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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcaster	Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
Country	Cyprus
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	16 February 1982
Selected artist(s)	Anna Vissi
Selected song	"Mono i agapi"
Selected songwriter(s)	Anna Vissi
Finals performance
Final result	5th, 85 points
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Mono i agapi" (Μόνο η αγάπη), 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. 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. The internal selection took place on 16 February 1982 and the results of the internal selection were decided by a 9-member jury. The competition consisted of multiple stages and in the final stage of the internal selection, five songs remained and "Mono i agapi" by Anna Vissi was declared the winner.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Anna Vissi performed eighth in the running order, following Switzerland and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting Mono i agapi had received 85 points, placing Cyprus in 5th of the 18 participating countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Germany.  

Voting

Points awarded to Cyprus Score Country 12 points  Netherlands  Norway 10 points 8 points  Finland   Switzerland 7 points  Israel  Spain 6 points  Germany 5 points  Austria  Portugal  Yugoslavia 4 points  Luxembourg 3 points  Belgium  United Kingdom 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Cyprus Score Country 12 points  Germany 10 points  Spain 8 points  Belgium 7 points  Austria 6 points   Switzerland 5 points  Ireland 4 points  Norway 3 points  United Kingdom 2 points  Israel 1 point  Yugoslavia

References

1. ^ "Το ΡΙΚ Στη Γιουροβίζιον" [RIK at Eurovision]. ΜΕΣΗΜΒΡΙΝΗ. 11 November 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
2. ^ "Vissy song for Eurovision". The Cyprus Weekly. 19 February 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
3. "«Μόνο ή αγάπη» της Βίσση στη Γιουροβίζιον" ["Mono i agapi" by Vissi at Eurovision]. Η ΔΕΙΛΙΝΗ. 17 February 1982. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
4. ^ "Τό τραγούδι μου είναι μελωδικό καί κάπως παράξενο..." [My song is melodious and somewhat strange...]. ΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΣ. 20 February 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
5. Mantzilas, Dimitrios (24 October 2018). "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]. INFE GREECE (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
6. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
7. ^ "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

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