Christiana Louizu

Christiana Louizu
Birth name Christiana Louizu Hadjiordanous
Born (1990-01-19) January 19, 1990
Larnaca, Cyprus
Genres pop, opera, soft rock
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2005–present
Labels Virginia Records

Christiana Louizu Hadjiordanou (Greek: Χριστιάνα Λοΐζου Bulgarian: Христиана Лоизу, born 19 January 1990) is a Cyprus singer and the winner of the 4th season of X Factor Bulgaria.[1] She is competing under the name Christiana Loizou from 2015, which is considered simpler for non-Greek speakers.[2]

Career

Early career

She grew up in Larnaca, Cyprus with her parents Louis and Sotirula. In 2005, she competed in her first concert in Veliko Tarnovo, winning it. Two years later she moved to Bulgaria, furthering her studies in opera singing at the Sofia National Academy of Music and working in the National Opera and Ballet of Bulgaria.[2][3] In 2014, she participated in the Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 alongside Mariana Moskofian, with the song Sailing Ships, Pirates and Dragons, but didn't qualified for the final.[4]

2015–2016:X Factor Bulgaria

Living with her boyfriend in Leeds, England, she participated in Bulgarian X Factor over the British X Factor.[3] After successfully avoiding elimination, she made it to the final. On the final she performed Lara Fabian's song "Je t'aime" and had a duet with B.T.R. vocalist Atanas Penev, performing the English version of the song Con te partirò by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman. For her final song she chose Осъдени души by Lili Ivanova. She won the show over Kristian Kostov and Darina Yotova.[5]

2016–present: After X Factor

After winning X Factor she was consider for presenting Bulgaria on Eurovision in 2016.[6]

References

  1. ↑ НОВИЯТ X Factor на България е Християна Лоизу (СНИМКИ)
  2. 1 2 Cypriot wins Bulgaria’s X Factor contest
  3. 1 2 Християна Лоизу от Кипър е в "Х Фактор", след като се отказа да пее в британския
  4. ↑ Who will participate in fourth episode of Eurovision Song Project?
  5. ↑ НОВИЯТ X Factor на България е Християна Лоизу
  6. ↑ Кой трябва да ни представя на евровизия

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