Only a few weeks after “Fuego” finished second in the Eurovision final, Eleni Foureira celebrated another triumph today as she received praise and an award from Cyprus’ president.
The meeting
Earlier today, Eleni met with the island nation’s president, Nicos Anastasiades. The meeting took place in Nicosia, during which Eleni was dressed in a stunning turqouise silk dress.
The president congratulated both Eleni, the Cypriot delegation, as well as the broadcaster CyBC on their success. He also remarked that Eleni’s stage presence and performance were both exceptional. After the meeting, both parties tweeted about the event.
Such an honor to be received and awarded by President @AnastasiadesCY in Nicosia. Feeling proud for representing #Cyprus at #euro pic.twitter.com/fEnne28Osf
— Eleni Foureira (@foureira_eleni) June 4, 2018
Meanwhile, the president thanked the entire Eurovision team for being good ambassadors for Cyprus abroad.
Με χαρά υποδέχτηκα στο Προεδρικό την @foureira_eleni , τον Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου και μέλη της αντιπροσωπείας που εκπροσώπησαν την χώρα μας στο διαγωνισμό της @Eurovision. Τους ευχαριστούμε, με τη δουλειά και την παρουσία τους έγιναν πολύ καλοί πρεσβευτές της Κύπρου στο εξωτερικό. pic.twitter.com/B5Oa7hg4f5
— Nicos Anastasiades (@AnastasiadesCY) June 4, 2018
Eleni Foureira at Eurovision
Cyprus was not one of the big pre-contest favorites. However, Eleni set the stage on fire during the rehearsals and she topped the betting odds going into the final. In the end, she secured a magnificent second place finish with “Fuego”. The song has since become a big hit in many European countries.
Are you surprised by Eleni Foureira’s success at Eurovision and beyond? Let us know in the comments or on social media @ESCXTRA.
She is the queen of esc forever!!!!!!
We love her!