Cypriot broadcaster RIK has announced its choice for Junior Eurovision 2025: The duo Rafaella Panteli and Christos Georgiou will represent Cyprus on December 13th, 2025, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
About Rafaella and Christos
Rafaella Panteli is 14 years old with over a decade of stage experience, several first-place dance awards, and leading roles in musicals like “Annie” and “Hairspray“. Rafaella shines in every performance. Her passion for singing, acting, and dancing
Christos Georgiou is 12 years old, full of rhythm, energy, and a big dream!
From playing the drums in the 6th grade to composing his own music and performing at school talent shows. He also classifies himself as a Eurovision fan
They will perform the song “Away”, created by an international team of songwriters: Christopher Wortley, Hannah Brine, Peter Barringer, Greig Watts, Paul Drew, and Andy Lys.
The song with the official video clip will be released in due course.
Maria Pissarides represented Cyprus at Junior Eurovision 2024 with their song Crystal Waters”. She finished in 13th place:
The current line-up for Junior Eurovision 2025 is:
- Albania: Kroni Pula – “Fruta Perime”
- Azerbaijan: Yağmur
- Armenia:
- Croatia: Marino Vrgoč
- Cyprus: Rafaella Panteli and Christos Georgiou
- France:
- Georgia:
- Ireland:
- Italy:
- Malta:
- Montenegro: Asja Džogović
- The Netherlands: Meadow
- North Macedonia: Nela Mančeska
- Poland: Marianna Kłos
- Portugal: Inês Gonçalves
- San Marino: Martina Crv – “Beyond the Stars”
- Spain: Gonzalo Pinilios-“Érase una vez (Once Upon a Time)”
- Ukraine:
Junior Eurovision 2025 will take place on December 13th, 2025, in Tbilisi, Georgia.