Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 explained

Year:2015
Country:Cyprus
Preselection:Eurovision Song Project
Preselection Date:Auditions:
7 December 2014
14 December 2014
21 December 2014
28 December 2014
4 January 2015
11 January 2015
Eurochallenges:
16 January 2015
23 January 2015
Final:
1 February 2015
Entrant:John Karayiannis
Song:One Thing I Should Have Done
Sf Result:Qualified (6th, 87 points)
Final Result:22nd, 11 points

Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "One Thing I Should Have Done" written by Mike Connaris and Giannis Karagiannis and performed by Karagiannis. The Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2014 due to financial and budget restrictions, and organised the national final Eurovision Song Project in order to select the Cypriot entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. The national final featured 54 entries competing in a nine-week-long process, resulting in the selection of Karagiannis with "One Thing I Should Have Done" at the final on 1 February 2015, where six entries remained.

Promotional activities for the entry prior to the contest included performances of the song in both Amsterdam and London. Cyprus was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 21 May 2015. Performing during the show in position 15, "One Thing I Should Have Done" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 23 May. It was later revealed that Cyprus placed sixth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 87 points. In the final, Cyprus performed in position 11 and placed twenty-second out of the 27 participating countries, scoring 11 points.

Background

See main article: Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2015 contest, Cyprus had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-one times since their debut in the 1981 contest.[1] Its best placing was fifth, which it achieved three times: in the 1982 competition with the song "Mono i agapi" performed by Anna Vissi, in the 1997 edition with "Mana mou" performed by Hara and Andreas Constantinou, and the 2004 contest with "Stronger Every Minute" performed by Lisa Andreas. Cyprus' least successful result was in the 1986 contest when it placed last with the song "Tora zo" by Elpida, receiving only four points in total. However, its worst finish in terms of points received was when it placed second to last in the 1999 contest with "Tha'nai erotas" by Marlain Angelidou, receiving only two points.[2] The nation failed to qualify for the final in with "An me thimasai" performed by Despina Olympiou.

The Cypriot national broadcaster, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), broadcasts the event within Cyprus and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. In October 2013, CyBC announced their withdrawal from the citing public opinion regarding the 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis and budget restrictions as factors that influenced this decision.[3] Following rumors since late May 2014 that the nation would be returning to the contest,[4] [5] [6] CyBC confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest on 14 July 2014.[7] [8] Cyprus has used various methods to select the Cypriot entry in the past, such as internal selections and televised national finals to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. CyBC opted to organise a national final based on the Swedish Eurovision selection Melodifestivalen in order to select the 2015 Cypriot entry with a trailer for the selection being first seen along with their participation confirmation.[9] [10] The national final was originally planned to be a collaboration with music channel MAD TV,[11] [12] however the collaboration was cancelled in October 2014 due to the low amount of submissions received.[13]

Before Eurovision

Eurovision Song Project

Eurovision Song Project was the national final format developed by CyBC in order to select Cyprus' entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The competition involved a nine-week-long process that commenced on 7 December 2014 and concluded with the final on 1 February 2015.[14] [15] The shows took place at the CyBC studios in Nicosia, hosted by Antri Karantoni and were broadcast on RIK 1, RIK Sat as well as online via the broadcaster's website cybc.cy.[16] [17] The final was also streamed online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[18]

Format

The Eurovision Song Project consisted of 54 entries competing over three phases: the auditions between 7 December 2014 and 11 January 2015, the Eurochallenges on 16 and 23 January 2015, and the final on 1 February 2015. The auditions and Eurochallenges were pre-recorded while the final was broadcast live. Each of the six audition shows included three parts: the Eurobox where each artist talked about their life and connection to the contest along with a short a cappella cover of a past Eurovision entry, the Viewing Room where relatives and friends of each artist watched their performance, and the Eurostudio where each artist performed their candidate Eurovision song in front of a judging panel. Only a one minute preview of the audition performances were shown. During the first Eurochallenge, the 20 artists that progressed from the auditions were required to make a stage performance of their songs in full without backing dancers and 10 entries were eliminated. Each of the remaining 10 artists performed two songs during the second Eurochallenge, one being a piano cover of a past Eurovision entry and one being their candidate Eurovision song. Four acts were eliminated, while the remaining six acts progressed to the final.[19] In the final, the winner was selected from the remaining six entries.[20]

