Anna Vissi is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens,in 1973,where she signed with Minos and simultaneously collaborated with other musical artists and released promotional singles of her own while studying at the University of Athens.
Constantinos Christophorou is a Greek-Cypriot singer. He represented Cyprus in Eurovision Song Contest as a solo singer with "Mono Yia Mas" (1996) and "Ela Ela " (2005) and as part of the boy band formation One with "Gimme" (2002).
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens,Greece,following the country's victory at the 2005 contest with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT),the contest was held at the Olympic Indoor Hall,and consisted of a semi-final on 18 May,and a final on 20 May 2006. The two live shows were presented by American television personality Maria Menounos and Greek former contestant Sakis Rouvas.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Why Angels Cry" written by Peter Yiannakis and performed by Annet Artani. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) organised the national final A Song for Europe to select the Cypriot entry for the 2006 contest,which took place in Athens,Greece. The selection event saw 20 candidate entries compete over two semi-finals,leading to a 10-participant final round on 22 February 2006. Despite the event experiencing controversy due to a perceived lack of transparency,the results were upheld.
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006,which was held in Athens,Greece following the nation's win at the previous year's contest. The Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Anna Vissi to represent the country. Her song "Everything" was determined on 14 March 2006 during a four-song national final titled Feel the Party. "Everything" was composed by Nikos Karvelas and written by Vissi.
Olympia "Lia" Vissi is a Cypriot singer,songwriter and composer who is most notable for her two participations in the Eurovision Song Contest and for being the older sister of Cypriot singer Anna Vissi.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Ela Ela ",which was written and performed by Constantinos Christoforou. Christoforou was internally selected by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in November 2004 to represent the nation at the 2005 contest in Kyiv,Ukraine. His song was selected through a national final,which was organised by CyBC and took place on 1 February 2005. The national final featured four songs performed by Christoforou and resulted in the selection of "Ela Ela " through a combination of public televote and jury deliberation.
Greece won the Eurovision Song Contest 2005,its first Eurovision Song Contest victory. Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Helena Paparizou who sang "My Number One" in Kyiv,winning the competition with 230 points. The song is written by Manos Psaltakis,Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou. "My Number One" was selected through a national final on 2 March 2005,where the public and a professional jury chose it over three other candidate songs.
"Autostop" is a song recorded by Greek-Cypriot group Anna Vissi and the Epikouri,with music composed by Jick Nacassian and Greek lyrics written by Rony Sofu. It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 held in The Hague.
Nylon is a Greek album by singer Anna Vissi,released in Greece and Cyprus on September 28,2005,and subsequently in select European countries and Taiwan. The album was released as a DualDisc on October 10,2005,the first of its kind in Greece,and re-released on May 2,2006 with the title Nylon:Euro-Edition as a tie-in to Vissi's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The album reached Platinum status in less than 24 hours after its release.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Comme ci,comme ça" written by Dimitris Korgialas and Poseidonas Yiannopoulos. The song was performed by Evridiki,who was selected by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in January 2007 to represent Cyprus at the 2007 contest in Helsinki,Finland. Evridiki had previously represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and 1994 where she both placed 11th. The Cypriot song,"Comme ci,comme ça",was presented to the public on 23 February 2007 during the special show Cyprus 12 Points - Chypre 12 Points. This was the first time that Cyprus was represented with a song performed entirely in the French language at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Stronger Every Minute" performed by Lisa Andreas. The song was written by Mike Connaris,who had twice written a runner up in Eurovision selection process for the United Kingdom. The Cypriot entry was selected on 17 February 2004 through a 10-song national final organised by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC). While originally containing some lyrics in Greek,Andreas performed an English-only version of the song at the contest.
Greece competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003,held on 24 May 2003 at the Skonto Hall in Riga,Latvia. The Greek broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) organised a public selection process entitled Ena tragoudi gia tin Evropi to determine its entry for the contest. Held on 26 February 2003 in Athens,the event saw 10 songs compete to be the Greek entry;the results were determined by a combination of jury,SMS and televoting. Singer Mando with the song "Never Let You Go" received the most votes and was selected to represent the nation. The song was written by Mando and Terry Siganos.
"Autostop/Love Is a Lonely Weekend" is a limited edition single by Greek singer-songwriter Anna Vissi released in May 2006 by her former label Minos EMI.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "La La Love" written by Alex Papaconstantinou,Björn Djupström,Alexandra Zakka and Viktor Svensson. The song was performed by Ivi Adamou,who was selected by the Cypriot broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in August 2011 to represent Cyprus at the 2012 contest in Baku,Azerbaijan. CyBC organised the national final A Song for Ivi on 25 January 2012 to select the Cypriot song. The national final featured three songs and resulted in the selection of "La La Love" as the winning song.
Thomas Neuwirth is an Austrian singer and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst. He came to international attention after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's entrant with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix". Neuwirth has stated that he is not a trans woman. He is gay,and has also described himself as a drag queen.
Austria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix",written by Charlie Mason,Joey Patulka,Ali Zuckowski and Julian Maas. The song was performed by Conchita Wurst,the drag stage persona of Tom Neuwirth,who had risen to fame after taking part in an Austrian talent show in 2011 and attempting to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. In September 2013 the Austrian broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) announced that they had internally selected Wurst to compete at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen,Denmark,with her song presented to the public in March 2014.
Cyprus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Feeling Alive" performed by Stelios Constantas. The song was written by Constantas,who had previously attempted to represent the nation at the contest after taking part in the 1997 and 1999 selection processes.
Cyprus planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020,which was to be held in Rotterdam,Netherlands. Greek-American-German singer Sandro was selected by the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) to represent the country with the song "Running",written by Sandro,Alfie Arcuri,Sebastian Rickards,Octavian Rasinariu,and Teo DK. To promote the entry,a music video was released and Sandro appeared at Sweden's selection pre-party to perform it live. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,the contest was cancelled in mid-March.
