She’s the 24-year-old artist and medical student who will sing for Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
And now, on the latest cover of Greece’s Gala magazine, Amanda Tenfjord proves she’s also a stunning beauty who is ready for her moment in the spotlight.
In a series of photos in the editorial photo spread, Amanda finds her light and stares straight through the camera at her growing fan base in Greece and Norway, where she’s lived since she was three years old.
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In an article titled, “I want to become a doctor that sings,” she speaks about her experience working in a hospital during these most uncertain of times.
“I worked at the hospital this summer, in the emergency room, and I felt the intense pressure,” she says. “I have a lot of friends who work as doctors and nurses now and the pressure is huge with long working hours and high stress.”
She’ll face a lot of stress herself this May. During Eurovision she will need to study between rehearsals, since she has to take her final exams in medicine this June.
So what was it like for a Greek toddler to move to Norway?
“My family moved to Norway when I was 3,” she says. “At that time I was speaking only Greek so in the beginning it was difficult but I learned the language quickly.
“Even as a singer it was difficult since for Norwegians it was impossible to pronounce my surname ‘Georgiadi’ and this is why I chose Tenfjord as a stage name. That’s the name of the village where I grew up.”
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Speaking of her Eurovision 2022 entry, which won a competitive internal selection process, she says it was born of heartache and Eurovision was not on her mind when she wrote it. It was, instead, a song she wrote to express her emotions following her first serious relationship. It is, she says, her favourite of anything she’s ever written.
What does she want Greeks to feel when she performs?
“I want them to feel proud. I am not representing myself at Eurovision but Greece. After all, during the announcement of the results at the the end, the spokesperson will give points to ‘Greece’ and not to ‘Amanda.'”
Amanda confirmed that she will work with legendary Eurovision stage director Fokas Evangelinos, with whom she felt an immediate connection.
Finally, the Gala journalist pointed out that Stefania, when announcing Amanda, advised her not to be nervous. Is Amanda nervous?
She laughed it off, saying that she can’t wait to meet Stefania to find out precisely how she can do that. But she notes that creative stress is part of the process.
Are you loving these photos of Amanda as much as we are? What do you expect her song to be like? Let us know in the comments box below.
Well if you have the song give us the song…the long wait and the hype don’t work anymore, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Cyprus, Belgium, Switzerland, I’m looking at you too you are the experts of the deadline, and I’m sure Belgium and Switzerland are already ready since months, so guys don’t wait until the end like each years, it’s boring, useless and predictable now….if you are confident in what you send I don’t see the problem and I don’t see the aim to wait until the end.
There is not any hype from her part neither from greek broadcaster, it is just an interview her given to a local greek magazine.
There’s not a big master plan to get hype behind this interview. It’s aimed towards the Greek public so that they get to know her since no one knows her here.
As for the song, there was a demo I guess and now they’re working on the final production and mixing of the song, then they need to shoot the video clip too. Be patient, it’ll be released sooner or later.
Nothing seems to change after that interview, nobody talked about it
Well we’re talking about her right now, correct?
If you mean that the private media haven’t talked about it, it’s to be expected cause they only care about established artists. Anyway, I hope she gets more exposure later.
What a virtue signalling wallflower…
how?
whatever happens, greece will win……… think every year the same 0,5%
She looks down to earth and responsible considering her hard job. Let’s see what’s her best song looks like. Fingers crossed!
NO MORE FOKAS EVANGELINOS TO EUROVISION! We had enough!!! He always does those unnecessary over the top staging that destroy the songs!!! As always Fokas is working with ERT because he has the connection! There are so much better talented new choreographers that can you much more interesting things
I agree. And everything he does makes the songs look like 20 years older. “Last Dance” was such a powerful modern sounding song (one of my favourites) and he turned it into a 70´s show that was really unnecessary.
I just know Amanda’s song will be one of my favourites. I’m obsessed with her work.
