Evangelia (singer)
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24 May 1992
Evangelia Ευαγγελία | |
|---|---|
| Born | Evangelia Psarakis 24 May 1992 Bridgewater, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Label | Sony Music |
Evangelia Psarakis (Greek: Ευαγγελία Ψαράκη; born 24 May 1992), known mononymously as Evangelia, is a Greek-American singer. She is signed to Sony Music and has toured the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.[1] Her debut album Peproméno was released on June 13, 2025.
Evangelia grew up between her grandmother's small farm on the island of Crete and her parents' house in New Jersey.[2][3] She studied history and political science at Rutgers University from 2010 and completed a teacher training course at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education in New Brunswick in 2015.[4] While she was still a student, she performed as a singer in clubs in New York City. After her training, Evangelia worked as a teacher, but after three years decided to give up her job to devote herself entirely to her music career.[1]
Musical career
After her singles "Páli" and her double platinum hit "Fotiá", Evangelia released the song "Let's Go MIA" in 2023, which contains an interpolation of the 2000 hit "Dragostea din tei".[5]
On 10 January 2025, during the ERT1 show Proian se eidon, it was announced that Evangelia would compete in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, dubbed Ethnikós Telikós 2025, with the song "Vale".[6][7] The song finished in second place.[8] On 13 June, Evangelia released her debut studio album, Peproméno, featuring the aforementioned song "Vale".[9]
On 4 January 2026 during the show Sing for Greece – Ethnikós Telikós Eurovision 2026 – I finalist, broadcast on ERT1, it was announced that Evangelia would compete in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, dubbed Sing for Greece 2026, with the song "Parea".[10][11] The song finished in fourth place.[12]
Personal life
Evangelia lives between Los Angeles and Athens and is engaged to American songwriter and producer Jay Stolar.[13] She supports the Philo4Thought Inc. Hellenic Mentoring Initiative.[14]
