Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Cyprus has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 41 times since making its debut in Template:Escyr. The Cypriot participating broadcaster in the contest is the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). Its first entry was "Monika" performed by the group Island, who finished sixth. The country's best result is a second-place finish with "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Eleni Foureira in Template:Escyr. Cyprus holds the record for having competed in the greatest number of editions of the contest without a single win.

Between Template:Escyr and Template:Escyr, Cyprus failed to qualify from the semi-final round six times, before withdrawing in Template:Escyr. On 14 July 2014, CyBC officially confirmed its return to the contest for Template:Escyr, with the country then qualifying for the final every year since, a streak that lasted until its non-qualification in Template:Escyr. Cyprus once again returned to the final in Template:Escyr and Template:Escyr but again failed to qualify in 2025.

History

The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and thus is eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It has participated in the contest representing Cyprus since its Template:Escyr in 1981.

Since its first entry, CyBC has participated every year except for Template:Escyr, Template:Escyr, and Template:Escyr. In 1988, CyBC withdrew its entry after it determined that the intended entry was ineligible; the song had been presented to jurors (but not selected) in the 1984 internal selection process, which was a violation of their selection rules. In 2001, the country did not qualify for the contest due to insufficiently high average scores in previous contests, according to the qualification process at the time. In 2014, the broadcaster decided to not participate in the contest and cited public indifference, public opinion regarding the 2012–13 Cypriot financial crisis, and related budget restrictions as factors for not taking part.[1] On 14 July 2014, CyBC officially confirmed their return to the contest in 2015.[2][3] Cyprus hosted the Eurovision Song Project, which included 2 semi-finals, 1 second chance round and a final.[4][5]

Since its return in 2015, Cyprus has only failed to qualify twice, and even reached its best result with "Script error: No such module "Lang"." by Eleni Foureira coming second in 2018. Cyprus holds the record for most editions competing in the contest without a single win to date. Most of the Cypriot entries have been sung in Greek or English; the exceptions are in Template:Escyr, in which the song "Nomiza" included both Greek and Italian, and in Template:Escyr, in which "Comme ci, comme ça" by Evridiki was entirely in French. Additionally, in both 2018 and Template:Escyr, the songs had some phrases in Spanish.

Voting

Cyprus's exchange of the maximum 12 points with Template:Esccnty has occurred regularly in the contest, which is often met with derision from the audience.[6] In the 32 instances (1981–2025) of Cyprus being able to vote for Greece in a final, it has voted Greece as having the best song on 27 of them (the exceptions being 1981, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2015 and 2024). Since the introduction of televoting in Template:Escyr, the two countries have consistently given each other the maximum 12 points except in 2015, when neither country gave their 12 points to the other, but both gave their maximum points to Italy.

Cyprus and Template:Esccnty never exchanged votes until 2003, a taboo attributed to the Cyprus dispute.

Popularity of the contest

Since its first entry in 1981, Cyprus has had a mixture of varied results. The best result achieved so far is a second place, reached by Eleni Foureira at the 2018 contest.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Cyprus managed to reach the top 10 a number of times, something which made the Contest popular with the Cypriot public. Since 2004, Cyprus' performance has dropped notably. From 2006 to 2009 and again in 2011 and 2013, the country failed to reach the final.

At the same time when Cyprus' performance in the contest dropped vertically, Greece's performance improved very fast by one win and seven top ten results in one decade. This created a shift of interest, with the Cypriot public being more interested in the success of the Greek entry. This is probably because Greece, since 2004, seems to send very popular singers that have a well established fan-club in Cyprus, while Cyprus usually elects their contestants through an open talent contest, which often results in somewhat unknown artists representing the country.

Participation overview

Table key
2 Second place
◁ Last place
X Entry selected but did not compete
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
Template:Escyr Island "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 6 69 colspan="2" rowspan="12" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Anna Vissi "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 5 85
Template:Escyr Stavros and Constantina "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 16 26
Template:Escyr Andy Paul "Anna Mari-Elena" (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 15 31
Template:Escyr Lia Vissi "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 16 15
Template:Escyr Elpida "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 20 ◁ 4
Template:Escyr Alexia "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 7 80
Template:Escyr Yiannis Dimitrou "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek colspan="2" Template:N/A X
Template:Escyr Fanny Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 11 51
Template:Escyr Anastazio "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 14 36
Template:Escyr Elena Patroklou "S.O.S." Greek 9 60
Template:Escyr Evridiki "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 11 57
Template:Escyr Zymboulakis and Van Beke "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 19 17 colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Evridiki "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 11 51 colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Alexandros Panayi "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 9 79
Template:Escyr Constantinos "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 9 72 15 42
Template:Escyr Hara and Andreas Konstantinou "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 5 98 colspan="2" rowspan="6" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Michael Hajiyanni "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 11 37
Template:Escyr Marlain "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek 22 2
Template:Escyr Voice "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek, Italian 21 8
Template:Escyr One "Gimme" English 6 85
Template:Escyr Stelios Constantas "Feeling Alive" English 20 15
Template:Escyr Lisa Andreas "Stronger Every Minute" English 5 170 5 149
Template:Escyr Constantinos Christoforou "Script error: No such module "Lang"." English 18 46 colspan="2" Template:N/ATemplate:Efn
Template:Escyr Annet Artani "Why Angels Cry" English colspan="2" rowspan="4" Template:N/A 15 57
Template:Escyr Evridiki "Script error: No such module "Lang"." French 15 65
Template:Escyr Evdokia Kadi "Script error: No such module "Lang"." Greek 15 36
Template:Escyr Christina Metaxa "Firefly" English 14 32
Template:Escyr Jon Lilygreen and the Islanders "Life Looks Better in Spring" English 21 27 10 67
Template:Escyr Christos Mylordos "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek colspan="2" Template:N/A 18 16
Template:Escyr Ivi Adamou "La La Love" English 16 65 7 91
Template:Escyr Despina Olympiou "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Greek colspan="2" Template:N/A 15 11
Template:Escyr John Karayiannis "One Thing I Should Have Done" English 22 11 6 87
Template:Escyr Minus One "Alter Ego" English 21 96 8 164
Template:Escyr Hovig "Gravity" English 21 68 5 164
Template:Escyr Eleni Foureira "Script error: No such module "Lang"." English 2 436 2 262
Template:Escyr Tamta "Replay" English 13 109 9 149
Template:Escyr Sandro "Running" English colspan="4" Template:N/ATemplate:Efn X
Template:Escyr Elena Tsagrinou "Script error: No such module "Lang"." English 16 94 6 170
Template:Escyr Andromache "Script error: No such module "Lang"." (Script error: No such module "Lang".)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". English, Greek colspan="2" Template:N/A 12 63
Template:Escyr Andrew Lambrou "Break a Broken Heart" English 12 126 7 94
Template:Escyr Silia Kapsis "Liar" English 15 78 6 67
Template:Escyr Theo Evan "Shh" English colspan="2" Template:N/A 11 44

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

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Year Category Song Composer(s)
lyrics (l) / music (m) 		Performer Final Points Host city Ref.
Template:Escyr Composer Award "Stronger Every Minute" Mike Konnaris (m & l) Lisa Andreas 5 170 Template:Flagicon Istanbul
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Template:Escyr Artistic AwardTemplate:Efn "Fuego" Alex Papaconstantinou, Geraldo Sandell,
Viktor Svensson, Anderz Wrethov Didrick 		Eleni Foureira 2 436 Template:Flagicon Lisbon
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Related involvement

Conductors

Year ConductorTemplate:Efn Notes Ref.
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Michael Rozakis [9]
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Martyn Ford
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Michael Rozakis
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Pierre Cao Template:Efn
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Charis Andreadis Template:Efn
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Martyn Ford
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Jo Carlier Template:Efn
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon John Themis Template:Efn
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Charis Andreadis
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Stanko Selak Template:Efn [10]
Template:Escyr Template:Flagicon Alexander Kirov Zografov
Template:Escyr George Theofanous
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Stavros Lantsias
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Costas Cacogiannis

Heads of delegation

Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others.[11]

Year Head of delegation Ref.
Template:Escyr Marios Skordis
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Template:Escyr Marios Skordis
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Template:Escyr Tasos Trifonos
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Template:Escyr–present Evi Papamichael
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Commentators and spokespersons

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Year Television commentator Radio commentator Spokesperson Ref.
Template:Escyr colspan="2" Template:N/A rowspan="2" Template:N/A [19]
Template:Escyr – Template:Escyr colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Fryni Papadopoulou Neophytos Taliotis Anna Partelidou
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Pavlos Pavlou
Template:Escyr Themis Themistokleous
Template:Escyr Themis Themistokleous Fryni Papadopoulou
Template:Escyr Themis Themistokleous
Template:Escyr Daphne Bokota (for ERT and RIK) Template:N/A Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Neophytos Taliotis Pavlos Pavlou Anna Partelidou
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Evi Papamichael[18]
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Andreas Iakovidis
Template:Escyr Marios Skordis
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Marina Maleni
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Loukas Hamatsos
Template:Escyr Template:N/A Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Pavlos Pavlou Melani Steliou
Template:Escyr Loukas Hamatsos[20]
Template:Escyr rowspan="5" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Melani Steliou
Template:Escyr Constantinos Christoforou
Template:Escyr Vaso Komninou Giannis Haralambous
Template:Escyr Melina Karageorgiou Hristina Marouhou
Template:Escyr Nathan Morley Sophia Paraskeva
Template:Escyr Christina Metaxa
Template:Escyr rowspan="2" Template:N/A Loukas Hamatsos
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Melina Karageorgiou
Template:Escyr Template:N/A Template:N/A
Template:Escyr Melina Karageorgiou Loukas Hamatsos
Template:Escyr
Template:Escyr Tasos Tryfonos and Christiana Artemiou Tasos Tryfonos and Christiana Artemiou John Karayiannis
Template:Escyr Costas Constantinou and Vaso Komninou rowspan="6" Template:N/A Hovig
[21][22]
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Template:Escyr Evridiki and Tasos Trifonos
[23][24]
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Template:Escyr Louis Patsalides Loukas Hamatsos
[25]
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Template:Escyr Melina Karageorgiou and Alexandros Taramountas
[26]
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[27]
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Template:Escyr Melina Karageorgiou and Hovig
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Template:Escyr Melina Karageorgiou and Alexandros Taramountas Template:N/A
[30][31][32]
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See also

Notes

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References

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