Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997

Hara and Andreas Konstantinou represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Mana mou". Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) chose to host a national final to select their entry.

Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Country Cyprus
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)18 February 1997
Selected entrantHara and Andreas Konstantinou
Selected song"Mana mou"
Selected songwriter(s)Constantina Konstantinou
Finals performance
Final result5th, 98 points
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held on 18 February 1997 at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, hosted by Marina Maleni-Kyriazi. The winner was chosen by a 21-member jury.[1][2]

Final – 18 February 1997
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Giorgos Polychroniadis "Apopse den me niazi" Spyros Kyriakidis, A. Gemenitzis 91 5
2 Dalida Mitzi "Ta trena" Andreas Karanikolas 71 6
3 Charalambos Brountzos "Mia zografia" Adonis Aletras 106 4
4 Stelios Constantas "I grammi tis ntropis" Aristos Moschovakis, Rodoula Papalamprianou 145 2
5 Spiros Spirakos "Essi" Theos Kallias, Michalis Hatzimichael 70 7
6 Hara and Andreas Konstantinou "Mana mou" Constantina Konstantinou 170 1
7 Giorgos Stamataris "Xechnas" Andreas Gerolemou 112 3
8 Christina Lazarou "Pote" Nevi Astraiou 54 8
Detailed Jury Votes
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21		 Total
1 "Apopse den me niazi" 5 4 2 6 3 10 10 3 2 3 4 2 6 6 2 3 2 6 3 8 1 91
2 "Ta trena" 3 3 3 2 10 3 2 6 1 1 1 3 4 5 10 2 1 4 1 3 3 71
3 "Mia zografia" 4 1 8 8 5 4 5 4 5 4 8 6 3 3 4 6 5 5 8 4 6 106
4 "I grammi tis ntropis" 8 10 5 5 6 5 6 5 3 10 3 8 8 10 6 8 3 8 10 10 8 145
5 "Essi" 1 6 1 1 4 2 1 2 6 8 6 1 5 2 3 1 6 3 4 2 5 70
6 "Mana mou" 10 8 10 10 1 8 8 10 10 6 10 10 10 8 5 10 10 10 6 6 4 170
7 "Xechnas" 6 5 4 4 8 6 3 8 8 5 5 5 2 4 8 5 4 2 5 5 10 112
8 "Pote" 2 2 6 3 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 4 8 1 2 1 2 54

At Eurovision

Heading into the final of the contest, RTÉ reported that bookmakers ranked the entry 21st out of the 25 entries.[3] Hara & Andreas opened the contest performing 1st, preceding Turkey. At the end of voting, they received 98 points, placing 5th of 25 competing countries, which was at the time joint-best Cypriot placing at the contest, sharing with 1982 Cypriot entry "Mono i agapi" by Anna Vissi, and would remain so until 2018.[4]

The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Greece.

Voting

References
  1. "National Final: Cyprus 1997". esc-history.com.
  2. "CYPRIOT NATIONAL FINAL 1997". natfinals.50webs.com.
  3. "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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