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The island of Cyprus is in the Eastern
Meditteranean and while geographically part of Asia, it has long
been considered European. After three centuries of Ottoman rule,
Britain annexed Cyprus in 1914, and it became a crown colony in
1925. During the 1950s a Greek Cypriot uprising sought unification
with Greece. In 1960 Cyprus gained independence after an agreement
between the Greek and Turkish communities but in the following
years inter-communal vioence forced the U.N. to establish a peace
keeping force. Following a coup by Greek Cypriots in 1974, Turkish
forces invaded and the island was partioned. In 2003 Greek
Cypriots rejected a proposal for re-unification. Because the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not internationally
recognised, it is the Greek Cypriot southern part that has
represented Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest since 1981.
Despite some good results, Cyprus has never seriously challenged
for victory in the contest.
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COUNTRY PROFILE |
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Official name: Republic of Cyprus
Total area: 9,251 kmē
(combined)
Population: 807 thousand (combined)
(UN, 2005)
Capital: Nicosia
Major language: Greek, Turkish
Major religion: Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 79 years
Monetary unit: 1 Cyprus pound = 100 cents (Turkish
lira used in TRN Cyprus)
GNI per capita: US $16,510 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .cy (.nc.tr in TRN Cyprus)
International dialling code: +357 (+90392 in TRN
Cyprus)
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EUROVISION HISTORY |
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1956-1980: Did not enter
1981:
"Monica" - Island (6th)
1982:"Mono I Agapi" - Anna Vissi (5th)
1983:"I Agapi Akoma Zi" - Stavros &
Constantina (16th)
1984:"Anna Mari-Elena" - Andy Paul (15th)
1985"To Katalava Arga" - Lia Vissi (16th)
1986:"Tora Zo" - Elpida (20th)
1987:"Aspro-mavro" - Alexia (7th)
1988:
Withdrew following disqualification of their entry.
1989: "Apopse As
Vrethoume" - Yiannis Savvidakis & Fani Polymeri (11th)
1990: "Milas Poli" - Anastazio (14th)
1991: "S.O.S." - Elena Patroklou (9th)
1992: "Teriazoume" - Evridiki (11th)
1993: "Mi Stamatas" - Zymboulakis & Van Beke
(19th)
1994: "Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego" - Evridiki (11th)
1995: "Sti Fotia" - Alexandros Panayi (9th)
1996: "Mono Yia Mas" - Constantinos (9th)
1997: "Mana Mou" - Hara & Andreas Konstantinou
(5th)
1998: "Genesis" - Michael Hajiyanni (11th)
1999: "Tha'ne Erotas" - Marlain (22nd)
2000: "Nomiza" - Voice (21st)
2001: Relegated
2002: "Gimme" - One (6th)
2003: "Feeling Alive" - Stelios Constantas (20th)
2004: "Stronger Every Minute" - Lisa Andreas (5th)
2005: "Ela, Ela" - Constantinos (18th)
2006:
"Why Angels Cry" - Anette Artani (15th in semi-final)
2007:
Cyprus will compete in the semi-final. |
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Anna Vissi came 5th in
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| Hara & Andreas in
Dublin in 1997. |
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| Lisa Andreas singing in
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EUROVISION RECORD |
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- Eurovision broadcaster: PIK (Cyprus Broadcasting
Corporation )
First entry: 1981
Number of entries:
24
Number of winners: -
Top 3 finishes: -
Top 10 finishes:
9
Best result: 5th (1982, 1997 & 2004)
Worst result:
15th in semi-final (2006)
Number of last place finishes:
1 (1986)
Highest score:
170 (2004)
Lowest score: 2 (1999)
Number of contest hosted: -
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VOTING STATISTICS * |
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Most points awarded to: Greece: 208,
Spain: 102, Ireland: 90
Most points received from:
Greece: 181, United Kingdom: 71, Malta: 61
Least points awarded to:
Cyprus awarded no points to Slovakia in three contests.
Least points received from:
Bosnia-Herz. has not voted for Cyprus in ten finals.
Average
points awarded to the Eurovision winner: 7.3
Points Ratio:
0.86
* Only points awarded and received in finals since 1975 are included.
# Points ratio is total points received in Eurovision finals divided by points awarded. The higher the number the better a country has done.
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