Dare to Dream
14, 16 & 18 May 2019
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Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus entered the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1981 and has participated 34 times since. By legend the island is the birthplace of the ancient Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.
As of 2017, Cyprus holds the record for the most times participating in the Eurovision Song Contest without winning. Cyprus has qualified for the last three consecutive Eurovision Song Contest Grand Finals. The best placing for the country, fifth, was achieved in 1982, 1997 and 2004.
In 2008 Cyprus hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Lemesos.
Facts
The basics
Featured participant
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin 1981 | Island | Monika | 69 | 6 |
| Harrogate 1982 | Anna Vishy | Mono I Agapi | 85 | 5 |
| Munich 1983 | Stavros and Constantina | I Agapi Akoma Zi | 26 | 16 |
| Luxembourg 1984 | Andy Paul | Anna Mari-elena | 31 | 15 |
| Gothenburg 1985 | Lia Vishy | To Katalava Arga | 15 | 16 |
| Bergen 1986 | Elpida | Tora Zo | 4 | 20 |
| Brussels 1987 | Alexia | Aspro Mavro | 80 | 7 |
| Lausanne 1989 | Fanny Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis | Apopse As Vrethoume | 51 | 11 |
| Zagreb 1990 | Haris Anastasiou | Milas Poli | 36 | 14 |
| Rome 1991 | Elena Patroclou | S.o.s. | 60 | 9 |
| Malmö 1992 | Evridiki | Teriazoume | 57 | 11 |
| Millstreet 1993 | Kyriakos Zymboulakis and Demos Van Beke | Mi Stamatas | 17 | 19 |
| Dublin 1994 | Evridiki | Ime Anthropos Ke Ego | 51 | 11 |
| Dublin 1995 | Alexandros Panayi | Sti Fotia | 79 | 9 |
| Oslo 1996 | Constantinos | Móno Gia Más | 72 | 9 |
| Dublin 1997 | Chara and Andreas Konstantinou | Mana Mou | 98 | 5 |
| Birmingham 1998 | Michael Hajiyanni | Genesis | 37 | 11 |
| Jerusalem 1999 | Marlain Angelidou | Tha'nai Erotas | 2 | 22 |
| Stockholm 2000 | Voice | Nomiza | 8 | 21 |
| Tallinn 2002 | One | Gimme | 85 | 6 |
| Riga 2003 | Stelios Constantas | Feeling Alive | 15 | 20 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Lisa Andreas | Stronger Every Minute | ||
| Grand Final | 170 | 5 | ||
| Semi-Final | 149 | 5 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Constantinos Christoforou | Ela Ela | ||
| Grand Final | 46 | 18 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Annet Artani | Why Angels Cry | ||
| Semi-Final | 57 | 15 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | Evridiki | Comme Ci, Comme ça | ||
| Semi-Final | 65 | 15 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Evdokia Kadi | Femme Fatale | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 36 | 15 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Christina Metaxa | Firefly | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 32 | 14 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders | Life Looks Better In Spring | ||
| Grand Final | 27 | 21 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 67 | 10 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Christos Mylordos | San Aggelos S’Agapisa | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 16 | 18 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Ivi Adamou | La La Love | ||
| First Semi-Final | 91 | 7 | ||
| Grand Final | 65 | 16 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | Despina Olympiou | An Me Thimasai | ||
| First Semi-Final | 11 | 15 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | John Karayiannis | One Thing I Should Have Done | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 87 | 6 | ||
| Grand Final | 11 | 22 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Minus One | Alter Ego | ||
| Grand Final | 96 | 21 | ||
| First Semi-Final | 164 | 8 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Hovig | Gravity | ||
| First Semi-Final | 164 | 5 | ||
| Grand Final | 68 | 21 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Eleni Foureira | Fuego | ||
| First Semi-Final | 262 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 436 | 2 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | Tamta | Replay | ||
| First Semi-Final | ||||
Cyprus entered the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1981 and has participated 34 times since. By legend the island is the birthplace of the ancient Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.
As of 2017, Cyprus holds the record for the most times participating in the Eurovision Song Contest without winning. Cyprus has qualified for the last three consecutive Eurovision Song Contest Grand Finals. The best placing for the country, fifth, was achieved in 1982, 1997 and 2004.
In 2008 Cyprus hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Lemesos.