The results of the auditions and Eurochallenges were determined by the judging panel, while the results of the final was determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from the judging panel and televoting. The panel consisted of four permanent members that were joined by varying guest international judges during the Eurochallenges and the final. The permanent judges were:[21]

Competing entries

Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 14 July 2014 and 5 September 2014 through an online submission form. All artists were required to have Cypriot nationality or origin and were able to submit a maximum of two entries, while foreign songwriters were allowed to submit songs as long as they collaborated with at least one songwriter of Cypriot nationality or origin.[22] [23] At the conclusion of the deadline, over 100 entries were received by CyBC and included entries from singer Valanto Trifonos, 1993 and 2002 Cypriot Eurovision entrant Dimos Beke, and 2002 Cypriot Eurovision entrant Philipos Konstantinos.[24] [25] The 60 selected entries were announced on 20 October 2014, and among the competing artists was 2008 Cypriot Junior Eurovision entrant Charis Savva. Mike Connaris composed the Cypriot Eurovision entry in 2004, Nasos Lambrianides co-composed the Cypriot Eurovision entry in, and Zenon Zindilis co-composed the Cypriot Eurovision entry in 2013.[26] Six of the entries were later withdrawn from the competition as their artists did not attend the auditions.[27]

Competing entries
ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Adrenaline by Kristis Koupatos"Live Your Myth"Mark Angelo, Kristis Koupatos
Anastasia Liberos"Unicorn"Georgios Kalpakidis, Linda Persson, Ylva Persson, Michalis Antoniou
Apollonia"Don't Give Up on Me (Just Yet)"Apollonia Lysandrou
Charalambos "Luna" Iosif"Call for Me"Charalambos "Luna" Iosif
"I Wanna Dance (I Say Tempo)"Charalambos "Luna" Iosif
Christina Matsa"I Didn't Know"Jean Saliba, Nasser El Assaad, Christian Matsa
Christina Papaioannou"You Can't Stop Love"Marios Anastasiou, Luke Girvan, Stepohen Ruden
Christina Stylianou"Lonely Nights"Lefki Stylianou
Christina Tselepou"In These Arms"Andreas Georgallis, Peter Svensson, Erik Anjou
Christodoula Tsaggara"Kori tis Mesogeiou" Dimitris Tsaggaras
Christos Rialas"Meine" Nikolas Mavresis, Salina
Dimitris Iakovou"When I Look at You"Michalis Nikolaou, Dimitris Iakovou
DJ Perform feat. Stalo Patsia"My Aura Is Bright"Marios Christoforou, Stefanos Charalampos
Doody"Magic"Constantinos Christoforou, Zenon Zindilis
Elena Kousi"Just Another Girl"Marios Liasidis
Eleni Irakleous"Dawn"Eleni Irakleous
Eleonora"Heaven on Earth"Michalis Rousos, John Vickers
Emily Charalambous"Right In"Andreas Anastasiou, Jonas Gladnikoff, Sara Ljunggren, Zinon Zindilis
Eva Diva"Come and Fight for Freedom"Henrik Bie, Magnus Josefsson, Eva Kyriakou, Mattias Olsson
