Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

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Eurovision Song Contest 1992
CountryFlag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)13 March 1992
Selected entrant Evridiki
Selected song"Teriazoume"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result11th, 57 points
Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199119921993►

Cyprus entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Teriazoume" by Evridiki, after she won the Cypriot national final.

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National final

The Cypriot broadcaster, CyBC, held a national final to select the Cypriot entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held on 13 March at the International Conference Centre in Nicosia, hosted by Eirini Charalambidou. The winner selected from the eight songs that competed was chosen through the votes of a 24-person jury.

The winner was Evridiki with the song "Teriazoume", composed by George Theofanous and Leonidas Malenis.

Final 13 March 1992
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Argyro Kaparou and Vasilis Hadjiloukas"Niotho na me kitas"538th
2Andri Kyriazi"San"1512nd
3Alexis"Si ifesi, la diesi"855th
4Maria Charalambous"Neos kosmos"1234th
5Andri Kyriazi"Anatoli"855th
6Katerina Logotheti"San mia skia"1512nd
7Andrea Aravi"Se thimame"607th
8 Evridiki "Teriazoume"2281st

At Eurovision

Evridiki performed 9th on the night of the contest, following Portugal and preceding Malta. "Teriazoume" received 57 points, placing 11th of 23 countries competing. [1]

Voting

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References

  1. "Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Malmö 1992". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.