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Alex Panayi releases Eurovision bid for charity
Alex Panayi is a well known figure among fans of the Eurovision Song Contest having represented his homeland Cyprus twice already and having taken part as a backing vocalist on numerous occasions, including Greece's winning song in 2005. Tonight, Alex is once again on Eurovision stage supporting Sakis Rouvas in the backing vocals.
Earlier this year, Alex Panayi took part in the Cypriot pre-selection for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with There is love, a song he wrote and penned himself. From the beginning, Alex had stated that he intended to release the song, which was dedicated to his mother, and offer all proceeds to the support of patients of Alzheimer's Disease.
"It was a great shock to me and my family when the doctor told us: "your mother is undoubtedly suffering from Alzheimer's disease"." Alex Panayi states. "We had no idea how to deal with the news, we hardly even knew what this ailment meant... Here we are 8 years later, saddened by her deterioration, but wiser from the experience, my mother is still with us, still walking and talking and mostly in a good mood thanks to the excellent care taking my 82-year-old father has provided her, and lately with the valuable assistance of the Kaimakli day care center for Alzheimer patients, in Nicosia, Cyprus, free of charge. Our story is one of thousands in Cyprus and perhaps millions around the world, and I would like to share it with you through this song that I dedicate to my mother Klery and my father Panos, who have given me everything I could possibly need in this world: the gift of LOVE." he concludes.
This is one of many actions planned to raise funds and awareness internationally on the disease plaguing millions of families worldwide. The world wide funding project is already supported by Rotary clubs internationally.
You can purchase the song and support this worthy cause here.
Alex Panayi There is love
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you can still buy the song because lyrics are in english
I like a lot Alex panagi ESC needs him buck as a performer and not as a backing singer
I found very much difficulties in purchasing this song. Everytime I "changed" to english, the page turned in Greek again..
Disappointing.. I would like to download it ! I also paid for it, but I couldn't "get" it !
Can somebody help me finding the lyrics of his 1998 song "fterougisma"? please.
I would love to see him sing for Cyprus again!!
For me, there is nothing more INSPIRING when celebrities through their obvious TALENT, have the sensitivity to humbly give back to society by supporting such a WORTHY and IMPORTANT cause!!! It is only HUMAN!!! And who can be more special than one's MOTHER?
IDEAL WORLD ... LOVE amongst people and ... P.E.A.C.E.!!!
Those are strong and UPLIFTING!!! 
Best of luck to Greece 
and Cyprus !!!
ME TH NIKH!
I loved his song in 1995
Alex is a unique talent and character...very sensitive...a real artist!!
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