The basics
Facts
Featured participant
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin 1981 | Island | Monika | 69 | 6 |
| Harrogate 1982 | Anna Vishy | Mono I Agapi | 85 | 5 |
| Munich 1983 | Stavros and Constantina | I Agapi Akoma Zi | 26 | 16 |
| Luxembourg 1984 | Andy Paul | Anna Mari-elena | 31 | 15 |
| Gothenburg 1985 | Lia Vishy | To Katalava Arga | 15 | 16 |
| Bergen 1986 | Elpida | Tora Zo | 4 | 20 |
| Brussels 1987 | Alexia | Aspro Mavro | 80 | 7 |
| Lausanne 1989 | Fanny Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis | Apopse As Vrethoume | 51 | 11 |
| Zagreb 1990 | Haris Anastasiou | Milas Poli | 36 | 14 |
| Rome 1991 | Elena Patroclou | S.o.s. | 60 | 9 |
| Malmö 1992 | Evridiki | Teriazoume | 57 | 11 |
| Millstreet 1993 | Kyriakos Zymboulakis and Demos Van Beke | Mi Stamatas | 17 | 19 |
| Dublin 1994 | Evridiki | Ime Anthropos Ke Ego | 51 | 11 |
| Dublin 1995 | Alexandros Panayi | Sti Fotia | 79 | 9 |
| Oslo 1996 | Constantinos | Móno Gia Más | 72 | 9 |
| Dublin 1997 | Chara and Andreas Konstantinou | Mana Mou | 98 | 5 |
| Birmingham 1998 | Michael Hajiyanni | Genesis | 37 | 11 |
| Jerusalem 1999 | Marlain Angelidou | Tha'nai Erotas | 2 | 22 |
| Stockholm 2000 | Voice | Nomiza | 8 | 21 |
| Tallinn 2002 | One | Gimme | 85 | 6 |
| Riga 2003 | Stelios Constantas | Feeling Alive | 15 | 20 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Lisa Andreas | Stronger Every Minute | ||
| Grand Final | 170 | 5 | ||
| Semi-Final | 149 | 5 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Constantinos Christoforou | Ela Ela | ||
| Grand Final | 46 | 18 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Annet Artani | Why Angels Cry | ||
| Semi-Final | 57 | 15 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | Evridiki | Comme Ci, Comme ça | ||
| Semi-Final | 65 | 15 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Evdokia Kadi | Femme Fatale | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 36 | 15 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Christina Metaxa | Firefly | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 32 | 14 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders | Life Looks Better In Spring | ||
| Grand Final | 27 | 21 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 67 | 10 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Christos Mylordos | San Aggelos S’Agapisa | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 16 | 18 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Ivi Adamou | La La Love | ||
| First Semi-Final | 91 | 7 | ||
| Grand Final | 65 | 16 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | Despina Olympiou | An Me Thimasai | ||
| First Semi-Final | 11 | 15 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | John Karayiannis | One Thing I Should Have Done | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 87 | 6 | ||
| Grand Final | 11 | 22 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Minus One | Alter Ego | ||
| Grand Final | 96 | 21 | ||
| First Semi-Final | 164 | 8 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Hovig | Gravity | ||
| First Semi-Final | 164 | 5 | ||
| Grand Final | 68 | 21 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Eleni Foureira | Fuego | ||
| First Semi-Final | 262 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 436 | 2 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | Tamta | Replay | ||
| First Semi-Final | ||||
The basics
Facts
Cyprus entered the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1981 and has participated 34 times since. By legend the island is the birthplace of the ancient Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.
As of 2017, Cyprus holds the record for the most times participating in the Eurovision Song Contest without winning. Cyprus has qualified for the last three consecutive Eurovision Song Contest Grand Finals. The best placing for the country, fifth, was achieved in 1982, 1997 and 2004.
In 2008 Cyprus hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Lemesos.
Featured participant
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin 1981 | Island | Monika | 69 | 6 |
| Harrogate 1982 | Anna Vishy | Mono I Agapi | 85 | 5 |
| Munich 1983 | Stavros and Constantina | I Agapi Akoma Zi | 26 | 16 |
| Luxembourg 1984 | Andy Paul | Anna Mari-elena | 31 | 15 |
| Gothenburg 1985 | Lia Vishy | To Katalava Arga | 15 | 16 |
| Bergen 1986 | Elpida | Tora Zo | 4 | 20 |
| Brussels 1987 | Alexia | Aspro Mavro | 80 | 7 |
| Lausanne 1989 | Fanny Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis | Apopse As Vrethoume | 51 | 11 |
| Zagreb 1990 | Haris Anastasiou | Milas Poli | 36 | 14 |
| Rome 1991 | Elena Patroclou | S.o.s. | 60 | 9 |
| Malmö 1992 | Evridiki | Teriazoume | 57 | 11 |
| Millstreet 1993 | Kyriakos Zymboulakis and Demos Van Beke | Mi Stamatas | 17 | 19 |
| Dublin 1994 | Evridiki | Ime Anthropos Ke Ego | 51 | 11 |
| Dublin 1995 | Alexandros Panayi | Sti Fotia | 79 | 9 |
| Oslo 1996 | Constantinos | Móno Gia Más | 72 | 9 |
| Dublin 1997 | Chara and Andreas Konstantinou | Mana Mou | 98 | 5 |
| Birmingham 1998 | Michael Hajiyanni | Genesis | 37 | 11 |
| Jerusalem 1999 | Marlain Angelidou | Tha'nai Erotas | 2 | 22 |
| Stockholm 2000 | Voice | Nomiza | 8 | 21 |
| Tallinn 2002 | One | Gimme | 85 | 6 |
| Riga 2003 | Stelios Constantas | Feeling Alive | 15 | 20 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Lisa Andreas | Stronger Every Minute | ||
| Grand Final | 170 | 5 | ||
| Semi-Final | 149 | 5 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Constantinos Christoforou | Ela Ela | ||
| Grand Final | 46 | 18 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Annet Artani | Why Angels Cry | ||
| Semi-Final | 57 | 15 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | Evridiki | Comme Ci, Comme ça | ||
| Semi-Final | 65 | 15 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Evdokia Kadi | Femme Fatale | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 36 | 15 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Christina Metaxa | Firefly | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 32 | 14 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Jon Lilygreen & The Islanders | Life Looks Better In Spring | ||
| Grand Final | 27 | 21 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 67 | 10 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Christos Mylordos | San Aggelos S’Agapisa | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 16 | 18 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Ivi Adamou | La La Love | ||
| First Semi-Final | 91 | 7 | ||
| Grand Final | 65 | 16 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | Despina Olympiou | An Me Thimasai | ||
| First Semi-Final | 11 | 15 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | John Karayiannis | One Thing I Should Have Done | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 87 | 6 | ||
| Grand Final | 11 | 22 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Minus One | Alter Ego | ||
| Grand Final | 96 | 21 | ||
| First Semi-Final | 164 | 8 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Hovig | Gravity | ||
| First Semi-Final | 164 | 5 | ||
| Grand Final | 68 | 21 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Eleni Foureira | Fuego | ||
| First Semi-Final | 262 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 436 | 2 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | Tamta | Replay | ||
| First Semi-Final | ||||
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