Christina Metaxa (

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: Χριστίνα Μεταξά; born 4 April 1992) is a

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singer and songwriter. Her elder brother,

Nikolas Metaxas Nikolas Metaxas (born February 25, 1988) is a Greek-American singer and songwriter who became famous after coming second in the first season of the Greek version of ''The X Factor''. Nikolas Metaxas participated as the songwriter and composer ...

, is also a singer and won second place in the Greek version of ''The X Factor''. Her brother is also the creator and composer of her Eurovision entry, "

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". Metaxa was chosen by the public of Cyprus on 7 February 2009 with the song "Firefly" to represent the country at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Euro ...

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.(12 May 2009)
Battle of the Eurovision ballads
''BBC News'' She competed in the second semifinal but missed out on the final. She was the spokesperson for Cyprus, giving the island's voting results during the

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final in

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. Metaxa graduated from

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Discography

Singles

References

External links

Christina Metaxa official homepage
Living people 21st-century Cypriot women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Cyprus Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2009 1992 births Greek Cypriot singers Brown University alumni {{Cyprus-bio-stub

Discography

Singles

See also

References

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