Evangelia (singer)

Evangelia
Birth name	Evangelia Psarakis
Born	(1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 32) New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Labels	Sony Music

Evangelia Psarakis (Greek: Ευαγγελία Ψαράκη; born 24 May 1992), known mononymously as Evangelia, is a Greek-American singer. She is signed to Sony Music and has toured the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.[1]

Biography

Evangelia grew up between her grandmother's small farm on the island of Crete and her parents' house in New Jersey.[2][3] She studied history and political science at Rutgers University from 2010 and completed a teacher training course at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education in New Brunswick in 2015.[4] While she was still a student, she performed as a singer in New York clubs. After her training, Evangelia worked as a teacher, but after three years decided to give up her job to devote herself entirely to her music career.[1] After her singles "Páli" and her double platinum hit "Fotiá", Evangelia released the song "Let's Go MIA" in 2023, which contains an interpolation of the 2000 hit "Dragostea din tei".[5]

On 10 January 2025, during the ERT1 show Proian se eidon, it was announced that Evangelia would compete in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, dubbed Ethnikós Telikós 2025, with the song "Vále" (Βάλε).[6][7]

Personal life

Evangelia lives in Los Angeles and is in a relationship with songwriter and producer Jay Stolar.[8] She supports the Philo4Thought Inc. Hellenic Mentoring Initiative.[9]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak position	Certifications
		GRE
Alpha/Beta	Released: 17 May 2024[10] Label: Columbia/Epic Records Formats: Digital download, streaming	—	—

Singles

Song Chart Performance and Certifications

Titles	Year	Peak Chart Positions	Certifications
		GRE
Páme Páme	2020	—	—
Fotiá		—	—
Diving (with Kelvin Jones)	2021	—	—
Fotiá (with Eleni Foureira)		14	• IFPI GRE: 2x Platinum
Perder Control (with Eleni Foureira)	2022	—	—
Ónira		—	—
Paradise		—	—
Aman (with Amanda Tenfjord)		—	—
Miss You (with Disarstar & The Cratez)		—	—
Aphrodite	2022	—	—
Páli (with Mente Fuerte)	2023	—	• IFPI GRE: Platinum
Let’s Go MIA		—	—
Toca Toca (with Claydee)		—	—
M’Aresei (with Negros Tou Moria)		—	—
Videotape (with good job nicky)	2023	—	—
California Lullaby	2024	—	—
Xana (with DJ Paco)		—	—
Vradia (with Roi 6/12)		1	• IFPI GRE: 3xPlatinum
Mykonos		—	—
Alitheia?! (with Marseaux)	2024	14	• IFPI GRE: Platinum
Vále	2025	—	—

Awards and honors

• 2023: MAD Video Music Awards in the categories “Best New Artist” and “Best Duet”[5][11]

References

1. gafoundation1 (May 2, 2022). "Forty Under 40: Class of 2022". Retrieved August 11, 2023.
2. "Evangelia confirms she is still awaiting decision from CyBC". January 3, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
3. "Evangelia". Retrieved August 11, 2023.
4. skujan. "Evangelia Psarakis". Retrieved August 11, 2023.
5. Janina Rossmannek (June 18, 2023). "Evangelia veröffentlicht Sommerhymne "Let's go MIA"". frontstage-magazine.de (in German). Retrieved August 11, 2023.
6. "Eurovision 2025: Τα 12 τραγούδια του Εθνικού Τελικού". ertnews.gr (in Greek). January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
7. "Greece 2025: National final entries released". eurovision.tv. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
8. Musikfreitag (May 24, 2020). "Evangelia – Páme Páme" (in German). Retrieved August 11, 2023.
9. "Philo4Thought Mentoring Initiative -- Your hub for Personal & Professional Development to Educate Inspire & Empower Today's Young Professional -- Career & Lifestyle Coaching". Philo4Thought. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
10. "Alpha/Beta EP by Evangelia".
11. Queen Teen (June 20, 2023). "MAD Video Music Awards 2023: Η Evangelia και η Joanne ήταν οι δύο καλύτερες εμφανίσεις της βραδιάς" (in Greek). Retrieved August 11, 2023.