Evagoras Evagorou"Chorevo mambo" Panagiotis Damachis, Thessalia Tapakoudi
Flirt"Let Your Mind Free"Andreas Le Pourek
Georgiou Konstantina"When We Used to Be"Valeria Partsali
Giannis Karagiannis"One Thing I Should Have Done"Mike Connaris, Giannis Karagiannis
Gore Melian"Your Love"Samuel Bugia Garrido, Athanasios Nakos, Gore Melian
Groove Therapy"#IsThisRealLife"Groove Therapy
Helena"No Money No Honey"Efrem Macheras, Jani Hölli, Micaella Efrem
Hovig"Stone in a River"Argyro Christodoulidou
Ifigenia Loukaidou and Lyrical Eye"Remember My Love"Stalo Georgiou, Vasilis Panagi
Ioanna Protopapa"Beat of My Heart"John Themis, Ioanna Protopapa, Katerina Themistokleous
Konstantinos Michailoudi"Stand Up"Akis Melis, Viky Efstathiou
Kostas Archondous"Steko akoma" Kostas Archondous
Kostas Karaiskos"Rainbow"Kostas Karaiskos
Kyriakos Georgiou"Shake Dat"Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Andreas Anastasiou
Lady Ava"The Key Is Love"Lady Ava
"Until the End of Time"Martech, Lady Ava
Lucy Sofroniou"Lonely"Christian Löwenborg Wahlström, Lucy Sofroniou, Niklas Sawström
Maria Evangelou"Play Me Like a Pop Song"Maria Louiza Evangelou, Sara Gunnarsson, Viktor Brunö, Calle Kindbom
"Still"Layla Kay Lif, Maria Louiza Evangelou
Maria Pavlou"Tha sou tragoudiso" Evdokia Chatzicharou, Eleni Artemiou Gavriilidou
Mariana Moskofian and Christiana Hadjiordanous"Sailing Ships, Pirates and Dragons"Giorgos Moysi
Minus One"Shine"Giorgos Solonos, Amarina Solonos, Francois Micheletto
Miria Pampori"Find Me"Minas Pamporis
Myrto Makri"Alone in Love"Lefki Stylianou
Nearchos Evangelou and Charis Savva"Deila den agapo" Nearchos Evangelou
Nelena Paparisva"Run Run Run"Laurence Hobbs, Alexander Ridge, Stephanie Maarschalk, Nelli Eleni Paparisva
Neofitos Stratis"Rebound"Neofitos Stratis
Nikolas Levendis"Chlomi selini" Nikolas Levendis
Nikolas Mavromichalis"Ena kafe mazi" Petri Kaivanto, Nikolas Mavromichalis
Nikos Trikkis"Eimai edo" Giorgos Synnos
Olivia Sofokli"Miracle"Steven Hosszu, Olivia Sofokli
Panagiotis Koufogiannis"Without Your Love"Nasos Lambrianides, Nikoletta Filippou, Mariefi Orfanidou
Pieros Kezou"Said It All Before"Pieros Kezou, Staffan Stavert
Stefanos Tsiitsios"Call on Love"Stefanos Tsiitsios
"March to Doubt"Stefanos Tsiitsios
Stella Esmeralda Konstantinou"World One"Stella Esmeralda Konstantinou
Stella Stylianou"Thelo na chatho" Christos Giotis, Lazaros Gketsios, Stella Stylianou
"Thelo na gino ouranos" Stella Stylianou, Andreas Georgallis, Kostas Triggis
The Knockouts"Real You"Theodoros Kyriakou, Eleni Savva
Valence"Scared"Chrysovalantis Nicolaou
Yuri Melikov"Victorious"Clyde Ward, Yuri Melikov

Auditions

The six audition shows were aired between 7 December 2014 and 11 January 2015 and featured all 54 entries.[28] Twenty entries received at least three "yes" votes from the four permanent judges and progressed to the Eurochallenge.[29]

