Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 explained

Year:1997
Country:Cyprus
Flag Variant:1960
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:18 February 1997
Entrant:Hara and Andreas Konstantinou
Song:Mana mou
Final Result:5th, 98 points

Hara and Andreas Konstantinou represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Mana mou". Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) chose to host a national final to select their entry.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held on 18 February 1997 at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, hosted by Marina Maleni-Kyriazi. The winner was chosen by a 21-member jury.[1] [2]

Final – 18 February 1997
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Giorgos Polychroniadis"Apopse den me niazi"Spyros Kyriakidis, A. Gemenitzis915
2Dalida Mitzi"Ta trena"Andreas Karanikolas716
3Charalambos Brountzos"Mia zografia"Adonis Aletras1064
4Stelios Constantas"I grammi tis ntropis"Aristos Moschovakis, Rodoula Papalamprianou1452
5Spiros Spirakos"Essi"Theos Kallias, Michalis Hatzimichael707
6Hara and Andreas Konstantinou"Mana mou"Constantina Konstantinou1701
7Giorgos Stamataris"Xechnas"Andreas Gerolemou1123
8Christina Lazarou"Pote"Nevi Astraiou548
Detailed Jury Votes
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1"Apopse den me niazi"5426310103234266232638191
2"Ta trena"3332103261113451021413371
3"Mia zografia"418854545486334655846106
4"I grammi tis ntropis"81055656531038810683810108145
5"Essi"16114212686152316342570
6"Mana mou"10810101881010610101085101010664170
7"Xechnas"6544863885552485425510112
8"Pote"22632141422411148121254

At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 21st out of the 25 entries.[3] Hara & Andreas opened the contest performing 1st, preceding Turkey. At the end of voting, they received 98 points, placing 5th of 25 competing countries, which was at the time joint-best Cypriot placing at the contest, sharing with 1982 Cypriot entry "Mono i agapi" by Anna Vissi, and would remain so until 2018.[4]

The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Greece.

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Final: Cyprus 1997 . esc-history.com.
  2. Web site: CYPRIOT NATIONAL FINAL 1997 . natfinals.50webs.com.
  3. Web site: What are the Odds? . Radio Telefís Éireann . 20 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/19990224192111/http://events.rte.ie/eurovision97/odds.html . 24 February 1999 . dead.
  4. Web site: Final of Dublin 1997 . European Broadcasting Union . 14 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414084557/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1997/final . 14 April 2021 . live.
  5. Web site: Results of the Final of Dublin 1997 . European Broadcasting Union . 14 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414090436/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1997/final/results/cyprus . 14 April 2021 . live.