Next in our series of interviews with the Cypriot composers bidding to represent their country in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest is Pieros Kezos, who will be competing with a “dark, sexy, electronic, weird song…” of his own.
Pieros Kezos works in Nicosia as a music teacher in primary education.Herefuses to conform to the usual music norms and is constantly striving to create an authentic, progressive sound. His bid for Moscow is Bleed for you, a song he describes as "dark, sexy, electronic, weird". "Think of Pet shop boys doing a Depeche mode cover with a touch of Goldfrapp somewhere and you got the idea!", he tells us.
Pieros is going to perform the song himself: "I will perform Bleed for you …as I did all the backing vocals…I wanted it to be as personal as it can get…an artistic statement." he says.
As a composer, did he have a special formula in mind when writing his song? And what does Pieros think about the new voting system in the Eurovision final?
"Actually, I did the song to please myself…I never thought to use any formula to be compatible with Eurovision, so no…I was not thinking about the different voting system…but in any case there will be a difference in the outcome.. I totally agree with that!"
Pieros Kezos is an ardent Eurovision Song Contest fan and he defends it against the critics who claim it lacks musical depth: "I've been following Eurovision since I was really young and I love it no matter what some people might say, that is kinda "light" or not with a musical depth….there have been amazing songs, and great performers in the contest….my opinion is that to win the contest you have to be a great performer, have an original song and find the best way to present it (nowadays the way you present it must include a trick….it's a TV show and you have to grab the viewers' attention)."
And if Pieros were to choose his favourite Cypriot entries so far? "They would have to be Evridiki's Tairiazoume and Comme, ci comme ca and Anna Vissi's Mono I agapi" he says.
Pieros chose to close this interview with a message to his fellow contest fans: "Keep enjoying Eurovision…it's magical…..have open ears for a great song with a new sound!!!!"
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