Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Cyprus

Cyprus

Member station CyBC
National selection events National Selection (2003–2009)
Internal Selection (2014)
Appearances
Appearances 7
First appearance 2003
Last appearance 2014
Best result 8th: 2004, 2006
Worst result 14th: 2003, 2007
External links
Cyprus's page at Eurovision.tv

Cyprus has entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest six times. They were forced to withdraw in 2005, as Rena Kiriakidi's 'Tsirko' was said to be too similar to another song. However, the Cypriot viewers were able to watch the show and vote.

In May 2007, CyBC were announced by the EBU to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008.[1]

On 3 July 2014, CyBC announced its return to the competition after a 4 year absence.[2]

Contestants

Table key
  Winner
  Second place
  Third place
  Last place
Year Artist Language Title Place Points
2003 Theodora Rafti Greek "Mia efhi" (Μια ευχή) 14 16
2004 Marios Tofi Greek "Oneira" (Όνειρα) 8 61
2005 Rena Kiriakidi Greek "Tsirko" (Τσίρκο) Withdrew
2006 Louis Panagiotou & Christina Christofi Greek "Agoria koritsia" (Αγόρια Κορίτσια) 8 58
2007 Yiorgos Ioannides Greek "I mousiki dinei ftera" (Η μουσική δίνει φτερά) 14 29
2008 Elena Mannouri & Charis Savva Greek "Gioupi gia!" (Γιούπι για) 10 46
2009 Rafaella Kosta Greek "Thalassa, ilios, aeras, fotia" (Θάλασσα, Ήλιος, Αέρας, Φωτιά) 11 32
Did not participate between 2010 and 2013
2014 Sophia Patsalides[3] Greek, English "I pio omorfi mera" (Η πιο όμορφη μέρα) 9 69
2015 Did not participate

Voting history

As of 2014, Cyprus' voting history is as follows:

Most points given
Rank Country Points
1  Greece 57
2  Romania 47
3  Russia 40
4  Spain 33
5  Georgia 32

Most points received
Rank Country Points
1  Greece 60
2  Belarus 16
3  Romania 13
4  Bulgaria 12
5  United Kingdom 11

Hostings

Year Location Venue Presenters
2008 Limassol Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Centre Sophia Paraskeva & Alex Michael

See also

References

  1. "Cyprus to host JESC 2008". esctoday.com. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  2. "Cyprus returns to Junior Eurovision!". junioreurovision.tv. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. "Sophia Patsalides to represent Cyprus".
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