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Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Participating broadcasterCyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
Country Cyprus
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)5 March 1996
Selected artist(s)Constantinos
Selected song"Mono gia mas"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Andreas Giorgallis
  • Rodoula Papalambrianou
Finals performance
Final result9th, 72 points
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1995 • 1996 • 1997►

Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Mono gia mas" (Μόνο για μας), composed by Andreas Giorgallis, with lyrics by Rodoula Papalambrianou, and performed by Constantinos. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Epilogí Kypriakís Symmetochís Sti Giourovízion

Competing entries

The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs until 12 January 1996. The deadline was later postponed to 21 January 1996. By the end of the submission period, 43 entries had been submitted. On 4 February 1996, in radio room one of the CyBC studios, an 8-member jury listened to the received submissions and chose eight songs to compete in the national final.

Final

The final was broadcast live at 21:10 EET on RIK 1 on 5 March 1996 in a show titled Epilogí Kypriakís Symmetochís Sti Giourovízion (Επιλογή Κυπριακής Συμμετοχής Στη Γιουροβίζιον). The contest was held at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, and was hosted by Marina Maleni. The winner was decided by a 20-member jury who each gave out 10 points to their favourite song, 8 to their second favourite, and 6 through to 1 points for their third to eighth placing songs.

Final - 5 March 1996
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Katerina Chartosia "Kai se roto" (Και σε ρωτώ) Katerina Logothetis-Chartosia 78 5
2 Michalis Hatzigiannis "Trello paidi" (Τρελλό παιδί) Andros Papapavlou, Leonidas Malenis 139 2
3 Sofi Christofidou "Antecho" (Αντέχω) Koralia Schiza, Ilias Antoniadis 109 4
4 Anastasios "Epi gis eirini" (Επί γης ειρήνη) Charis Anastasios 72 6
5 Katerina Chartosia "Erota mou" (Ερωτά μου) Theos Kallias, Giorgos Karavokyris 111 3
6 Kyros Lontos "Chilies seirines" (Χίλιες σειρήνες) Kyros Lontos 54 8
7 Constantinos "Mono gia mas" (Μόνο για μας) Andreas Giorgallis, Rodoula Papalambrianou 162 1
8 Giorgos Kalopedis "Kravgi" (Κραυγή) Loukas Christou, Antis Oskis 55 7
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song Jury Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1 "Kai se roto" 10 5 2 4 3 8 6 6 1 1 6 3 3 1 5 2 3 1 4 4 78
2 "Trello paidi" 4 6 4 5 8 10 10 8 6 3 10 8 8 10 4 5 5 5 10 10 139
3 "Antecho" 8 4 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 4 2 3 8 4 6 3 8 109
4 "Epi gis eirini" 2 3 3 1 6 3 2 3 2 2 1 10 5 4 8 6 6 2 2 1 72
5 "Erota mou" 5 8 6 6 5 4 3 4 8 10 3 1 6 5 6 4 8 8 5 6 111
6 "Chilies seirines" 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 3 6 4 4 2 8 2 1 2 4 1 3 54
7 "Mono gia mas" 6 10 5 10 10 6 8 10 10 5 8 5 10 6 10 10 10 10 8 5 162
8 "Kravgi" 3 2 10 3 2 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 6 2 55

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. Cyprus received 42 points, placing joint 15th and thus qualifying for the final in Oslo.

On the night of the final, Constantinos Christoforou (performing mononymously as Constantinos) performed fifth in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Malta. At the closing of the voting, "Mono gia mas" had received 72 points, placing Cyprus 9th out of 23 competing countries. The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Portugal.

Voting

Qualifying round

Points awarded to Cyprus (qualifying round)
Score Country
12 points  Greece
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points  Slovakia
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points  United Kingdom
1 point
Points awarded by Cyprus (qualifying round)
Score Country
12 points  Greece
10 points  United Kingdom
8 points  Ireland
7 points  Malta
6 points  Austria
5 points  Slovakia
4 points  Spain
3 points  Denmark
2 points  Hungary
1 point  Sweden

Final

Points awarded to Cyprus (final)
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Slovakia
8 points  Croatia
7 points  Spain
6 points  Finland
5 points   Switzerland
4 points
3 points  Portugal
2 points
1 point  Ireland
Points awarded by Cyprus (final)
Score Country
12 points  Portugal
10 points  Greece
8 points  Croatia
7 points  Estonia
6 points  Ireland
5 points  Netherlands
4 points  Poland
3 points  Norway
2 points  Spain
1 point  United Kingdom

References

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  2. "41ος διαγωνισμός EUROVISION" [41st EUROVISION contest]. ΧΑΡΑΥΓΗ. 1 November 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Οκτώ τραγούδια για το διαγωνισμό Γιουροβίζιον" [Eight songs for the Eurovision Song Contest]. ΣΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 5 February 1996. p. 4. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ Mantzilas, Dimitrios (2018-12-12). "Κύπρος 1996: ο Κωνσταντίνος, με ποιητική μπαλάντα, "έκαψε" καρδιές" [Cyprus 1996: Konstantinos, with a poetic ballad, "burned" hearts]. INFE GREECE (in Greek). Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
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Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Alter Ego"
  • "An me thimasai"
  • "Anna Maria Lena"
  • "Apopse as vrethoume"
  • "Aspro mavro"
  • "Break a Broken Heart"
  • "Comme ci, comme ça"
  • "El Diablo"
  • "Ela"
  • "Ela Ela (Come Baby)"
  • "Feeling Alive"
  • "Femme Fatale"
  • "Firefly"
  • "Fuego"
  • "Genesis"
  • "Gimme"
  • "Gravity"
  • "I agapi akoma zi"
  • "Ime anthropos ki ego"
  • "La La Love"
  • "Liar"
  • "Life Looks Better in Spring"
  • "Mana mou"
  • "Mi stamatas"
  • "Milas poli"
  • "Monika"
  • "Mono i agapi"
  • "Mono gia mas"
  • "Nomiza"
  • "One Thing I Should Have Done"
  • "Replay"
  • "Running"
  • "San aggelos s'agapisa"
  • "SOS"
  • "Sti fotia"
  • "Stronger Every Minute"
  • "Teriazoume"
  • "Tha'nai erotas"
  • "Thimame"
  • "To katalava arga"
  • "Tora zo"
  • "Why Angels Cry"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Cyprus did not compete
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Countries
Final
Qualification
Artists
Final
Qualification
Songs
Final
Qualification
  • "Fortuna"
  • "Kun med dig"
  • "Planet of Blue"
  • "Rugă pentru pacea lumii"
  • "Samo ti"
  • "Shalom Olam"
  • "Ya eto ya"
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