Eric Papilaya
Encyclopedia
Eric Papilaya is a singer from Austria
who represented his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
in Helsinki, Finland. He performed the song "Get A Life - Get Alive
", but eliminated in semi-finals. Before he participated in Starmania
, where he reached a top-5 position. He is of mixed Indonesian-Austrian ancestry.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
who represented his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
in Helsinki, Finland. He performed the song "Get A Life - Get Alive
Get A Life - Get Alive
-Charts:...
", but eliminated in semi-finals. Before he participated in Starmania
Starmania (TV series)
Starmania is an Austrian casting show, a talent show for would-be pop stars. It is broadcast on the Austrian TV channel "ORF 1".Despite striking similarities, Starmania is not a licensed version of the Idols format distributed by FremantleMedia. Attempts to export the format to Germany failed due...
, where he reached a top-5 position. He is of mixed Indonesian-Austrian ancestry.