Stefania Liberakakis

Stefania
Stefania
	Liberakakis in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Stefania Liberakakis
Born	17 December 2002; Utrecht, Netherlands
Genres	Pop music
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress, voice actress, YouTuber
Years active	2013–present
Associated acts	Kinderen voor Kinderen, Kisses
Website	stefaniamusic.eu

Stefania Liberakakis (Greek: Στεφανία Λυμπερακάκη, romanized: Stefanía Lymperakáki; born 17 December 2002), known simply as Stefania, is a Greek-Dutch singer, (voice) actress and YouTuber. She is a former member of the girl group Kisses, which represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. In 2020, she was internally selected to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Supergirl", but this edition of the contest was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The Greek broadcaster ERT decided that Liberakakis will represent Greece in the 2021 contest instead.[3][4]

Career

Early career

In 2013, Liberakakis was a contestant in the third season of The Voice Kids in the Netherlands. She joined Team Borsato after her blind audition, but was eliminated in the battle rounds. She then joined the children's choir Kinderen voor Kinderen, which she left after two years.[5]

The Voice Kids performances and results
Performed	Song	Original artist	Result
Blind Audition	"No One"	Alicia Keys	Joined Team Marco Borsato
The Battles	"Hoe" (How)	Nielson & Miss Montreal	Eliminated

2016: Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Liberakakis (center) performing at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

In 2016, Liberakakis auditioned for Junior Songfestival, the Dutch preselection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She was internally chosen to represent the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valletta as part of the girl group Kisses. The group performed the song "Kisses and Dancin'" and placed 8th out of 17.[5]

2017–2019: Solo career and acting

In 2018, Liberakakis released her first solo single named "Stupid Reasons". In 2019, she released three more singles: "Wonder", "I'm Sorry (Whoops!)" and "Turn Around". In June 2019, she performed a cover of the song "Con Calma" (together with Konnie Metaxa and Ilenia Williams) at the MAD Video Music Awards, which was broadcast on Greek television.[5]

From 2018 onwards, she stars as Fenna in the TV-series Brugklas (English: The First Years). She also starred in the Dutch movies Brugklas: De tijd van m'n leven, De Club van Lelijke Kinderen (as singer) and 100% Coco New York (as Lilly).[5]

Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and 2021

In late 2019, Liberakakis was named as a potential candidate to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[6] On 3 February 2020, it was confirmed by broadcaster ERT that she had indeed been selected to succeed Katerine Duska as the Greek representative.[1] She would have performed the song "Supergirl" in the second semi-final on 14 May 2020.[1] However, on 18 March, the EBU announced the cancellation of the contest due to 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.[2] On the same day, ERT announced that Greece will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, with Stefania as the country's representative.[3]

Personal life

Liberakakis's family is originally from Sofikó, a village near the town of Didymoteicho, in Greece.[7] She is currently in a relationship with fellow Dutch singer Jannes Heuvelmans, who represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 as part of the boyband FOURCE.[8]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	GRE (Dig.) [9]	Album
"Muziek laat je dromen"	2014	—	Feest (vol. 35)
"Wereldplan"		—
"Nu het feestje voorbij is"		—
"Waarom moet ik gaan?"	2015	—	Raar maar waar (vol. 36)
"Eventjes alleen"		—
"Leef met elkaar"		—
"Stupid Reasons"	2018	—	Non-album singles
"All I Want For Christmas Is You"	2018	—	L'esprit de Noël (comp.)
"Wonder" (from the Dutch version of Wonder Park)	2019	—	Non-album singles
"I'm Sorry (Whoops!)"		—
"Over and Over Again" (with Jannes)		—
"Turn Around"		—
"Supergirl"	2020	19
"Friday"	2020	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As part of Kisses

Title	Year	Album
"Kisses and Dancin'"	2016	Non-album singles

Filmography

Television

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes
2018–2020	Brugklas	Fenna & Stefania	Season 7 & 8

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Brugklas: De tijd van m'n leven	Fenna	—
	Wonder Park	June	Dutch voice
	100% Coco New York	Lilly	—
	De Club van Lelijke Kinderen	Singer of propaganda song	—
	Trouble	Zoe Bell	Dutch voice
2020	Dolittle	Lady Rose	Dutch voice

References

"Stefania to sing 'SUPERG!RL' for Greece at Eurovision 2020". Eurovision.tv. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
"Eurovision 2020 cancelled".
"🇬🇷 ΕΛΛΑΔΑ: Η ΕΡΤ θέλει τη Στεφανία και για τη Eurovision 2021!". OGAE Greece (in Greek). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
Herbert, Emily (18 March 2020). "Greece: Stefania Will Represent Greece at Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
"Stefania". EGO Company (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
Kevorkian, Krikor (28 December 2019). "🇬🇷 ΕΛΛΑΔΑ: Σχεδόν επίσημο: Η Stefania στο Rotterdam με pop κομμάτι!". OGAE Greece (in Greek). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
"Eurovision 2020: H Στεφανία Λυμπερακάκη με καταγωγή από τον Έβρο θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα". e-evros.gr (in Greek). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
"Η Στεφανία Λυμπερακάκη είναι ζευγάρι με έναν νεαρό τραγουδιστή [βίντεο]". Sigmalive Magazine (in Greek). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
"Official IFPI Charts-Digital Singles Chart" (in Greek). IFPI.gr. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Katerine Duska with "Better Love"	Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (cancelled) 2021	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[:1-1] "Stefania to sing 'SUPERG!RL' for Greece at Eurovision 2020". Eurovision.tv. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[:2-2] "Eurovision 2020 cancelled".

[:3-3] "🇬🇷 ΕΛΛΑΔΑ: Η ΕΡΤ θέλει τη Στεφανία και για τη Eurovision 2021!". OGAE Greece (in Greek). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[4] Herbert, Emily (18 March 2020). "Greece: Stefania Will Represent Greece at Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

[:0-5] "Stefania". EGO Company (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[6] Kevorkian, Krikor (28 December 2019). "🇬🇷 ΕΛΛΑΔΑ: Σχεδόν επίσημο: Η Stefania στο Rotterdam με pop κομμάτι!". OGAE Greece (in Greek). Retrieved 18 January 2020.

[7] "Eurovision 2020: H Στεφανία Λυμπερακάκη με καταγωγή από τον Έβρο θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα". e-evros.gr (in Greek). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[8] "Η Στεφανία Λυμπερακάκη είναι ζευγάρι με έναν νεαρό τραγουδιστή [βίντεο]". Sigmalive Magazine (in Greek). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[9] "Official IFPI Charts-Digital Singles Chart" (in Greek). IFPI.gr. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020.