Greek Magazine TV Ethnos is reporting that Eleni Foureira will be appearing as a special guest at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

TV Ethnos has reported that Eleni Foureira, who finished second for Cyprus in 2018, will be a special guest at Eurovision 2019. According to the magazine, Eleni has been invited as a special guest at the contest, but no information has been revealed as to whether she will be performing.

The Greek media site states that Eleni has been invited to take part in the contest, due to her popularity across Europe following Eurovision 2018. If Eleni were to perform on stage at Eurovision 2019, it would be the first time a host country has invited a runner up from the previous year to perform.

Eleni was internally selected in 2018 by the Cypriot broadcaster to perform the Alex P written track, Fuego. However, she has attempted to represent Greece in Eurovision on several previous occasions. In 2010, she came second in the Greek national final show. In 2013, she starred once again in the national final, performing “Wild Dances” with Ruslana. Most recently, she attempted to represent Greece in 2016 and 2017 but was rejected by the broadcaster.

Source: EurovisionFun

Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest Cyprus debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. Their best result was in 2018, with Eleni Foureira and performance of the song “Fuego” won second place with 436 points. Before then, their best results in the contest came in the form of three fifth place finishes. In 2004, Lisa Andreas performed “Stronger Every Minute” in Istanbul, Turkey. She finished 5th in the final scoring 170 points, which included 12 points from Greece. They also placed fifth in 1997 with Hara & Andreas Constantinou and their song “Mana mou”, and in 1982 with Anna Vissi’s “Mono i agapi.” Cyprus withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 due to financial difficulties but returned again in 2015.