# Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "S.O.S.", composed by Kypros Charalambous, with lyrics by Andreas Christou, and performed by Elena Patroklou. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), selected its entry through a national final.

## Before Eurovision
### Epilogí Tragoudioú Giourovízion
#### Competing entries

The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) announced its intention to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 on 25 September 1990. The CyBC then opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs from 22 November 1990 until 10 January 1991. By the end of the submission period, 72 entries had been submitted. On 10 February 1991, a 15-member jury panel, along with a chairman and four non-voting members, listened to the submitted songs and decided the eight competing entries.
Competing entries :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| 3 | Andri Kyriazi | "Mitera Gi" (Μητέρα Γη) | Giannakis Varnavas |
| 6 | Panikos Charalambous | "Eleftheria" (Ελευθερία) | Petros Giannakis |
| 14 | Antonis Saralis | "E, kai ti egine" (Ε, και τι έγινε) | Savvas Savva, Tonia Kyriakou |
| 18 | Elena Patroklou | "S.O.S." | Kypros Charalambous, Andreas Christou |
| 55 | Evridiki | "O epomenos aionas" (Ο επόμενος αιώνας) | Giorgos Theofanous, Leonidas Malenis |
| 56 | Yiannis Dimitriou | "Mila mou, mila mou" (Μίλα μου, μίλα μου) | Giorgos Anastasiou Stavrou, Giorgos Karavokyris |
| 59 | Kostas Violaris | "En i mana mou pou ftaiei" (Εν η μάνα μου που φταίει) | Kostas Violaris |
| 62 | Yianna Panayidou and Savvas Savva | "Psachno gia elpida" (Ψάχνω για ελπίδα) | Savvas Savva, Maria Kourou |
Competing entry selection jury members :
| Non-voting | Tasos Georgios – chief television operator at CyBC (chairman) Panos Ionaddis – head of television programmes at CyBC Michalis Stylianou – CyBC chief accountant Stavros Panagidis – CyBC first accounting officer Christakis Ioannou – checked validity of entered submissions |
| Voting | Themis Christodoulou Marinos Mitelas Christodoulos Achilleovdis Michalis Stavridis Antonis Christoforidis Maro Skordi Giorgos Siecherlis Mike Sarridis Sempouch Apkarian Giannis Adeilinis Takis Thomas Lysandros Avrasmidis Giorgos Kotsonis Lygia Konstantinidou Marios Skordis |

#### Final

The final was broadcast live at 21:10 EET on RIK on 2 March 1991 in a show named Epilogí Tragoudioú Giourovízion (Επιλογή Τραγουδιού Γιουροβίζιον). The final was held in the International Convention Centre in Nicosia, and was hosted by Evi Papamichail. The results were decided by a 24-member jury. The running order was drawn at random.
Final - 2 March 1991 :
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result | Place |
| 1 | Yiannis Dimitriou | "Mila mou, mila mou" (Μίλα μου, μίλα μου) | 103 | 6 |
| 2 | Antonis Saralis | "E, kai ti egine" (Ε, και τι έγινε) | 124 | 4 |
| 3 | Andri Kyriazi | "Mitera Gi" (Μητέρα Γη) | 116 | 5 |
| 4 | Evridiki | "O epomenos aionas" (Ο επόμενος αιώνας) | 153 | 2 |
| 5 | Elena Patroklou | "S.O.S." | 196 | 1 |
| 6 | Yianna Panayidou and Savvas Savva | "Psachno gia elpida" (Ψάχνω για ελπίδα) | 62 | 7 |
| 7 | Kostas Violaris | "En i mana mou pou ftaiei" (Εν η μάνα μου που φταίει) | 32 | 8 |
| 8 | Panikos Charalambous | "Eleftheria" (Ελευθερία) | 150 | 3 |

## At Eurovision

On the night of the final, Elena Patroklou performed 21st in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Italy. At the close of voting "S.O.S." had received 60 points, placing Cyprus ninth out of 22 countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.