Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country  Cyprus
National selection
Selection process National Final
Selection date(s) Spring 2004
Selected entrant Lisa Andreas
Selected song "Stronger Every Minute"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Qualified (5th, 149 points)
Final result 5th, 170 points
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2002 2004 2005►

Cyprus was represented by Lisa Andreas and the song "Stronger Every Minute", with music and English lyric by Mike Connaris, and Greek lyric by Matheson Bayley and Andrew Adams. The Cypriot National Final was held on February 17, 2004, hosted by Loukas Hamatsos who participated in the 1990 and 1993 Cypriot finals,with the winner being chosen by an "expert" jury (40%) and televoting (60%).On January 25, an internal jury selected 10 songs that made it to the final.

At Eurovision, Lisa Andreas came in 5th place in the semi-final,behind Serbia & Montenegro, Ukraine, Greece and Albania. Andreas repeated this success in the final, coming in equal 5th with Sweden, behind Ukraine, Serbia & Montenegro, Greece and Turkey, its equal highest placing ever to date in the Eurovision Song Contest (the other times being in 1982 with Anna Vissi and 1997 with Hara&Andreas Constantinou). Cyprus also received its most ever points in one contest (170 points from 32 countries).

Cyprus also won a Marcel Bezençon Award. Mike Connaris (lyricist and composer) walked away with the first ever Composer Award for his composition of Cyprus' entry.

Points Awarded by Cyprus

Semi final

12 points Greece
10 points Serbia and Montenegro
8 points Ukraine
7 points Lithuania
6 points Finland
5 points Netherlands
4 points Monaco
3 points Denmark
2 points Israel
1 point Albania

Final

12 points Greece
10 points Serbia and Montenegro
8 points Ukraine
7 points Spain
6 points Russia
5 points Sweden
4 points Turkey
3 points Romania
2 points Poland
1 point Belgium

Points Awarded to Cyprus

Points Awarded to Cyprus (Semi-Final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points Awarded to Cyprus (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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