Cyprus 2026: ANTIGONI - Jalla

[Soldi]

 

[dUb]

From Love Island!

 

[Lucille]

Ooooooh this better be SLAGGY!

 

[VoR]

Can she sing?

 

[dUb]

From what I recall, she kept banging on about being a good singer, but also actually was one.

 

[dUb]

Quite a HUSKY TONE if memory serves

 

[Jacques]

I saw her as a support act at an Eleni gig last week - she said then that it was her dream to represent Cyprus at Eurovision.

 

[Marina Salty]

Can't recall if I've heard her live, studio-wise she's ok but then again who isn't? Feels like an awkward choice tho, she's practically unknown both here and there.

 

[Tisch]

Can she sing?

That's NOT THE POINT

 

[Music]

She was a melter on Love Island, and from memory her speaking voice sounded like she smoked 40 a day.

 

[Lucille]

Can she shake her TATAS?

 

[Marina Salty]

her speaking voice sounded like she smoked 40 a day.

So does her singing voice

 

[Dark Carnival]

That's NOT THE POINT

Thank you!
Is she a SLUT?

 

[Penelope]

Really dreadfully excited to see what Antigonu comes up with

 

[GNL]

Hoping for a HOT CLUB BANGER about getting holed up in a cave for burying your brother against the King's will.

 

[win_the_game]

Can she shake her TATAS?

 

[Dark Carnival]

 

[Agneeta]

What a THRILLING BEGINNING.

Almost like the announcement of a SEXY SELEBRITY representing the provider of an occasional HOT BANGER is just another distraction from the fact the show is VERY LIKELY TO BE HOSTING EVIL. Again.

 

[dmlaw]

Well, that was a very distracting video and that woman will clearly not be able to sing a note.

 

[Penelope]

I mean I doubt countries participating announcing who they're going to send is intended to be a distraction from anything at all. Cyprus usually announce who they're sending this time of year.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Whatever she sends, it had better just be a technicallylegallydifferent™ version of this

 

[Tisch]

Song reveal "Jalla" coming this Sunday

 

[Marina Salty]

Wondering if that's a mistaken transliteration for yalla

 

[Soldi]

 

[Soldi]

A WHIFF OF THE SOUK!

 

[Penelope]

Getting the PENDULOUS BOOBS out to this one!

 

[Lucille]

Swinging my SAGGY OLD LABIA side-to-side ALLURINGLY to THIS ONE!

 

[VoR]

Play to those strengths, Cyprus!

 

[Soldi]

Can’t wait to get my tits out to this in Paphos on finals night (and for it to finishing a glittering FIFTEENTH )

 

[win_the_game]

2026 is going to be the year of ROPEY OLD BOPS and BANGERS the one time none of us are supposed to be watching it.

 

[IntoTheDark]

Obsessed with her mother being listed as a producer on the music video.

 

[Suomi]

I hope those oranges were disinfected before reaching the market

 

[Marina Salty]

I approve

 

[VoR]

This is quite an unexpectedly clever entry, isn't it? It has all the standard Greek signifiers (OPA!) but also feels VERY Turkish-coded, which gives it a uniquely Cypriot vibe that I'm not sure we've really seen before. In this essay I will...

 

[GNL]

I thought this DRAGGED A BIT which is quite an impressive achievement for a three minute song.

 

[auretz]

So her mother (who is briefly in the video too) is Tonia Buxton, a GB News presenter who has ranted at length about trans people and immigrants obviously people don't necessarily (probably don't!) agree with their parents on politics but it's gaining some attention

 

[Tisch]

Why are Cypriots so against their entry every year? "Dozens" () are calling for Jalla's withdrawal for not being a true representation of Cyprus and hilariously that it “legitimises very dangerous practices of road traffic violations”

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/whats-on/cyprus-eurovision-2026-cybc-open-letter-withdrawal-demand/

 

[Penelope]

!

 

[Penelope]

Going to run over someone who says "y'all" and "streets are saying", inspired by Jalla's inspirational inspiration

 

[Marina Salty]

Why are Cypriots so against their entry every year?

Cyprus is essentially a big village and with that comes a bit of exaggeration and quirkiness.