Audition 17 December 2014
ArtistDrawCover DrawESC SongJudgesResult
Eva Diva1"My Number One" 2"Come and Fight for Freedom"Advanced
Nikolas Levendis3"Nocturne" 4"Chlomi selini"Eliminated
Emily Charalambous5"Sweet People" 6"Right In"Advanced
Nikolas Mavromichalis7"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" 8"Ena kafe mazi"Eliminated
Christodoula Tsaggara9"An me thimasai" 10"Kori tis Mesogeiou"Eliminated
Ifigenia Loukaidou and Lyrical Eye11"Euphoria" 12"Remember My Love"Eliminated
Charalambos "Luna" Iosif13"Hold Me Now" 14"I Wanna Dance (I Say Tempo)"Advanced
Elena Kousi15"Love Shine a Light" 16"Just Another Girl"Eliminated
Maria Evangelou17"Where Are You?" 18"Still"Advanced
Audition 214 December 2014[30]
ArtistDrawCover DrawESC SongJudgesResult
Christina Tselepou1"Waterloo" 2"In These Arms"Advanced
Valence3"Only Love Survives" 4"Scared"Advanced
Charalambos "Luna" Iosif5"Hold Me Now" 6"Call for Me"Eliminated
Lady Ava7"Go" 8"Until the End of Time"Eliminated
Pieros Kezou9"Power to All Our Friends" 10"Said It All Before"Advanced
Kostas Archondous11"Hold Me Now" 12"Steko akoma"Eliminated
Mariana Moskofian and Christiana Hadjiordanous13"Is It True?" 14"Sailing Ships, Pirates and Dragons"Advanced
Ioanna Protopapa15"Touch My Fire" 16"Beat of My Heart"Advanced
Audition 321 December 2014[31]
ArtistDrawCover DrawESC SongJudgesResult
Eleni Irakleous1"Ein bißchen Frieden" 2"Dawn"Advanced
Eleonora3"Only Teardrops" 4"Heaven on Earth"Eliminated
Anastasia Liberos5"Stronger Every Minute" 6"Unicorn"Eliminated
Doody7"Euphoria" 8"Magic"Advanced
Evagoras Evagorou9"Fairytale" 10"Chorevo mambo"Eliminated
Nearchos Evangelou and Charis Savva11"In a Moment like This" 12"Deila den agapo"Advanced
Christina Papaioannou13"Is It True?" 14"You Can't Stop Love"Eliminated
Lady Ava15"Same Heart" 16"The Key Is Love"Eliminated
DJ Perform feat. Stalo Patsia17"I anixi" 18"My Aura Is Bright"Eliminated
Christos Rialas19"Watch My Dance" 20"Meine"Advanced
Audition 428 December 2014[32]
ArtistDrawCover DrawESC SongJudgesResult
Lucy Sofroniou1"Stronger Every Minute" 2"Lonely"Eliminated
Groove Therapy3"Satellite" 4"#IsThisRealLife"Eliminated
Nikos Trikkis5"Genesis" 6"Eimai edo"Eliminated
Minus One7"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" 8"Shine"Advanced
Kostas Karaiskos9"My Number One" 10"Rainbow"Eliminated
Nelena Paparisva11"Euphoria" 12"Run Run Run"Eliminated
Konstantinos Michailoudi13"I anixi" 14"Stand Up"Eliminated
Giannis Karagiannis15"Stronger Every Minute" 16"One Thing I Should Have Done"Advanced
The Knockouts17"Hold Me Now" 18"Real You"Eliminated
Stella Stylianou19"Mono yia mas" 20"Thelo na gino ouranos"Eliminated
Audition 54 January 2015[33]
ArtistDrawCover DrawESC SongJudgesResult
Yuri Melikov1"Hold Me Now" 2"Victorious"Advanced
Christina Stylianou3"Stronger Every Minute" 4"Lonely Nights"Eliminated
Apollonia5"Only Teardrops" 6"Don't Give Up on Me (Just Yet)"Advanced
Neofitos Stratis7"Non ho l'età" 8"Rebound"Eliminated
Flirt9"Euphoria" 10"Let Your Mind Free"Eliminated
Helena11"Euphoria" 12"No Money No Honey"Eliminated
Georgiou Konstantina13"Is It True?" 14"When We Used to Be"Eliminated
Hovig15"I anixi" 16"Stone in a River"Advanced
Maria Evangelou17"Cliche Love Song" 18"Play Me Like a Pop Song"Eliminated
Audition 611 January 2015
ArtistDrawCover DrawESC SongJudgesResult
Maria Pavlou1"Believe" 2"Tha sou tragoudiso"Eliminated
Olivia Sofokli3"Euphoria" 4"Miracle"Eliminated
Gore Melian5"Without Your Love" 6"Your Love"Eliminated
Panagiotis Koufogiannis7"Fairytale" 8"Without Your Love"Advanced
Adrenaline by Kristis Koupatos9"Satellite" 10"Live Your Myth"Eliminated
Miria Pampori11"Cool Vibes" 12"Find Me"Eliminated
Stella Stylianou13"Olou tou kosmou i elpida" 14"Thelo na chatho"Eliminated
Kyriakos Georgiou15"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" 16"Shake Dat"Advanced

