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 | ||||
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Country | Cyprus | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 18 February 1997 | |||
Selected entrant | Hara and Andreas Konstantinou | |||
Selected song | "Mana mou" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Constantina Konstantinou | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 5th, 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]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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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 |
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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
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References
- "National Final: Cyprus 1997". esc-history.com.
- "CYPRIOT NATIONAL FINAL 1997". natfinals.50webs.com.
- "What are the Odds?". Radio Telefís Éireann. Archived from the original on 24 February 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- "Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- "Results of the Final of Dublin 1997". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.