Life looks better in spring | Eurovision 2010


	In a story that is just beginning, the ending may be re-written an infinite amount of times. In a story that has already finished, there is nothing more you can do... Do you remember the moment it was all over? How you felt? How long it took you to get over it? Did you really get over it? This is the story of "Life looks better in Spring". A simple ballad, telling the emotions we have all at some point in our lives experienced - the rejection, the betrayal, the loneliness, the end. And the hope for a new beginning that eventually follows... "Life looks better in Spring" was the outright winner of this year's Cyprus National Final for the Eurovision Song Contest, receiving full marks from both the jury and the televoters. Performing the song is the very charismatic and vocally gifted 22 year old Jon Lilygreen, who trully lifts this song. In our humble opinion, this is		one of the best voices we have ever heard at a Cyprus Final. For more information on Jon, please click here. Over the past few months we worked very hard in order to be able to present you with a quality song. We have very carefully approached every word in the lyrics, every note in the music, each expression in the interpretation of this song, hoping for the best possible result in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Thank you for your interest in our participation. Hopefully, you will like the song! Nasos Lambrianides & Melis Constantinou


	[ Jon Lilygreen \| Ερμηνεία ] Jon is an exceptional natural talent and excels as both a singer and guitarist. He lives for music and is in his element on stage - moving audiences with his amazing voice and gifted musicianship. "It would be an honor to represent Cyprus this year - Nasos and Melis have written a fantastic track that really could win Eurovision - The guys helped make my dreams come true when they invited me to perform 'Life looks better in spring' - I won't let them down - and I'll be singing for Cyprus with all my heart!" One of Jon's main Influences is his Father - "he would play in the front room when I was a boy and I just loved that simple raw connection with the music".		This raw connection with the music, combined with unparalleled skill is what makes Jon's performances so enticing for an audience. "I also recognize that I need to win the respect and admiration of the Cypriot audience, and I want to say that it's a huge privilege for me to get that opportunity." "My band («The Islanders») is made up of musicians from Cyprus, Wales, Norway and Scotland. As well as being exceptional performers, we all originate from Islands." We're a truly European group in the true spirit of the competition and we're already attracting a lot of interest throughout Europe especially in Norway this year's host nation. "Come on Cyprus!"

Nasos Lambrianides (music/lyrics)

Nasos comes from Larnaca, Cyprus. He grew up in a music environment, with his mother being the owner and director of Larnaca's National Odeon, and took piano lessons from an early age.

During his compulsory military service, he served at the Military Band of Cyprus' National Guard.

Nasos finished his studies at the University of Manchester in 2000. Since then, he has acquired two postgraduate degrees (an MSc from UMIST and an MBA from the University of Cyprus).

Even though he has been involved in music composition and writing since high school, this will be the first time that one of his songs will be broadcasted publicly.

Sylvia Strand (piano)

Sylvia Strand (piano) and Katherine Squire (backing vocals) both graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music of Drama in 2003 collectively winning most of the vocal prizes on offer including the prestigious Sir Geraint Evans Scholarship. They both appear regularly on TV and Radio as soloists and session singers and in 2006 they represented the UK in Mexico at Latin Americas biggest music festival America Cantat. Both Sylvia and Katherine have also been used as session singers by major record labels such as Chandos, EMI and Universal Records as well as being used as studio musicians on smaller projects. Katherine have spent the last year touring round the UK performing Gilbert and Sullivan as well as an appearance on ITVs new show Popstar to Operastar, and Sylvia has provided the singing voice to several characters in the BBCs new childrens program Zoofactor as well as the voice for the Christmas advert for gaming giant Zega. They have toured and recorded with internationally renowned stars such as Bryn Terfel, Jose Carreras and Katherine Jenkins as well as running their own opera/jazz ensemble Diva Delight. Sylvia is also very much in demand as a composer and together with drummer/producer Jon Gregory she composed music for the award winning series Der ingen skulle tru at nokon kunne bu for Norwegian Television channel NRK as well as providing music for BBC 2s Wimbledon coverage.

Katherine Squire (backing vocals)

Katherine Squire (backing vocals) and Sylvia Strand (piano) both graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music of Drama in 2003 collectively winning most of the vocal prizes on offer including the prestigious Sir Geraint Evans Scholarship. They both appear regularly on TV and Radio as soloists and session singers and in 2006 they represented the UK in Mexico at Latin Americas biggest music festival America Cantat. Both Sylvia and Katherine have also been used as session singers by major record labels such as Chandos, EMI and Universal Records as well as being used as studio musicians on smaller projects. Katherine have spent the last year touring round the UK performing Gilbert and Sullivan as well as an appearance on ITVs new show Popstar to Operastar, and Sylvia has provided the singing voice to several characters in the BBCs new childrens program Zoofactor as well as the voice for the Christmas advert for gaming giant Zega. They have toured and recorded with internationally renowned stars such as Bryn Terfel, Jose Carreras and Katherine Jenkins as well as running their own opera/jazz ensemble Diva Delight. Sylvia is also very much in demand as a composer and together with drummer/producer Jon Gregory she composed music for the award winning series Der ingen skulle tru at nokon kunne bu for Norwegian Television channel NRK as well as providing music for BBC 2s Wimbledon coverage.


	For general enquires, questions or suggestions about our entry, feel free to email us at info@lifeinspring.com. You can also get in touch by phone, on +357 99108024 and +357 24655282. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us on facebook, in the group of our entry, which can be found here (link opens in a new window). Looking forward to hearing from you, Nasos & Melis


	Please select: » Jon Lilygreen (lead vocals) » Nasos Lambrianides (music/lyrics) » Melis Constantinou (music) » Jon Gregory (drums/production) » Sylvia Strand (piano) » Charalambos Kallona (bass) » Katherine Squire (backing vocals) » Sean Watts (backing vocals)