George Michaelides to represent Cyprus

George has a range of international experience and more recently performed at the Spotlight Theatre Festival in London and as a soloist at the Leicester Square Theatre in the same city. In Cyprus he played the role of Charis in Amanda The Musical at the Strovolos Theatre, Nicosia as well as the Larnaca Dimotiko Theatre. Last year George performed with the Musical Kids TV show at The Pavillion in Nicosia as well as at the city's Royal Hall.    

In 2014 George travelled to Germany for the UDO European Street dance Championships and ranked 3rd place in the Under 12’s Advance Solo Category. George has trained with some of the industry’s most distinguished performers, choreographers and creative directors such as Lukas Mc Farlane, Gareth Walker and Ryan Jenkins.

Aside from his performances with his theatre school, George is also active in martial arts and currently holds a blue belt in judo. Over the past couple of years George has supported local charities by performing at their fundraising events. Charities that he has supported include PASYKAF (Cyprus Association. of Cancer Patients and Friends), St Michaels Hospice, Animal Welfare and Solidarity Paphos. Last year he was nominated for a Paphos Hearts of Gold Award for his work.  

His entry for Junior Eurovision, Dance Floor, will be released in the coming weeks. 

The 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest takes place on Sunday 20th November in Valletta, Malta. Cyprus last participated in 2014 when Sophia Patsalides finished in 9th place with her song I pio omorfi mera (The Most Beautiful Day).