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Constantinos represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Mono gia mas". It finished 9th with 72 points.
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- ↑ ΤΕΛΟΣ και επίσημα ο Χριστάκης Χριστοφόρου! [ permanent dead link ]‚ sport-fm.com.cy, 12 June 2017