Foureira confirmed that she became a Greek citizen through
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, and also declared that her grandfather was Greek. In 2013, it was reported by the Greek media that Foureira was born in Albania and that her birth name was Entela Fureraj. Foureira did not comment on the reports until 2014, when she confirmed them. She claimed that she did not reveal her origin in order to be accepted in the music industry in Greece. She continued claiming she never understood the issue, since she always felt Greek and she has received only Greek education. Andreas Giatrakos, who discovered Foureira and recruited her to join Mystique, later stated that he wanted Foureira to be proud of her origin and would not have rejected her if he knew she was born in Albania. During the
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, Foureira made the Albanian patriotic eagle gesture in a photo with Albanian singer Eugent Bushpepa. The image went viral in Albania and Greece, being well-received in the former but causing controversy in the latter.


Discography

*'' Eleni Foureira'' (2010) *'' Ti Poniro Mou Zitas'' (2012) *'' Anemos Agapis'' (2014) *'' Vasilissa'' (2017) *'' Gypsy Woman (EP)'' (2019) *'' Poli_Ploki'' (2022)


Filmography


Television


Theater


Film


Tours and residencies


Concert tours

Headlining tour * Summer Tour (2017) * European Summer Tour (2018) * Fuego Tour (2018–2019) * Gypsy Woman Tour (2019) * Poli_Ploki Tour (2022) * Reborn Tour (2023) * Eleni Foureira (2024) * European Tour (2025) Promotional tour * Summer Tour (with Kostas Martakis) (2010) * Summer Concerts (2015) * Summer Concerts (2020) * European Concerts (2021) Co-headlining tour * Summer Tour (with Antonis Remos and Stelios Rokkos) (2013) * The Ace Of Hearts 2014 (with Sakis Rouvas, Onirama, Boys & Noise and Xenia Ghali) (2014) * Eleftheros Tour (with Konstantinos Argyros) (2022) Opening act * Maluma World Tour (guest star at Maluma's concert) (2022)


Concert residencies

Co-headlining residency – primary act * Fantasia (with Pantelis Pantelidis and Melisses) (2015) * Fantasia (with Konstantinos Argyros and Fani Drakopoulou) (2016) * Fantasia (with Konstantinos Argyros and Fani Drakopoulou) (2016–2017) * Vogue Club (with Konstantinos Argyros and Fani Drakopoulou) (2017) * Athinon Arena (with Antonis Remos) (2017–2018) * Teatro Athens (with Konstantinos Argyros) (2021–2022) * NOX (with Antonis Remos) (2023–2024) * Enastron (with Melisses) (2024–2025) Co-headlining residency – secondary act * Thalassa: People’s Stage (with Giorgos Mazonakis) (2012) * Kentro Athinon (with Nikos Vertis) (2014–2015) * Teatro Music Hall (with Paola and Konstantinos Argyros) (2015–2016) Co-headlining residency – tertiary act * Anodos Live Stage (with Natassa Theodoridou, Kostas Martakis and Ilias Vretos) (2010–2011) * Pyli Axiou: Live Clubbing (with Sakis Rouvas and Tamta) (2011) * Athinon Arena (with Sakis Rouvas and Onirama) (2011–2012) * Athinon Arena (with Antonis Remos and Stelios Rokkos) (2012–2013) * Fever (with Nikos Oikonomopoulos and Vasilis Karras) (2013–2014)


Awards and nominations


References


External links


Official website
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