Sti Fotia ("In the Fire") was the Cypriot entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin performed by Alexandros Panayi.
The song is rather elliptical lyrically, although Panayi appears to be singing about making his own way in life, regardless of what "wise men" might tell him
It was performed 17th on the night following Portugal and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting, it it finished in 9th place with 79 points.
Lyrics[]
Xekino me kravgi tin poreia
Kai to cheri mou aplono sti fotia
Ton sofon profiteia
Elege tha me trypisoun karfia
Me tin nkriza mou stoli mathitevo
Kai ton agio ton Theo agapo
Tin alitheia nothevo
Kai stathera prochoro
Ki omos den pistepsa (Den stamato)
Orous antestrepsa (Logous tha vro)
Eimai o Ellinas pou polema (Polema)
Eipan pos chathika (Den stamato)
Dromous mou charaxan (Logous tha vro)
Emeina monos mou, ki omos epezisa, ezisa sti fotia
I fotia sti psychi mou pou kaiei
Panta o kindynos yparchei na svistei
Ap’ tis pikras to meli
Pou chynetai san ti vrochi
Ki omos prochorisa (Den stamato)
Logia den chonepsa (Logous tha vro)
Eimai o Ellinas pou prosperna (Prosperna)
Eipan na mi roto (Den stamato)
Logous na mi zito (Logous tha vro)
Ezisa monos mou sti fotia (Sti fotia)
Ki omos den pistepsa (Den stamato)
Orous antestrepsa (Logous tha vro)
Eimai o Ellinas pou polema (Polema)
Eipan pos chathika (Den stamato)
Dromous mou charaxan (Logous tha vro)
Emeina monos mou, ki omos epezisa, ezisa sti fotia
(Den stamato, logous tha vro)
Eimai o Ellinas pou polema (Polema)
Eipan pos chathika (Den stamato)
Dromous mou charaxan (Logous tha vro)
Emeina monos mou, ki omos epezisa, ezisa sti fotia
Sti fotia
I start my path with a shout
And I take my hand to the fire
Wise men’s prophecies
Told me that I would be pierced with pins
With my grey uniform I learnt
To love the Holy God
I change the truth
And I walk ahead strongly
And I don’t believe yet (I do not stop)
I changed the rules (I will find reasons)
I’m the Greek who fights (Fights)
They said I lost my way (I do not stop)
They opened me paths (I will find reasons)
I remained alone, but I lived again, I lived in the fire
The fire which burns my soul
It’s always about to be extinguished
By a bitter honey
Which falls like rain
But I went ahead (I do not stop)
I didn’t listen to their words (I will find reasons)
I’m the Greek who goes ahead (Goes ahead)
They told me not to ask (I do not stop)
The told me not to look for reasons (I will find reasons)
I lived alone in the fire (In the fire)
And I don’t believe yet (I do not stop)
I changed the rules (I will find reasons)
I’m the Greek who fights (Fights)
They said I lost my way (I do not stop)
They opened me paths (I will find reasons)
I remained alone, but I lived again, I lived in the fire
(I do not stop, I will find reasons)
I’m the Greek who fights (Fights)
They said I lost my way (I do not stop)
They opened me paths (I will find reasons)
I remained alone, but I lived again, I lived in the fire
| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Justyna •  Eddie Friel •  Stone & Stone •  Davorin Popović •  Secret Garden •  Philipp Kirkorov •  Bo Halldórsson •  Stella Jones •  Anabel Conde •  Arzu Ece •  Magazin & Lidija •  Nathalie Santamaria •  Csaba Szigeti •  Frédéric Etherlinck •  Love City Groove •  Tó Cruz •  Alexandros Panayi •  Jan Johansen •  Aud Wilken •  Darja Švajger •  Liora •  Mike Spiteri •  Elina Konstantopoulou
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| Songs | |||
| Sama • Dreamin' • Verliebt in Dich • Dvadeset prvi vijek • Nocturne • Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana • Núna • Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt • Vuelve Conmigo • Sev • Nostalgija • Il me donne rendez-vous • Új név a régi ház falán • La voix est libre • Love City Groove • Baunilha e chocolate • Sti Fotia • Se på mig • Fra Mols til Skagen • Prisluhni mi • Amen • Keep Me in Mind • Pia Prosefhi
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Videos[]
Alex Panagi - Sti fotia
Στη φωτιά - Cyprus 1995 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra