Cyprus in the Eurovision Song contest - wikipedia Cyprus in the Eurovision Song contest Cyprus Member station CyBC National selection events Internal Selection 1981 -- 1983 1985 -- 1987 1989 2002 -- 2003 2007 2013 2016 -- 2018 National Final 1984 1990 -- 2000 2004 -- 2006 2008 -- 2012 2015 Participation summary Appearances 35 ( 29 finals ) First appearance 1981 Best result 2nd : 2018 Worst result Last : 1986 External links CyBC page Cyprus 's page at Eurovision.tv For the most recent participation see Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Cyprus has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 35 times since making its debut in 1981. Cyprus ' first entry was the group Island, who finished sixth. The country 's best result in the contest is a second - place finish with Eleni Foureira in 2018. Since 2004, Cyprus failed to qualify from the semi-final round for six out of eight years ( 2006 -- 2013 ), before withdrawing from the 2014 contest. On 14 July 2014, CyBC officially confirmed Cyprus ' return to the contest, with the country reaching the final four times in a row in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Contents 1 History 1.1 Withdrawal 1.2 Voting 1.3 Popularity of the Contest 1.4 2015 return 2 Contestants 3 Voting history 4 Marcel Bezençon Awards 5 Commentators and spokespersons 6 Conductors 7 Photogallery 8 See also 9 References 10 External links History Since its first entry, Cyprus has participated every year except 1988, 2001 and 2014. In 1988, Cyprus withdrew its entry after broadcaster CyBC determined that the intended entry was ineligible ; the song had been entered ( but not selected ) in the 1984 national selection process, which was a violation of the Cypriot 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 withdraw from the contest and cited public indifference and the economic difficulties for not taking part. As of 2018, Cyprus now holds the record for the most times competing in the Eurovision Song Contest without a single win with 35 entries into the contest. Most of the Cypriot entries have been sung in Greek or English ; the exceptions are in 2000, in which the song `` Nomiza '' included both Greek and Italian, and in the 2007 contest, in which Evridiki performed `` Comme Ci, Comme Ça '' entirely in French. Withdrawal On 3 October 2013, the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ( CyBC ) withdrew from the 2014 contest. Reasons that were cited are public opinion regarding the 2012 -- 13 Cypriot financial crisis and budget restrictions as factors that influenced this decision. Voting Cyprus is famous for always exchanging 12 points with Greece in the Semi Final and Final, though there have been exceptions. The last time Cyprus gave Greece less than 12 points was in 2015 ( 8 points ). Since the advent of televoting in 1998, the two countries have consistently given each other the maximum 12 points until the 2015 Contest, where neither country gave their 12 to the other, but instead both gave them to Italy. Cyprus and Turkey never exchanged votes until 2003, a taboo attributed to the ongoing Cyprus dispute. Popularity of the contest Since its first entry in 1981, Cyprus has had a mixture of good and bad 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 had managed to reach the top 10 a number of times, something which made the Contest become popular in the Cypriot public. Since 2004, Cyprus ' performance has dropped notably. From 2006 to 2009 and again in 2011 & 2013, the country did n't manage 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 contest, which often results in young and somewhat unknown artists representing the country. 2015 return On 14 July 2014, CyBC officially confirmed their return to the contest in 2015. Cyprus hosted the Eurovision Song Project, which included 2 semi-finals, 1 second chance round and a final. Since their return in 2015 the country has never failed to qualify, and even made their best result with Eleni Foureira coming second in 2018. Contestants Table key Winner Second place Third place Last place Year Artist Language Title Final Points Semi Points 1981 Island Greek `` Monika '' ( Μόνικα ) 6 69 No semi-finals 1982 Anna Vissi Greek `` Mono i agapi '' ( Μόνο η αγάπη ) 5 85 Stavros & Constantina Greek `` I agapi akoma zi '' ( Η αγάπη ακόμα ζει ) 16 26 1984 Andy Paul Greek `` Anna Maria Lena '' ( Άννα Μαρία Λένα ) 15 31 1985 Lia Vissi Greek `` To katalava arga '' ( Το κατάλαβα αργά ) 16 15 1986 Elpida Greek `` Tora zo '' ( Τώρα ζω ) 20 Alexia Greek `` Aspro mavro '' ( Άσπρο - μαύρο ) 7 80 1988 Yiannis Dimitrou & Scott Adams Greek `` Thimame '' ( Θυμάμαι ) Withdrawn 1989 Yiannis Savvidakis & Fani Polymeri Greek `` Apopse as vrethoume '' ( Απόψε ας βρεθούμε ) 11 51 1990 Haris Anastazio Greek `` Milas poli '' ( Μιλάς πολύ ) 14 36 1991 Elena Patroklou Greek `` SOS '' 9 60 1992 Evridiki Greek `` Teriazoume '' ( Ταιριάζουμε ) 11 57 1993 Kyriakos Zympoulakis & Dimos Van Beke Greek `` Mi stamatas '' ( Μη σταματάς ) 19 17 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet 1994 Evridiki Greek `` Eimai anthropos ki ego '' ( Είμαι άνθρωπος κι εγώ ) 11 51 No semi-finals 1995 Alex Panayi Greek `` Sti fotia '' ( Στη φωτιά ) 9 79 Constantinos Greek `` Mono gia mas '' ( Μόνο για μας ) 9 72 15 42 1997 Hara & Andreas Constantinou Greek `` Mana mou '' ( Μάνα μου ) 5 98 No semi-finals 1998 Michalis Hatzigiannis Greek `` Genesis '' ( Γένεσις ) 11 37 1999 Marlain Greek `` Tha ' nai erotas '' ( Θα ' ναι έρωτας ) 22 2000 Voice Greek, Italian `` Nomiza '' ( Νόμιζα ) 21 8 2001 Did not participate 2002 One English `` Gimme '' 6 85 2003 Stelios Constantas English `` Feeling Alive '' 20 15 Lisa Andreas English `` Stronger Every Minute '' 5 170 5 149 2005 Constantinos Christoforou English `` Ela Ela ( Come Baby ) '' ( Ελα Ελα ) 18 46 Top 12 Previous Year 2006 Annet Artani English `` Why Angels Cry '' Failed to qualify 15 57 2007 Evridiki French `` Comme ci, comme ça '' 15 65 2008 Evdokia Kadí Greek `` Femme Fatale '' 15 36 2009 Christina Metaxa English `` Firefly '' 14 32 Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders English `` Life Looks Better in Spring '' 21 27 10 67 2011 Christos Mylordos Greek `` San aggelos s'agapisa '' ( Σαν άγγελος σ'αγάπησα ) Failed to qualify 18 16 2012 Ivi Adamou English `` La La Love '' 16 65 7 91 2013 Despina Olympiou Greek `` An me thimasai '' ( Aν με θυμάσαι ) Failed to qualify 15 11 2014 Did not participate 2015 Giannis Karagiannis English `` One Thing I Should Have Done '' 22 11 6 87 2016 Minus One English `` Alter Ego '' 21 96 8 164 2017 Hovig English `` Gravity '' 21 68 5 164 2018 Eleni Foureira English `` Fuego '' 436 262 2019 NOTES a. ^ In 2012, Cyprus and Ukraine were both awarded with 65 points each in the final, however, according to tie - break procedures, Ukraine finished 15th overall and Cyprus 16th because Ukraine received points from a greater amount of countries between the two. b. ^ If a country had won the previous year, they did not have to compete in the semi-finals the following year. In addition, back in 2004 - 2007, the top ten countries who were not members of the big four did not have to compete in the semi finals the following year. If, for example, Germany and France placed inside the top ten with Spain and the United Kingdom finishing after 15th place, the countries who placed 11th and 12th were advanced to the following year 's grand final along with the rest of the top ten countries. c. ^ Although the lyrics are in English, the Spanish title ' Fuego ' ( fire ) is repeated throughout the song. Voting history As of 2018, Cyprus ' voting history is as follows : Most points given in the grand finals only Rank Country Points Greece 324 Spain 119 Sweden 112 Italy 103 5 Russia 100 Most points received in the grand finals only Rank Country Points Greece 283 Malta 88 United Kingdom 88 Finland 68 5 Spain 67 Most points given in the semis and finals Rank Country Points Greece 419 Sweden 156 Russia 149 Bulgaria 120 5 Spain 119 Most points received in the semis and finals Rank Country Points Greece 400 United Kingdom 157 Armenia 122 Malta 113 5 Finland 108 Marcel Bezençon Awards Composer Award Year Song Composer ( s ) Lyrics ( l ) / Music ( m ) Performer Final Result Points Host city `` Stronger Every Minute '' Mike Konnaris ( m & l ) Lisa Andreas 5th 170 Istanbul Artistic Award Year Song Performer Final Result Points Host city 2018 `` Fuego '' Eleni Foureira 2nd 436 Lisbon Commentators and spokespersons This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2012 ) Year ( s ) Commentator Spokesperson Radio commentator 1981 Fryni Papadopoulou Anna Partelidou Neophytos Taliotis 1982 1984 Pavlos Pavlou 1985 Themis Themistokleous 1986 Neophytos Taliotis Pavlos Pavlou Fryni Papadopoulou 1988 Cyprus did not participate No radio broadcast 1989 Neophytos Taliotis Anna Partelidou Pavlos Pavlou 1990 1991 Evi Papamichail 1992 1993 1994 1995 Neophytos Taliotis Andreas Iakovidis Evi Papamichail Marios Skordis 1997 1998 Marina Maleni 1999 2000 Loukas Hamatsos 2001 Cyprus did not participate No radio broadcast 2002 Melani Steliou Pavlos Pavlou 2003 Loukas Hamatsos No radio broadcast 2005 Melani Steliou 2006 Constantinos Christoforou 2007 Vaso Komninou Giannis Haralambous 2008 Melina Karageorgiou Hristina Marouhou 2009 Sophia Paraskeva Nathan Morley Christina Metaxa 2011 Loukas Hamatsos No radio broadcast 2012 2013 Melina Karageorgiou 2014 Cyprus did not participate No radio broadcast 2015 Loukas Hamatsos Melina Karageorgiou 2016 2017 Tasos Tryfonos and Christiana Artemiou John Karayiannis Tasos Tryfonos and Christiana Artemiou 2018 Costas Constantinou and Vaso Komninou Hovig TBA In addition, since 2009, British writer and TV presenter Nathan Morley has provided the CyBC Radio commentary. Conductors All conductors are Cypriot except those with a flag. Michael Rozakis ( 1981, 1983 ) Martyn Ford ( 1982, 1986 ) Pierre Cao ( 1984 ) Charis Andreadis ( 1985, 1989 ) Jo Carlier ( 1987 ) Stanko Selak ( 1990 ) Alexander Kirov Zografov ( 1991 ) George Theophanous ( 1992 -- 95 ) Stavros Lantsias ( 1996 -- 97 ) Costas Cacogiannis ( 1998 ) Photogallery Alex Panayi at Dublin ( 1995 ) Lisa Andreas at Istanbul ( 2004 ) Evridiki at Helsinki ( 2007 ) Evdokia Kadí at Belgrade ( 2008 ) Christina Metaxa at Moscow ( 2009 ) Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders at Oslo ( 2010 ) Despina Olympiou at Malmö ( 2013 ) Giannis Karagiannis at Vienna ( 2015 ) Minus One at Stockholm ( 2016 ) Hovig at Kiev ( 2017 ) Eleni Foureira at Lisbon ( 2018 ) See also Cyprus in the Eurovision Young Musicians Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest References ^ Jump up to : Jiandani, Sanjay ( 3 October 2013 ). `` Eurovision 2014 : Cyprus will not participate in Copenhagen ''. ESCtoday. Retrieved 3 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cyprus to make Eurovision come back in 2015 ''. eurovision.tv. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ Jiandani, Sanjay ( 14 July 2014 ). `` Cyprus : CyBC confirms participation in Eurovision 2015 ''. esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ http://wiwibloggs.com/2014/07/14/cyprus-confirms-participation/55346/. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ http://www.cybc.com.cy/pdf/eurovision/eurovision-participation.pdf Jump up ^ http://andtheconductoris.eu/ External links National Final Cyprus Points to and from Cyprus eurovisioncovers.co.uk Music.net.cy - Cyprus National Finals 2010 ( in Greek ) hide Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest Participation 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Artists 1980s 1980 Island Anna Vissi Stavros & Constantina Andy Paul Lia Vissi Elpida Alexia Yiannis Dimitrou & Scott Adams Yiannis Savvidakis & Fani Polymeri 1990s Haris Anastazio Elena Patroklou Evridiki Kyriakos Zympoulakis & Dimos Van Beke Evridiki Alex Panayi Constantinos Hara & Andreas Constantinou Michalis Hatzigiannis Marlain 2000s Voice 2001 One Stelios Constantas Lisa Andreas Constantinos Christoforou Annet Artani Evridiki Theokleous Evdokia Kadí Christina Metaxa 2010s Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders Christos Mylordos Ivi Adamou Despina Olympiou 2014 Giannis Karagiannis Minus One Hovig Eleni Foureira Songs 1980s 1980 `` Monika '' `` Mono I Agapi '' `` I Agapi Akoma Zi '' `` Anna Maria Lena '' `` To Katalava Arga '' `` Tora Zo '' `` Aspro Mavro '' `` Thimame '' `` Apopse As Vrethume '' 1990s `` Milas Poli '' `` SOS '' `` Teriazoume '' `` Mi Stamatas '' `` Ime Anthropos Ki Ego '' `` Sti Fotia '' `` Mono Yia Mas '' `` Mana Mou '' `` Genesis '' `` Tha ' Ne Erotas '' 2000s `` Nomiza '' 2001 `` Gimme '' `` Feeling Alive '' `` Stronger Every Minute '' `` Ela Ela ( Come Baby ) '' `` Why Angels Cry '' `` Comme ci, comme ça '' `` Femme Fatale '' `` Firefly '' 2010s `` Life Looks Better in Spring '' `` San Aggelos S'agapisa '' `` La La Love '' `` An me thimasai '' 2014 `` One Thing I Should Have Done '' `` Alter Ego '' `` Gravity '' `` Fuego '' Note : Entries scored out are when Cyprus did not compete Eurovision Song Contest Entries History Host cities Languages Presenters Rules Voting Winners Winners discography Contests 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Countries Active Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Inactive Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Slovakia Turkey Former Lebanon Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia Relations Armenia -- Azerbaijan Russia -- Ukraine National selections Current Albania Armenia Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Montenegro Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Former Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Estonia Finland Greece Ellinikós Telikós Eurosong - A MAD Show Ireland The Late Late Show You 're a Star Israel Latvia Eirodziesma Dziesma Lithuania Macedonia Malta Montenegro Netherlands Serbia and Montenegro Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia Other awards Marcel Bezençon Awards OGAE OGAE Video Contest OGAE Second Chance Contest Barbara Dex Award Television and concerts Eurovision Song Contest Previews Songs of Europe Kvalifikacija za Millstreet Congratulations : 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Best of Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest 's Greatest Hits Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyprus_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest&oldid=845916351 '' Categories : Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Hidden categories : Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Articles needing additional references from March 2012 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Azərbaycanca Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Français Galego Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Кыргызча Lietuvių Magyar Македонски Malti Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 22 more Edit links This page was last edited on 15 June 2018, at 00 : 49. 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Question: where did cyprus come in the eurovision song contest
Answer: second-place finish