Eurovision 2026 Cyprus entry: Jalla lyrics, who is Antigoni, and odds to win
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Singing for Cyprus in this year's Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is none other than former Love Island star Antigoni. The 30-year-old, whose full name is Antigoni Buxton, is surprisingly representing the county, which she has family connections to, in the final of this year's competition which takes place in the Austrian city of Vienna on Saturday night (May 16). London-born Antigoni was selected by the Cypriot broadcaster CyBC, which didn’t have a competition to declare its competitor, unlike other countries. Cyprus advanced to the second semi-final this week and will be the 22nd act to perform in the final. Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter The daughter of television host Tonia Buxton, Antigoni competed on the eighth season of the ITV reality dating show Love Island back in 2022. During her time in the villa, she was involved in a brief triangle with eventual winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti. What Love Island fans may not know is that Antigoni signed a publishing deal at the age of 14 and has been developing her music style ever since. Her sound is a mix of genres such as pop and hip-hop. Since leaving the villa, she’s managed to grow a global audience of fans. A recent collaboration with Ahmed Saad, El Helwa Zahra, became a big hit for the pair across the Middle East and North Africa. Last year saw her tour across the UK and Europe with Marina Satti, who performed for Greece at the 2024 Eurovision. Also giving her tips was the 2018 Cyprus act Eleni Foureira, who she performed at a sold-out concert in London with. Cyprus are heading into the event with a small chance of lifting the glass microphone trophy, with their odds of winning 20/1 ahead of the show, according to bookies Ladbrokes. The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 final takes place on Saturday, May 16. It will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer with Graham Norton hosting and commentating for UK viewers. On BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds, Sara Cox and Rylan will be leading the commentary. Coverage across the BBC will start at 8pm. I’m dancing on the table baby Shake my hips do tsifteteli And they want JALLA... More Follow me into the music Let’s dance the night away I wanna play With the rhythm Moving left right And koúna to kormí sou And shake your body Shake your shoulders, hips too Tika taka 1 2 Let your body move Hear the beat of the drum Got you feeling alive Melody of the song Got you hypnotised Getting lost in the rhythm But it’s never enough Might just have you falling in love JALLA JALLA they want JALLA (JALLA JALLA) JALLA JALLA they want JALLA (JALLA JALLA) I’m dancing on the table baby Shake my hips do tsifteteli JALLA JALLA they want JALLA JALLA! JALLA! JALLA! JALLA! OPA! OPA ELLA JALLA! OPA! OPA ELLA JALLA! Kori mou, kori mou Sasto tze fiame! Girl, girl let’s leave! Let em stare If they’re watching they got eyes for me We don’t care if they’re talking Aaas’ tous na laloun Let them talk En na ta poun, en na ta poun They will talk Tze as’ tous na laloun Let them talk En na ta poun poun poun They will talk Hear the beat of the drum Got you feeling alive Melody of the song Got you hypnotised Getting lost in the rhythm But it’s never enough Might just have you falling in love JALLA JALLA they want JALLA (JALLA JALLA) JALLA JALLA they want JALLA (JALLA JALLA) I’m dancing on the table baby Shake my hips do tsifteteli JALLA JALLA they want JALLA JALLA! JALLA! JALLA! JALLA! OPA! OPA ELLA JALLA! OPA! OPA ELLA JALLA! JALLA JALLA they want JALLA (JALLA JALLA) JALLA JALLA they want JALLA (JALLA JALLA) You want more? JALLA JALLA JALLA JALLA JALLA JALLA JALLA JALLAAAAAAAAA! They want JALLA JALLA they want JALLA (JALLA JALLA) JALLA JALLA they want JALLA (JALLA JALLA) I’m dancing on the table baby Shake my hips do tsifteteli JALLA JALLA they want - I’m dancing on the table baby Shake my hips do tsifteteli And they want MORE... Follow me into the music Let’s dance the night away I wanna play With the rhythm Moving left right And shake your body Shake your shoulders, hips too Tika taka 1 2 Let your body move Hear the beat of the drum Got you feeling alive Melody of the song Got you hypnotised Getting lost in the rhythm But it’s never enough Might just have you falling in love MORE MORE they want MORE (MORE MORE) MORE MORE they want MORE (MORE MORE) I’m dancing on the table baby Shake my hips do tsifteteli MORE MORE they want MORE MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE! OPA! OPA, COME, MORE! OPA! OPA COME, MORE! Girl, girl let’s leave! Let em stare If they’re watching they got eyes for me We don’t care if they’re talking Let them talk, They will talk, Let them talk, They will talk. Hear the beat of the drum Got you feeling alive Melody of the song Got you hypnotised Getting lost in the rhythm But it’s never enough Might just have you falling in love MORE MORE they want MORE (MORE MORE) MORE MORE they want MORE (MORE MORE) I’m dancing on the table baby Shake my hips do tsifteteli MORE MORE they want MORE MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE! OPA! OPA, COME, MORE! OPA! OPA COME, MORE! MORE MORE they want MORE (MORE MORE) MORE MORE they want MORE (MORE MORE) You want more? MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE! They want MORE MORE they want MORE (MORE MORE) MORE MORE they want MORE (MORE MORE) I’m dancing on the table baby Shake my hips do tsifteteli MORE MORE they want
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