| Year: | 1995 |
| Broadcaster: | Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) |
| Country: | Cyprus |
| Flag Variant: | 1960 |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 14 March 1995 |
| Entrant: | Alexandros Panayi |
| Song: | Greek, Modern (1453-);: Sti fotia|i=no |
| Final Result: | 9th, 79 points |
Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Sti fotia|i=no", written and performed by Alexandros Panayi. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), selected its entry through a national final.
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) opened a submission period for songs.[1] By the end of the submission period, 74 entries had been submitted.[2] On 19 February 1995, in radio room one in the CyBC buildings, an 8-member jury listened to the received submissions and chose eight songs to compete in the national final.[3] However, "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Mia vrochi|i=no" was withdrawn before the final.[4]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandros Panayi | "Sti fotia" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Στη φωτιά) | Alexandros Panayi |
| Andrea Aravi | "I poli" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Η πόλη) | Christakis Vlassios, Dimitris Vanezis |
| Bessy Argyraki | "Mia vrochi" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μια βροχή) | Rodoulas Papalamprianou, Aristos Moschovakis |
| Kyros Lontos | "Taxidi makrino" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ταξίδι μακρινό) | Kyros Lontos |
| Maria Kourou | "Kontra ston anemo" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κόντρα στον άνεμο) | Alexis Meletiou, Maria Kourou |
| Maria Nicolaidou | "To telefteo fengari" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Το τελευταίο φεγγάρι) | Koralia Schiza, Ilias Antoniadis |
| Michalis Hatzigiannis | "Filise me" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Φίλησέ με) | Andreas Gerolemou |
| "Gramma" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γράμμα) | Giorgos Kallis, Leonidas Malenis |
The final was broadcast live at 21:15 EET on RIK 1 on 14 March 1995 in a show titled Greek, Modern (1453-);: Epilogí Kypriakís Symmetoxís Sto Diagonismó Tragoudioú Giourovízion .[5] The contest was held at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, and was hosted by Giorgos Theofanous and Evridiki. The running order was decided by a random draw which was done in the presence of the songwriters of the competing entries on 23 February 1995.[6] The winner was chosen by a 20-member jury, consisting of the same eight members who chose the competing entries and twelve other juries chosen by CyBC.
On 7 March 1995, "Mia vrochi", which was set to perform fourth, was withdrawn by its composer Aristos Moschovakis after CyBC refused his request to release the names of the 20-member jury.[7] The names of the eight members of the jury who chose the competing entries were known to Moschovakis at the time, but the additional twelve for the final were not.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Aravi | "I poli" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Η πόλη) | 78 | 6 | |
| 2 | Michalis Hatzigiannis | "Filise me" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Φίλησέ με) | 129 | 3 | |
| 3 | Kyros Lontos | "Taxidi makrino" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ταξίδι μακρινό) | 80 | 5 | |
| 4 | Bessy Argyraki | "Mia vrochi" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μια βροχή) | – | – | |
| 5 | Alexandros Panayi | "Sti fotia" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Στη φωτιά) | 157 | 1 | |
| 6 | Maria Kourou | "Kontra ston anemo" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κόντρα στον άνεμο) | 107 | 4 | |
| 7 | Maria Nicolaidou | "To telefteo fengari" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Το τελευταίο φεγγάρι) | 78 | 7 | |
| 8 | Michalis Hatzigiannis | "Gramma" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γράμμα) | 131 | 2 |
On the night of the final, Alexandros Panayi performed seventeenth in the running order, following and preceding . At the closing of the voting, "Greek, Modern (1453-);: Sti fotia|i=no" had received 79 points, placing Cyprus 9th out of 23 competing countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to .[9]