Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Participating broadcaster	Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
Country	Cyprus
Selection process	Internal selection
Announcement date	16 February 1982
Competing entry
Song	"Mono i agapi"
Artist	Anna Vissi
Songwriter	Anna Vissi
Placement
Final result	5th, 85 points
Participation chronology
◄1981 • 1982 • 1983►

Cyprus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Mono i agapi", written and performed by Anna Vissi. The Cypriot participating broadcaster, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC), internally selected its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) opened a submission period for Cypriot artists and composers to submit songs until 23 January 1982. ^[1] Each artist or composer was only allowed to submit up to two entries each. ^[1] By the end of the submission period, CyBC had received 29 entries, of which four were invalid. ^[2] The internal selection took place on 16 February 1982 and the results of the internal selection were decided by a 9-member jury. ^[3] The competition consisted of multiple stages and in the final stage of the internal selection, five songs remained and "Mono i agapi" by Anna Vissi was declared the winner. ^{[2] [4]}

Internal selection final stage - 16 February 1982 ^[4]

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Place
Anna Vissi	"Mono i agapi" (Μόνο η αγάπη)	Anna Vissi	1
Constantina	"Agapi mou, nisi mou" (Αγάπη μου, νησί μου)		2
		Lia Vissi

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Anna Vissi performed eighth in the running order, following Switzerland and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting Mono i agapi had received 85 points, placing Cyprus in 5th of the 18 participating countries. ^[5] The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Germany. ^[6]  

Voting

Points awarded to Cyprus [6] Score Country 12 points   Netherlands   Norway 10 points 8 points   Finland    Switzerland 7 points   Israel   Spain 6 points   Germany 5 points   Austria   Portugal   Yugoslavia 4 points   Luxembourg 3 points   Belgium   United Kingdom 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Cyprus [6] Score Country 12 points   Germany 10 points   Spain 8 points   Belgium 7 points   Austria 6 points    Switzerland 5 points   Ireland 4 points   Norway 3 points   United Kingdom 2 points   Israel 1 point   Yugoslavia

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References

1. "Το ΡΙΚ Στη Γιουροβίζιον" [RIK at Eurovision]. Mesimvrini  [ el ]. 11 November 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
2. "Vissy song for Eurovision". Cyprus Weekly . 19 February 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
3. "'Μόνο ή αγάπη' της Βίσση στη Γιουροβίζιον" ['Mono i agapi' by Vissi at Eurovision]. I Deilini. 17 February 1982. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
4. "Τό τραγούδι μου είναι μελωδικό καί κάπως παράξενο..." [My song is melodious and somewhat strange...]. Phileleftheros . 20 February 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
5. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
6. "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.