Eurochallenges

The two Eurochallenges shows aired on 16 and 23 January 2015. Each of the twenty remaining artists performed their candidate Eurovision song in the first show and the judging panel selected 10 to progress to the second show.[34] Each of the ten remaining artists performed a piano cover of a past Eurovision entry and their candidate Eurovision song in the second show and the judging panel selected six to progress to the final.[35] The two guest international judges for the Eurochallenges were Christer Björkman (Head of Delegation for Sweden at Eurovision and supervisor of Melodifestivalen) and Dimitris Kontopoulos (Greek producer).

Eurochallenge 1 – 16 January 2015
DrawArtistSongResult
1Emily Charalambous"Right In"Eliminated
2Doody"Magic"Advanced
3Nearchos Evangelou and Charis Savva"Deila den agapo"Advanced
4Christos Rialas"Meine"Advanced
5Mariana Moskofian and Christiana Hadjiordanous"Sailing Ships, Pirates and Dragons"Eliminated
6Minus One"Shine"Advanced
7Giannis Karagiannis"One Thing I Should Have Done"Advanced
8Apollonia"Don't Give Up on Me (Just Yet)"Eliminated
9Maria Evangelou"Still"Eliminated
10Eleni Irakleous"Dawn"Eliminated
11Yuri Melikov"Victorious"Eliminated
12Hovig"Stone in a River"Advanced
13Panagiotis Koufogiannis"Without Your Love"Advanced
14Valence"Scared"Eliminated
15Kyriakos Georgiou"Shake Dat"Eliminated
16Charalambos "Luna" Iosif"I Wanna Dance (I Say Tempo)"Eliminated
17Christina Tselepou"In These Arms"Advanced
18Ioanna Protopapa"Beat of My Heart"Advanced
19Eva Diva"Come and Fight for Freedom"Eliminated
20Pieros Kezou"Said It All Before"Advanced
Eurochallenge 2 – 23 January 2015
ArtistDrawCover DrawESC SongResult
Christina Tselepou1"Teriazoume" 2"In These Arms"Eliminated
Nearchos Evangelou and Charis Savva3"Is It True?" 4"Deila den agapo"Advanced
Ioanna Protopapa5"Undo" 6"Beat of My Heart"Eliminated
Giannis Karagiannis7"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" 8"One Thing I Should Have Done"Advanced
Christos Rialas9"Molitva" 10"Meine"Eliminated
Hovig11"Hold Me Now" 12"Stone in a River"Advanced
Minus One13"Euphoria" 14"Shine"Advanced
Doody15"Euphoria" 16"Magic"Advanced
Panagiotis Koufogiannis17"Molitva" 18"Without Your Love"Advanced
Pieros Kezou19"Si la vie est cadeau" 20"Said It All Before"Eliminated

Final

The final took place on 1 February 2015. The six remaining entries competed and the winner, "One Thing I Should Have Done" performed by Giannis Karagiannis, was selected by a 50/50 combination of votes from the judging panel and a public televote.[36] The two guest international judges for the final were Bruno Berberes (French television director) and Nicola Caligiore (Head of Delegation for Italy at Eurovision).[37] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the four permanent judges of the competition each performed with two of the finalists. Alex Panayi performed with Doody and Giannis Karagiannis, Elena Patroklou performed with Hovig and Panagiotis Koufogiannis, and Despina Olympiou performed with Nearchos Evangelou and Charis Savva.

