Sophia Patsalides
Sophia Patsalides | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sofia Patsalidou |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, music production |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | sophiapatsalides |
Sofia Patsalidou (Greek: Σοφία Πατσαλίδου; born 16 December 2000), known professionally as Sophia Patsalides, is a Greek Cypriot singer-songwriter. She represented Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song "I pio omorfi mera".
Biography
On 21 July 2014, it was announced that she would represent Cyprus at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song "I pio omorfi mera" (also rendered in English as "The Most Beautiful Day"), co-written by Patsalides alongside Alexandros Panayi (1995 and 2000 Eurovision representative for Cyprus) and Stavros Stavrou.[1] At the contest, she placed ninth out of 16 participants.[2] She subsequently released an album as well as multiple singles.[3]
In October 2022, Patsalides was the opening act for American singer-songwriter LP during LP's concert in Cyprus.[4] In 2024, she performed at a Guinness World Record-breaking music event hosted at the Embassy of Brazil in London, representing Cyprus among artists from multiple countries.[5]
She co-wrote the Cypriot entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024, "Crystal Waters" performed by Maria Pissarides, alongside Pissarides and Armin Gilani.[6] In September 2025, she was reported to be among the artists proposed by record labels to Cypriot broadcaster CyBC to represent Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026,[3] but was not eventually selected.[7]
Discography
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "I pio omorfi mera" (Η πιο όμορφη μέρα) | Non-album singles |
| 2015 | "The Love You Know" | |
| 2015 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Together as One |
| 2017 | "Deep Blue Ocean" | |
| 2017 | "Here for Christmas" | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Break Up the Silence" | |
| 2018 | "Everything I Ever Wanted" | N/a |
| 2022 | "You, Me and Picasso" | |
| 2022 | "Island Halfway" | |
| 2023 | "Mess We Made" |
References
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (21 July 2014). "Cyprus: Sophia Patsalides To Represent Cyprus In Malta". Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Final of Valletta 2014". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- 1 2 Granger, Anthony (1 September 2025). "Cyprus: Sophia Patsalides Among Artists Proposed for Eurovision 2026". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Sophia Patsalides will be the opening act for LP Cyprus concert". Cyprus Mail. 1 October 2022.
- ↑ "Cypriot artist performs at Guinness record-breaking London event". Cyprus Mail. 7 August 2024.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (21 August 2024). "🇨🇾 Cyprus: Maria Pissarides to Junior Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Cyprus: Antigoni to Eurovision 2026". Eurovisionworld. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.