Stefania Liberakakis (; born 17 December 2002), known simply as Stefania, is a Dutch singer. She is a former member of the girl group Kisses, which represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
In 2020, Stefania was 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. The Greek broadcaster ERT decided that Stefania would represent Greece in the 2021 contest, this time with the song "Last Dance", finishing in tenth place.
Early life Stefania was born on 17 December 2002 in Utrecht, Netherlands to Greek parents, Koula and Spyros Liberakakis. Her family originates from Thourio and Sofiko, both located in Evros, Greece. She is the niece of Greek actor Yannis Stankoglou.
Career 2013: The Voice Kids In 2013, Stefania was a contestant in the third season of the Dutch edition of The Voice Kids in the Netherlands. She joined Team Borsato after her blind audition, but was eliminated in the battle rounds. Stefania joined the children's choir Kinderen voor Kinderen, which she left after two years. The Voice Kids performances and results Episode 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
In 2016, Stefania participated in auditions of 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 eighth out of seventeen entries.
2017–2019: Solo career and acting In 2018, Stefania 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. From 2018 onwards, Stefania starred as Fenna in the TV series Brugklas. 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).
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and 2021
In late 2019, Stefania was named as a potential candidate to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which would occur in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. On 3 February 2020, it was confirmed by broadcaster ERT that she had indeed been selected to succeed Katerine Duska as the Greek representative. She would have performed the song "Supergirl" in the second semi-final on 14 May 2020. However, on 18 March, the EBU announced the cancellation of the contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the same day, ERT announced that Greece would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, with Stefania as the country's representative.
In the 2021 contest, Stefania participated with the song "Last Dance", which was released on 10 March 2021. On 20 May 2021, Stefania performed the song in the second semi-final, in which she also qualified for the final. Stefania was accompanied on stage by dancers George Papadopoulos, Nikos Koukakis, Markos Giakoumoglou and Costas Pavlopoulos, while Fokas Evangelinos was the choreographer and the artistic director of the entry.
Discography Singles Solo Title Year Peak chart positions Album GRE NLD LIT SWE UKDown. "Stupid Reasons" 2018 — — — — — "All I Want For Christmas Is You" — — — — — L'esprit de Noël () "Wonder"(from the Dutch version of Wonder Park) 2019 — — — — — rowspan="14" "I'm Sorry (Whoops!)" — — — — — "Over and Over Again"(with Jannes) — — — — — "Turn Around" — — — — — "Supergirl" 2020 19 — — — — "Friday" — — — — — "Swipe"(with Rein van Duivenboden) — — — — — "Last Dance" 2021 24 45 35 79 75 "Mucho Calor" — — — — — "Wait No More" 2022 — — — — — "You Lost Me" — — — — — "My My My" — — — — — "Yalla Baby" — — — — —
As part of Kisses Title Year Album "Kisses and Dancin'" 2016
Filmography Television Year(s) Title Role Notes 2018–2020 Brugklas Fenna & Stefania Season 7 & 8 2020 Eurovision: Europe Shine a LightHerself Guest via video message 2021 Your Face Sounds Familiar Guest star on the 8th live show Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Greek entrant – 10th place
Television (as contestant) Year(s) Title Role Notes 2023 Alles is Muziek Herself
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
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