Cyprus Eurovision 2026: Antigoni – “JALLA“
Artist: Antigoni
Song: “JALLA”
Songwriters: Antigoni Buxton, Connor Mullally-Knight, Trey Qua, Claydee Lupa, Paris Kalpos
Language: English, Greek
Antigoni:
Antigoni, originally from Cyprus, recently joined the international tour of Marina Satti, Greece’s Eurovision 2024 representative. In various interviews and social media posts, she has often voiced her wish to represent her home country at Eurovision.
She began writing songs as a teenager and studied at London’s BRIT School, which has produced artists such as Adele and Amy Winehouse. In her early twenties, she signed with Island Records and began developing her unique sound—a mix of pop and R&B infused with Mediterranean influences and Greek instruments.
Her music often features bilingual lyrics in Greek and English, reflecting her dual British and Cypriot identity.
Antigoni became widely recognized after participating in the eighth season of the British reality show Love Island in 2022, which boosted her visibility across both the UK and Cyprus. Despite her television fame, she continues to focus primarily on her musical career.
“JALLA”:
The song “JALLA” is an energetic ethnic-pop song that brings the voice of modern Cypriot culture, which chooses to present its uniqueness to the world through rhythm and joy – a theme that celebrates freedom, national pride and connection to its roots.
The song’s title means “more”, and Antigone uses it as a statement of abundance and energy with the aim of bringing the authentic Cypriot experience to the international stage. For her, the song is a precise combination of modern pop and Mediterranean roots, designed to show the world the uniqueness, exuberant joy and cultural pride of Cyprus.
The chorus highlights the liberating cry “Come on,” which becomes an anthem of empowerment. Antigone sings proudly and makes it clear that she doesn’t care what people say or gossip about her. She stays true to herself amidst the madness of the night, promising that music and dancing are the cure for everything – because when the drums are pounding, the heart is beating and nothing else matters. She invites everyone to simply let loose, to fly with her and not stop until the entire audience feels mesmerized and wants more.
Lyrics of “JALLA”:
I’m dancing on the table, baby
Shake my hips to tsiftetéli
And they want jalla
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
Shake your shoulders, hips too
Ticka – tacka, one, two
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
Oh, 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 to tsiftetéli
Jalla, jalla, they want jalla, jalla
Jalla, jalla, jalla
Opa, opa, éla, jalla
Opa, opa, éla, jalla
Kóri mou, kóri mou
Sastou tze fíame
Let them stare
If they watching, they got eyes for me
We don’t care
If they talking, as’tous na laloún
Enna ta poun, enna ta poun (ooh)
Jai as’tous na laloún
Enná ta poún, enná ta poun, poun, poun
Hear the beat of the drum, got you feeling alive
Melody of the song, got you hypnotized
Getting lost in the rhythm, but it’s never enough
Might just have you falling in love
Oh, 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 to tsiftetéli
Jalla, jalla, they want jalla, jalla
Jalla, jalla, jalla
Opa, opa, éla, jalla
Opa, opa, éla, jalla
Jalla, jalla, they want jalla (jalla, jalla)
Jalla, jalla, they want jalla (jalla, jalla)
You want more? (pull up)
Jalla, jalla
Jalla, jalla
Jalla, jalla
Jalla
Jalla
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 to tѕiftetéli
Jalla, jalla, they wаnt
