Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 explained

Year:1982
Broadcaster:Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
Country:Cyprus
Flag Variant:1960
Preselection:Internal selection
Entrant:Anna Vissi
Song:Greek, Modern (1453-);: Mono i agapi|i=no
Final Result:5th, 85 points
Preselection Date:16 February 1982

Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Mono i agapi|i=no", written and performed by Anna Vissi. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), internally selected its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs until 23 January 1982.[1] Each artist or composer were only allowed to submit up to two entries each. By the end of the submission period, CyBC had received 29 entries, of which four were invalid.[2] The internal selection took place on 16 February 1982 and the results of the internal selection were decided by a 9-member jury.[3] The competition consisted of multiple stages and in the final stage of the internal selection, five songs remained and "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Mono i agapi|i=no" by Anna Vissi was declared the winner.[4]

Internal selection final stage - 16 February 1982[5]
ArtistSongSongwriter(s)Place
Anna Vissi"Mono i agapi" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μόνο η αγάπη)Anna Vissi1
Constantina"Agapi mou, nisi mou" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγάπη μου, νησί μου)2
Lia Vissi

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Anna Vissi performed eighth in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting Greek, Modern (1453-);: Mono i agapi|i=no had received 85 points, placing Cyprus in 5th of the 18 participating countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to .[6]  

Voting

Notes and References

  1. News: 11 November 1981 . Το ΡΙΚ Στη Γιουροβίζιον . RIK at Eurovision . 21 August 2024 . ΜΕΣΗΜΒΡΙΝΗ . 3.
  2. News: 19 February 1982 . Vissy song for Eurovision . 21 August 2024 . The Cyprus Weekly . 3.
  3. News: 17 February 1982 . «Μόνο ή αγάπη» της Βίσση στη Γιουροβίζιον . "Mono i agapi" by Vissi at Eurovision . 21 August 2024 . Η ΔΕΙΛΙΝΗ . 8.
  4. News: 20 February 1983 . Τό τραγούδι μου είναι μελωδικό καί κάπως παράξενο... . My song is melodious and somewhat strange... . 21 August 2024 . ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ . 3.
  5. Web site: Mantzilas . Dimitrios . 2018-10-24 . Κύπρος 1982: Βίσση-Καρβέλας love forever, η πεντάδα και η γκάφα της ΕΡΑ . Cyprus 1982: Vissi-Karvelas love forever, the five and the ERA blunder . 2024-08-21 . INFE GREECE . el.
  6. Web site: Final of Harrogate 1982 . European Broadcasting Union . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530220213/https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final . 30 May 2023 . live.
  7. Web site: Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982 . European Broadcasting Union . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531124832/https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final/results/cyprus . 31 May 2023 . live.