In Eurovision, with all the pyrotechnics, writhing dancers, and thumping beats, sometimes the simplest song and production stands out even more.
This was never more noticeable than during the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, when Cyprus sent this song.
Lisa Andreas "Stronger Every Minute"
"Stronger Every Minute" was a contrast to the winner of the contest, with the winner being the ur-type of the pyrotechinc dance numbers that ruled the song contest in the period:
Ruslana "Wild Dances" Ukraine
But for me Andreas' understated number has much more impact that the frenzied gyrating of the winning entry. And for once, a lot of people agreed with me. Andreas placed fifth in the final that year, garnering 170 points, the most the country has ever received in the contest.
What amazes me more is that Andreas was sixteen years old at the time of her performance. Her ability to give a mature, nuanced performance at an age where I could barely differentiate my head from a hole in the ground is impressive.
Sadly, her performance on the stage in Istanbul was the high point of her career. Other than making her way to the second round of the fourth season of the UK X-Factor, her post-Eurovision information is sadly lacking, just the basic CV information.
But she is still out there performing, as of 2011 in a group called The Harmonics.
Lisa Andreas, Josh Roots, Samuel Paul Jacques "Ain't Nobody"
She's still a good singer, and were I living in Kent, I'd definitely be searching her out at one of her gigs.
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