Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Cyprus originally confirmed to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 which took place in Hasselt, Belgium. Rena Kiriakidi was chosen by Cypriot broadcaster CyBC to represent the country with the song "Tsirko", but CyBC later withdrew from the compeition,[1] as the song was said to be too similar to another song. However, the Cypriot viewers were able to watch the show and vote.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Cyprus
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)16 September 2005
Selected entrantRena Kiriakidi
Selected song"Tsirko"
Selected songwriter(s)Rena Kiriakidi
Finals performance
Final resultWithdrew
Cyprus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 2005 2006►

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

Final – 16 September 2005[2]
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Stella-Maria Koukkidi "Pera apo tin thalassa" 1,175 9
2 Popi Christodoulou "Thelo to oneiro na zo" 729 10
3 Louis Panagiotou "Fantasia" 3,144 2
4 Louis Georgiou "Esai pantou" 1,583 7
5 Nikol Paparistodimou "Zali ksafniki" 1,292 8
6 Christina Christofi "Tha eisai edo" 2,359 4
7 Rena Kiriakidi "Tsirko" 4,679 1
8 Katerina Tofia "Agapa ti zoi" 1,855 5
9 Christos Mylordos "I ora pige mia" 3,005 3
10 Christina Averkiou "As ftiaksoume to kosmo ksana" 1,682 6

At Junior Eurovision

Voting

Points awarded by Cyprus[3]
Score Country
12 points  Greece
10 points  Romania
8 points  Spain
7 points  Belarus
6 points  Denmark
5 points  Norway
4 points  Belgium
3 points  Russia
2 points  Netherlands
1 points  Serbia and Montenegro

References

  1. Bakker, Sietse (14 October 2005). "Stockselius satisfied with preparations". ESCToday.
  2. "Junior Eurovision". esckaz.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  3. "Results of the Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.


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