"Shh" | ||||
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Single by Theo Evan | ||||
Released | 11 March 2025 | |||
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Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | K2ID Productions | |||
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Lyricist(s) | Elke Tiel | |||
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Theo Evan singles chronology | ||||
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Official video on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 entry | ||||
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Language | English | |||
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Lyricist(s) | Elke Tiel | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 11th | |||
Semi-final points | 44 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄"Liar" (2024) |
"Shh" is a song by Cypriot singer and songwriter Theo Evan,written by Dimitris Kontopoulos,Elke Tiel,Elsie Bay,Lasse Nymann,and Linda Dale. It was released on 11 March 2025 and represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
"Shh" was written by Dimitris Kontopoulos,Elke Tiel,Elsie Bay,Lasse Nymann,and Linda Dale. [1] The song and its onstage performance are inspired by the Vitruvian Man.
In July 2024, it was reported that the search for the Cypriot representative for the 2025 contest was underway, and that CyBC intended to select an entrant who –unlike the country's representatives in 2023 (Andrew Lambrou) and 2024 (Silia Kapsis) –was based in Cyprus. The selection was carried out by a focus group composed of music professionals and Eurovision experts. [2] [3] By late August 2024, the artist and song had reportedly been selected, [4] with the entrant, Theo Evan, announced on 2 September. [5] The song "Shh" was released on 11 March. [6]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025. [7] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Cyprus was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the second half of the show. They failed to qualify for the Grand Final. [8]