Final – 1 February 2015
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPoints
1Hovig"Stone in a River"818,3888164
2Doody"Magic"713,5166135
3Panagiotis Koufogiannis"Without Your Love"624,63812182
4Minus One"Shine"126,3535173
5Giannis Karagiannis"One Thing I Should Have Done"1022,85810201
6Nearchos Evangelou and Charis Savva"Deila den agapo"513,8917126

Promotion

John Karayiannis made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "One Thing I Should Have Done" as the Cypriot Eurovision entry. On 18 April, Karayiannis performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Edsilia Rombley.[38] On 26 April, Karayiannis performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell.[39]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 took place at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria. It consisted of two semi-finals held on 19 and 21 May, respectively, and the final on 23 May 2015.[40] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five", consisting of,,, and the, were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top 10 countries from each semi-final progress to the final.[41] In the 2015 contest, Australia also competed directly in the final as an invited guest nation.[42] The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into five different pots based on voting patterns from previous 10 years.[43] On 26 January 2015, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Cyprus was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 21 May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[44]

Once all the competing songs for the 2015 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other.[45] Cyprus was set to perform in position 15, following the entry from and before the entry from .[45] All three shows were broadcast in Cyprus on RIK 1, RIK SAT, RIK HD and Trito Programma with commentary by Melina Karageorgiou.[46] Loukas Hamatsos was the Cypriot spokesperson who announced the nation's votes during the final.[47]

Semi-final

John Karayiannis took part in technical rehearsals on 14 and 16 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 20 and 21 May 2015.[48] This included the jury final where professional juries of each country, responsible for 50 percent of each country's vote, watched and voted on the competing entries.[49]

At the start of the song, the arena was plunged into darkness and Karayiannis had a single spotlight shining down from above on him. The initial shots were all in black and white. Karayiannis was dressed very smartly in a black suit and black tie, with him wearing his trademark glasses.Gradually the light increased and the LED screens showed a star-like background, with the lighting having various hues of blue, purple and orange. Around two minutes into the song, the background exploded into flame-like bursts of light on key moments in the lyrics, especially on the 'I should' line.[50]

At the end of the show, Cyprus was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the final.[51] It was later revealed that Cyprus placed sixth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 87 points.[52]

Final

Shortly after the second semi-final, a winner's press conference was held for the 10 qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries were announced during the semi-final; Cyprus was drawn to compete in the first half.[53] Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Cyprus was subsequently placed to perform in position 11, following the entry from Sweden and before the entry from Australia.[54]

Karayiannis once again took part in dress rehearsals on 22 and 23 May 2015 before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show.[55] Karayiannis performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 23 May. At the conclusion of the voting, Cyprus placed 22nd with 11 points.[56]

Voting

Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released shortly after the final.[57]

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Cyprus had placed twenty-third with the public televote and ninth with the jury vote in the final. In the public vote, the country scored 8 points, finishing in 23rd place, while in the jury vote, Cyprus placed ninth with 63 points. In the second semi-final, Cyprus placed eighth with the public televote, receiving 80 points and eighth with the jury vote with 76 points.[58]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Cyprus and awarded by the country in the second semi-final and final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Detailed voting results

The Cypriot votes in the second semi-final and the final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results. The following members comprised the Cypriot jury:[61]

+
DrawCountryJury RankTelevote RankCombined RankPoints
011186766447
0276754513101
031416161616161214
0467106149992
059135128101011
06223333856
07161514913141616
08121291412131112
095344541210
10152122538
11441211107665
121310151011121413
133112112112
141514131315151515
15
161098878783
178111115911374
+
DrawCountryJury RankTelevote RankCombined RankPoints
011816181910171918
02262382192317
031586977656
044922171310992
05232192611221822
0692413202221512
07222010148151716
08613151814111513
093534522011
105713214210
11
121014515381074
131124645747
14171714169142623
1583121156138
162112191017162119
172022202320242426
181623252416231621
1971122141483
20254161112128101
211219171224191114
22142582218202524
232626242125261320
241910211319181215
2513151172313365
262418262526252225
271175632112

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