Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Participating broadcasterCyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
Country Cyprus
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)5 March 1996
Selected artist(s)Constantinos
Selected song"Mono gia mas"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Andreas Giorgallis
  • Rodoula Papalambrianou
Finals performance
Final result9th, 72 points
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1995 • 1996 • 1997►

Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Mono gia mas" (Μόνο για μας), composed by Andreas Giorgallis, with lyrics by Rodoula Papalambrianou, and performed by Constantinos. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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Epilogí Kypriakís Symmetochís Sti Giourovízion

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Competing entries

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The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs until 12 January 1996.[1] The deadline was later postponed to 21 January 1996.[2] By the end of the submission period, 43 entries had been submitted.[3] On 4 February 1996, in radio room one of the CyBC studios, an 8-member jury listened to the received submissions and chose eight songs to compete in the national final.[3][4]

Final

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The final was broadcast live at 21:10 EET on RIK 1 on 5 March 1996 in a show titled Epilogí Kypriakís Symmetochís Sti Giourovízion (Επιλογή Κυπριακής Συμμετοχής Στη Γιουροβίζιον).[5] The contest was held at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, and was hosted by Marina Maleni.[4] The winner was decided by a 20-member jury who each gave out 10 points to their favourite song, 8 to their second favourite, and 6 through to 1 points for their third to eighth placing songs.[6]

Final - 5 March 1996[4][6]
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Katerina Chartosia "Kai se roto" (Και σε ρωτώ) Katerina Logothetis-Chartosia 78 5
2 Michalis Hatzigiannis "Trello paidi" (Τρελλό παιδί) Andros Papapavlou, Leonidas Malenis 139 2
3 Sofi Christofidou "Antecho" (Αντέχω) Koralia Schiza, Ilias Antoniadis 109 4
4 Anastasios "Epi gis eirini" (Επί γης ειρήνη) Charis Anastasios 72 6
5 Katerina Chartosia "Erota mou" (Ερωτά μου) Theos Kallias, Giorgos Karavokyris 111 3
6 Kyros Lontos "Chilies seirines" (Χίλιες σειρήνες) Kyros Lontos 54 8
7 Constantinos "Mono gia mas" (Μόνο για μας) Andreas Giorgallis, Rodoula Papalambrianou 162 1
8 Giorgos Kalopedis "Kravgi" (Κραυγή) Loukas Christou, Antis Oskis 55 7
Detailed Jury Votes[6]
Draw Song Jury Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1 "Kai se roto" 10 5 2 4 3 8 6 6 1 1 6 3 3 1 5 2 3 1 4 4 78
2 "Trello paidi" 4 6 4 5 8 10 10 8 6 3 10 8 8 10 4 5 5 5 10 10 139
3 "Antecho" 8 4 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 4 2 3 8 4 6 3 8 109
4 "Epi gis eirini" 2 3 3 1 6 3 2 3 2 2 1 10 5 4 8 6 6 2 2 1 72
5 "Erota mou" 5 8 6 6 5 4 3 4 8 10 3 1 6 5 6 4 8 8 5 6 111
6 "Chilies seirines" 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 3 6 4 4 2 8 2 1 2 4 1 3 54
7 "Mono gia mas" 6 10 5 10 10 6 8 10 10 5 8 5 10 6 10 10 10 10 8 5 162
8 "Kravgi" 3 2 10 3 2 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 6 2 55

At Eurovision

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In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. Cyprus received 42 points, placing joint 15th and thus qualifying for the final in Oslo.[7]

On the night of the final, Constantinos Christoforou (performing mononymously as Constantinos) performed fifth in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Malta. At the closing of the voting, "Mono gia mas" had received 72 points, placing Cyprus 9th out of 23 competing countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Portugal.[8]

Voting

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Qualifying round

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ "ε- Μ.Μ.Ε. - σως". ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 12 October 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ "41ος διαγωνισμός EUROVISION" [41st EUROVISION contest]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 1 November 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Οκτώ τραγούδια για το διαγωνισμό Γιουροβίζιον" [Eight songs for the Eurovision Song Contest]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 5 February 1996. p. 4. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Mantzilas, Dimitrios (2018-12-12). "Κύπρος 1996: ο Κωνσταντίνος, με ποιητική μπαλάντα, "έκαψε" καρδιές" [Cyprus 1996: Konstantinos, with a poetic ballad, "burned" hearts]. INFE GREECE (in Greek). Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  5. ^ "ΡΙΚ 1" [RIK 1]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 5 March 1996. p. 6. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Επιλογή Κυπριακής Συμμετοχής Στη Γιουροβίζιον (Television production) (in Greek). CyBC. 5 March 1996.
  7. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  8. ^ "Final of Millstreet 1993". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  10. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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