Even though we haven’t heard the song, she’s a potential winner in my opinion.
thank you for your good words about grece 😀
I think that Greece is back for good.
She seems very interesting as an artist and the story of her studying to be a doctor will definitely bring her points.
Second top 10 for Greece in a row?
why? this isnt american idol lol
What a lot of crap! Who TF trusts a quack?
Must have missed the moment when Eurovision Song Contest became Eurovision Student Doctor….
Does Greece plan to send diaspora young girls to Eurovision next 10 years?
If the song presented to ERT is good.
the only thing ert cares baout the artist is whether they can sing properly and whether they are at least half greek
And is there a problem with that?
It gets boring.
Speak for yourself
I do not understand why Greece is not sending artists who are selling in their country like Argyros or Snik
Snik? Nice joke…
And as for your question, it doesn’t matter if they’re known in Greece as long as the song is good.
first of all ages between 12-30 at MAXIMUM like snik and ages 20-40 MAXIMUM like argyros
And even if they sell in greece as a greek im sure they would flop at esc
Trust me you dont want them there
How frequently do you see countries sending their “big guns”?
Btw Snik (and his equivalents) is absolutely trash.
Well I see countries sending songs which do well in their own countries Last Dance peaked at 24 in Greek charts
Well, luckily there´s Cyprus to send Greece´s big guns so we can enjoy them.
I am very hopeful about our entry this year. Amanda seems to have a kinda alternative style so I expect an artistic effort.
Of course she’s not going to say that her song is sh*te. That would be bad marketing.
Let’s wait and see. I have high hopes.
Hmm I just hope the dream team won’t make her performance look too messy like they did in recent years (Greece 2021,greece 2017,spain 2019,Azerbaijan 2018.)
Yes exactly but once more Evangelinos is taking over. I can imagine singing a ballad and making her farting fires and changing wings and
It’s nice to read it, if not for the fact that there is a dream team behind her song, and now the eurovision fun site attacks people only those who do not support the choice of ERT television and the representative herself
they dont attack, they simply defend our country against negative comments people in forums do
And i have seen these comments by myself
They do attack though. Anyone who criticizes ERT or dream team. And this a disgrace and actually sad because otherwise they re very informative and quite accurate
I’ve listened to her previous work and it’s absolutely amazing! I think she is going to be a fan favorite when she releases her song!
The same recipe never works two years in a row, Cyprus sent stage divas with fuego copycats and we all know how that went. Not all diaspora girls are like Stefania who has star quality. Amanda is like a ghost in Greece, nobody knows her and she is not even full time singer. Hope the song is that good that justifies why she was chosen.
How exactly is it the same recipe if they send a different type of song/act this year?
I also originally thought that we are following the same strategy twice in a row which would be bad but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Amanda has an alternative and well-formed style. She is very much different from Stefania who is much more commercial. I think the song will be good. Let’s wait and see.
bravo re thano pesta
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I think if anything, she is in that same category as Katerine Duska in terms of musical inclinations. “Better Love” was a huge upgrade from the more formulaic “This Is Love” two years before.
You are a ghost
at least i am not a bully karen
just because he/she called you a ghost doesnt mean they are a bully
it would be if he/she was doing it ALONG WITHA GROUP OF PEOPLE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
Pure non-sense! Was Stefania even known in Greece before being selected? The answer in No. And how do u know this will be a copycat? You have not listened to the song even… genre-wise the 2 artists seem very different. The selection strategy might be similar but that does not necessarily that Greece will send a Stefania vol.2 because Amanda apparently is not… please listen to her music and think a bit before you write.
1.stefania wasnt known in greece either 2. 2021 was the second year this was done Katerine Duska is half canadian i think
So please, if you dont accurately know something, please dont say it at all
Stefania is still relevant and performed in many Greek events. Duska is not as relevant but is active in the Greek music scene. Amanda hasn’t even been to Greece for years before submitting her song
relevant? not any of her songs except Last Dance were at Greek charts
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