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| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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| Country |  Cyprus | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 5 March 1996 | |||
| Selected entrant | Constantinos | |||
| Selected song | "Mono gia mas" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 72 points | |||
| Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
The final was held on 5 March 1996 at the Monte Caputo Nightclub in Limassol, hosted by Marina Maleni-Kyriazi and broadcast on RIK 1 and RIK Sat. The winner was chosen by a 20-member jury panel. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 1995 Cypriot representative Alexandros Panayi performed as guest. [1] [2] Prior to the event, Cypriot broadcaster CyBC opened the submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries. 43 songs were submitted, from which, 8 competing entries were selected by 8-member jury panel for the national final. [3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Katerina Chartosia | "Ke se roto" | Katerina Logothetis-Hartosia | 78 | 5 |
| 2 | Michalis Hatzigiannis | "Trello pedi" | Andros Papapavlou, Leonidas Malenis | 139 | 2 |
| 3 | Sofi Christofidou | "Antecho" | Koralia Schiza, Ilias Antoniadis | 109 | 4 |
| 4 | Anastasios | "Epi gis irini" | Anastasios | 72 | 6 |
| 5 | Katerina Chartosia | "Erota mou" | Theos Kallias, Giorgos Karavokyris | 111 | 3 |
| 6 | Kyros Lontos | "Hilies sirines" | Kyros Lontos | 54 | 8 |
| 7 | Constantinos | "Mono gia mas" | Andreas Giorgallis, Rodoula Papalambrianou | 162 | 1 |
| 8 | Yiorgos Kalopedis | "Kravghi" | Loukas Christou, Antis Oskis | 55 | 7 |
In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only pre-qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. Cyprus received 42 points, placing joint 15th and thus qualifying for the final in Oslo. [4]
On the night of the contest Constantinos Christoforou performed 5th, following Portugal and preceding Malta. At the close of voting, he received 72 points (including maximum 12 points from Greece and the United Kingdom), placing 9th of 23 competing countries. [5] The Cypriot jury awarded its 12 points to Portugal.
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Denmark chose Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft, with the song "Kun med dig", to be their representatives at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held on 18 May in Oslo. "Kun med dig" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 9 March. However, Denmark was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not represented in Oslo.
Norway was represented by Elisabeth Andreassen, with the song '"I evighet", at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 May at the Oslo Spektrum, following Secret Garden's victory for Norway in Dublin the previous year. "I evighet" was chosen as the Norwegian entry at the Melodi Grand Prix on 30 March. This was the last of four Eurovision appearances as a main performer by Andreassen, a record shared with Lys Assia, Fud Leclerc, Valentina Monetta and Peter, Sue and Marc.
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Cyprus competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest. Eight songs competed in the national final, held on 11 March 1998, where a jury chose the winning song. Michalis Hatzigiannis with the song "Genesis" received the most votes and was selected to represent the nation in the contest. Hatzigiannis performed 17th at the international contest and at the close of the voting process, finished in 11th place, receiving 37 points from 10 countries.
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Israel attempted to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo. Galit Bell represented Israel with the song "Shalom Olam". However, Israel was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not present in Norway.
Russia attempted to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster Rossiya Channel (RTR). Andrey Kosinsky was chosen to represent Russia with the song "Ya eto ya". However, Russia was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not present in Norway.
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway. Amila Glamočak represented Bosnia and Herzegovina with the song "Za našu ljubav". They finished on 22nd place out of 23 countries with 13 points. It was the worst result for Bosnia and Herzegovina until 2016.
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